Bachelor of Applied Business: Emergency Services

Fees are paid by semester, so your first semester is approximately $3,000.

Below is an example of total estimated costs. Your costs may differ if you seek a transfer credit or advanced standing for courses that you've already taken. All fees are subject to changes.

Notes:

• The online resource fee is a one-time fee assessed at the beginning of your first semester. It gives you access to an integrated online MBA level business database and all content within the learning management system.
• If you apply and are approved for transfer credit for a particular course, there is a fee of $375 per credit. If credit is not awarded, there is a minimum fee of $100. This fee could increase up to $375 depending on the administrative time required to process the application. Application for transfer credit won't be reviewed until you've been accepted into the program and paid the tuition deposit of $250.
• There is a separate line for textbook costs. This is only an estimate.

Withdrawals and Refunds:

• Students must notify the Applied Degree Coordinator by email (mariette.sargeant@lakelandcollege.ca) of any withdrawals.
• Withdrawal by the end of the second day (i.e., the first Tuesday) of the course: 100% refund for the course.
• Withdrawal after the second day (i.e., the first Tuesday) of the course: no refund for the course.
• Withdrawal before the end of the first course of the semester: 100% refund of tuition fees for the semester except for the course that was started.

Courses are worth one or two credits and run in 3-4 week blocks.

You should expect to spend 7 to 10 hours per week online to complete the requirements.

Each course description also includes the required textbook detail, or if readings are supplied in the course materials.

Textbooks are available through the ebookstore.

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3 new elective courses are under development and will be available winter 2026.

• BES XXX Change Management - 1 credit
• BES XXX Emotional Intelligence - 1 credit
• BES XXX FOIP - 1 credit

Students are required to complete at least 5 of the ​above elective modules.

Additional Notes:
*Transfer credit is not available for these modules.

Other business administration or university transfer courses may be taken as electives at the discretion of the dean. 

You need to know

This program has a regular scheduled intake that begins every January.

Applications open the first Wednesday in May of the year prior.

The program is just over 3 years in length. Included are 17 required modules, 5 electives and 2 practicums.

Practicums are with your employer, but there are some online video conference elements.

Continue your learning

Graduates with extensive leadership experience have been accepted to a select group of masters programs.
For example, Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona offers 10% scholarships and a streamlined application processes into some of its graduate programs to alumni of Lakeland College’s Bachelor of Applied Business: Emergency Services program. You must have a 2.8 GPA or higher. Those with a lower GPA may be considered.

General transfer information

For more information about transfers, check out links to the Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer (ACAT).

If you want to transfer to another institution, you must ensure that you meet the admission requirements of that institution. However, meeting the requirements doesn't guarantee that you will be accepted, especially in programs with quotas or other qualifying factors.