Project Management (In-Person, Virtual)

20 days or more before course start date: 100% course fee refund

7-19 days before course start date: 70% course fee refund
0-6 days before the course start date: 0% course fee refund

Project Management (Online)

Up until the day before course start date (i.e. 11:59 p.m. the day before course starts): 100% course fee refund
Course start date to day 7 (i.e. 12:01 a.m. on start date): 70% course fee refund
Day 8 to course end date: 0% course fee refund

Example: Course Start Date: September 15
Drop Date: Prior to September 14 = 100% Course Fee
September 15 – September 21 = 70% course fee
September 22 – course end date = 0% course fee

For more information regarding the refund policy, please visit our Drop Policy page.

Participants are required to successfully complete foundational Module One prior to attending the other program modules. It is highly recommended, but not enforced, that Module Two be taken after Module One.

To receive a grade of “Pass” in a module, all participants must attend 100% of the module and receive a grade of “70%” or higher on the exam.
 
To receive a McMaster University Certification of Completion in Project Management, participants must receive a grade of “Pass” in all six modules. Once started, participants have three years to complete the program.

Cohort participants must attend all modules in sequence. If a module is missed, a refund will not be issued. In extenuating circumstances, the Program Manager may approve transferring to another offering to complete a missed module with advanced notice. However, this is at the sole discretion of the Program Manager. Decisions will be made on an individual basis. If you are a cohort participant and will have to miss a module, please contact the Program Manager to discuss. A fee of $99 will be applied to additional module transfer requests beyond the first change. 

Professional Development courses do not qualify to receive tax receipts for course fees.

The McMaster Certificate of Completion earned through the Project Management Program may be counted as 9 units of general elective credit towards the Business Administration Diploma. Individuals must successfully complete all 6 modules and receive a Certificate of Completion to be eligible. 

As per McMaster University Senate policy (May 2017), a course can be used no more than two times towards a McMaster University credential. At McMaster, the term credential refers to a certificate, a certificate of completion, a diploma, a MyOWNMcMaster milestone, and an undergraduate degree.

If you require more information, please be sure to visit our Contact Us page.

Instructors are not able to approve special requests regarding tuition, missing modules, or missing time from class. Please direct all such queries in writing to the Program Manager.

Instructors for the Project Management Program may change from the information posted to the course website, or print catalogues/brochures. All instructors for the program are qualified subject matter experts.

Courses are held at McMaster CCE's new home, One James North (1 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario).

There is no required pre-work for the Project Management program.

Yes. All modules have a multiple choice exam which will be completed in class on the last day of the session.

You can access a proof of enrolment letter through Mosaic. To do so, follow the instructions below:

1. Sign in to the McMaster Mosaic Student Center.

2. In the Academics section, look for the drop down menu labelled “other academic”

3. From this menu, select Enrolment/Financial Letters and click the double arrows

4. Put in the corresponding information:

• Select Academic Career for this Letter:  Select Continuing Education.
• Select Academic Term for this Letter: Select the term in which you took the class.
• Select which letter you would like to request: Select Enrolment/Completion letter.
• Select your delivery option: Select PDF.

Please note: your grade will only appear once it has been uploaded by the administrative staff. This allow up to two weeks for grades to be submitted once the class has finished.

You should only take the PMP® Exam Prep Boot Camp course if you are planning to write the PMP® certification exam. This course is specifically designed to ensure you are prepared for the exam, which is known to be highly technical and challenging. If you are new to project management, or looking for formal training on how to incorporate project management approaches into your work, you should take the Project Management Certificate of Completion program.

Yes. This means you should have work experience in the project management field and/or formal project management experience. Please ​Contact Us if you have any questions about this.

Eligibility is determined by the Project Management Institute (PMI)®. According to the PMI®, participants must meet the following requirements to be eligible:

Prerequisites:
-Secondary degree (High school diploma, college diploma, or equivalent)
-7,500 hours leading and directing projects
-35 hours of project management education

or

-Four-year degree
-4,500 hours leading and directing projects
-35 hours of project management education

If you have any questions about whether or not your experience qualifies, you should contact the PMI® directly.

The PMP® exam is administered by the PMI®. It is your responsibility to apply to write the exam and book your exam time.