To complete the Certificate in Purpose-Driven and Character Leadership, students must complete the below 3.0 credits with an average grade of 70%, and with no course under 60%.
The following Ivey Business School courses will be offered specifically and exclusively for Certificate in Purpose-Driven and Character Leadership cohorts, on Western's main campus:
BUS4773: Transformational Leadership
BUS4500: Learning from Leaders
BUS4677: Purpose-Driven Leadership (Offered for the first time in 2026!)
All of these courses will be available at least one time a year; the semester they are offered or number of seats is not guaranteed.
Student will also choose to take 1.5 credits from the following options:
- Centre for Global Studies 3514F/G, Centre for Global Studies 3529F/G
- Engineering Leadership and Innovation 3100A/B, Engineering Leadership and Innovation 4100F/G, Engineering Leadership and Innovation 4110F/G
- English 2018A/B, English 2019A/B
- Food and Nutrition 4429A/B
- Global Great Books 3300F/G
- Governance, Leadership and Ethics 2001F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 2002F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 2003F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 2005F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 2010F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 3001F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 3002F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 3003F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 3007F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 3009F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 4001E, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 4010F/G, Governance, Leadership and Ethics 4011F/G
- Health Sciences 2610F/G, Health Sciences 3040A/B, Health Sciences 4490A/B
- History 2712F/G, History 3226F/G
- Human Ecology 3349A/B
- Integrated Science 4001Y
- Kinesiology 2298A/B, Kinesiology 2991A/B, Kinesiology 3335, Kinesiology 3398F/G, Kinesiology 3510F/G
- Leadership Studies 2210F/G, Leadership Studies 2233A/B, Leadership Studies 2330A/B, Leadership Studies 3330F/G, Leadership Studies 3331F/G, Leadership Studies 3333A/B, Leadership Studies 4330A/B, Leadership Studies 4333A/B
- Management and Organizational Studies 2155A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 2182F/G, Management and Organizational Studies 2185A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 3280F/G, Management and Organizational Studies 3350A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 3351F/G, Management and Organizational Studies 3388A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 3396A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 4469A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 4479A/B, Management and Organizational Studies 4481F/G, Management and Organizational Studies 4485F/G, Management and Organizational Studies 4499A/B
- Nursing 4440A/B
- Political Science 2292F/G, Political Science 2538F/G, Political Science 3207F/G, Political Science 3212FG, Political Science 3320E, Political Science 3335F/G, Political Science 4216F/G
- Psychology 2035A/B, Psychology 2061A/B, Psychology 2660A/B, Psychology 2990A/B
- Religious Studies 2288E
- Science 3377A/B
- Social Justice and Peace Studies 3320E
- Sociology 2107A/B, Sociology 2145A/B, Sociology 2166A/B, Sociology 2190F/G, Sociology 3314F/G, Sociology 3335A/B, Sociology 3350F/G, Sociology 4420F/G, Sociology 4422F/G, Sociology 4466F/G
Some courses may have prerequisites required for admission; students are advised to check course prerequisites carefully. Note that the MOS courses require students to be enrolled in a BMOS program.
Students may take their 1.5 Western/Affiliates courses in no particular order, assuming the proper prerequisites are completed.
There is no additional cost to take or apply for the Certificate above a typical four-year tuition, assuming students can fit all Certificate requirements within their schedule. However, should students need to take extra courses in order to obtain all Certificate requirements, they will be billed accordingly.