What you'll study
Business Administration-Accounting Option
| Year 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 110 | Financial Accounting 1 | 3.0 |
| ACCT 111 | Financial Accounting 2 | 3.0 |
| BUS 130 | Business Communications | 3.0 |
| BUS 140 | Business Info. Technology | 3.0 |
| BUS 141 | Business Information Systems | 3.0 |
| BUS 150 | Introduction to Management | 3.0 |
| ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 |
| ENGL 150 | English Composition | 3.0 |
| Total credits | 30.0 | |
| FIN 110 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3.0 |
| MARK 110 | Introduction to Marketing | 3.0 |
| Year 2 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 210 | Financial Accounting 3 | 3.0 |
| ACCT 211 | Financial Accounting 4 | 3.0 |
| ACCT 220 | Management Cost Accounting 1 | 3.0 |
| BUS 230 | Elementary Statistics | 3.0 |
| BUS 231 |
Quantitative Methods | 3.0 |
| or One (1) University Transfer MATH course | 3.0-4.0 | |
| Total credits | 30.0-31.0 | |
| BUS 241 | Business Info. Management | 3.0 |
| or FIN 220 | Investments 1 | 3.0 |
| BUS 276 | Business Law | 3.0 |
| ECON 104 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| FIN 210 | Corporate Finance | 3.0 |
| One (1) electives | 3.0 | |
- The diploma elective may be any level but if it is a 100-level course, it must be a non-business university transfer course. 200 level or higher level electives may include School of Business courses, university transfer courses, and include no more than one ABT course.
- Students may only use one of two or more courses with equivalent content and different names for credit towards completion of program credential.
- Courses NOT acceptable as elective credit toward the Business Administration Diploma, Accounting Option, or the Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Major.
- ACCT 207 Managerial Accounting (formerly ACCT 140, ACCT 230, ACCT 255)
- ECON 102 The Canadian Economy
- FIN 230 Financial Planning 1
- FIN 231 Financial Planning 2
- PADM 230 Public Finance in Canada
- Some additional courses are not acceptable as elective credit toward the diploma and degree. All electives should be chosen in consultation with the Department Chair or an Academic Advisor.
- Credit to the accounting diploma and BBA may be obtained for only one of a pair or group of courses identified as having content that has significant overlap. Examples are: BUS 143 and BUS 242; BUS 290H and BUS 290; MATH 100 and MATH 108; MATH 105, and MATH 107, and MATH 115; MATH 116 and BUS 230; MATH 126 and MATH 222; SFL 300 and BUS 214; SFL 310 and PHIL 330; BSYS 494 and BUS 220. There may be other examples. Please consult with the Department Chair or Academic Advisor for more information.
Progression to Second Year Options
We encourage you to attend 'career options' activities and meet with the department Chairperson or Program Leader responsible for the diploma(s) that you are interested in pursuing after first year. You will be advised to prepare a Personal Learning Plan (PLP) before these meetings as this will help to identify questions for the Chairperson or Program Leader.
You're required to successfully complete a minimum of eight of the 10 first year courses and have completed the specific individual first-year course requirements for the Accounting Option before being admitted to second year.
Co-op/Internship
Participation Requirements:
- To be eligible to participate in Internship or Co-op, students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 8 first year courses, obtain a minimum GPA of 3.0, and complete the workshop series COOP WEP, prior to the first work term (Internship) and all subsequent work terms (Co-op).
| Co-op Option | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| In addition to regular program content, students pursuing the Co-op designation will be required to complete*: | ||
| COOP WEP | Workplace Education Prep | 0.0 |
| BUS 101 | Co-operative Work Experience 1 | 6.0 |
| BUS 201 | Co-operative Work Experience 2 | 6.0 |
* Note: A student who does not successfully complete the two(2) Cooperative Work Experience courses will not qualify for the Cooperative Education Designation; however, the student will qualify for the Internship Designation if they have successfully completed a minimum of one (1) Cooperative Work Experience course.
| Internship Option | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| In addition to regular program content, students pursuing the Internship designation will be required to complete: | ||
| COOP WEP | Workplace Education Prep | 0.0 |
| BUS 102 | Internship Work Experience 1 | 3.0 |
Co-op/Internship Schedule
| Year | Sept-Dec | Jan-Apr | May-Aug |
1 |
Academic Term 1 |
Academic Term 2 |
Work Term 1 |
2 |
Academic Term 3 |
Work Term 2 |
Academic Term 4 |
