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Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting Major

1. There are nine elective courses in the BBA. Four of the nine elective courses may be 100 or higher level electives and two of these four must be non-business university transfer courses. The other five elective courses must be 200 or higher level university transfer courses or School of Business courses and include no more than one Applied Business Technology (ABT) course.
2. BUS 140 will be accepted as a 1st year elective in the BBA. BUS 140 is a required diploma course and prerequisite to BUS 141.
3. BUS 130 will be accepted a 1st year elective in the BBA. BUS 130 is a required diploma course.
4. A minimum of 15 courses must be taken at Camosun including ACCT 480 and a least 7 mandatory accounting courses.
5. Two university transfer Math courses are required & BUS 231 counts as one of them.
6. Students may only use one of two or more courses with equivalent content and different names for credit towards completion of program credential.
7. Effective January 2012: A minimum of 420 hours of industry relevant work experience is required to graduate. This requirement may be satisfied by completing ACCT 499 or BUS 201. Students should consult with the BBA Program Leader for additional information.
8. 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.
9. 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.

Co-op Participation Requirement

• Co-op Option: COOP WEP, BUS 101, BUS 201, BUS 301, BUS 401
• To be eligible to participate in Co-op, students are required to successfully complete: 8 first year courses; obtain a minimum GPA of 3.0; and the workshop series COOP WEP; prior to the first work term.
• To maintain eligibility for subsequent  Co-op work terms, students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 and complete prior work terms successfully.

Internship Participation Requirement

• Internship Option: COOP WEP, BUS 102 and BUS 202
• To be eligible to participate in Internship students are required to successfully complete 8 first year courses, obtain a minimum GPA of 3.0, and the workshop series COOP WEP, prior to the first work term.
• An Internship designation requires at least one of the two (2) work terms required to graduate be a Co-op work term.
• To maintain eligibility for the second work term, students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 and complete the prior work term successfully.