Accounting (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Curriculum Guideline
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Pre-Calculus 11, or Foundations of Mathematics 11, or Principles of Mathematics 11 with a minimum grade of "C"
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 121.50 credits
- 45 Upper Level (3000-4000) credits required
- 25% (30 credits) of all course work and of upper level must be completed at Douglas College
- A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required
- 1000-2000 level courses must be University Transferable (courses that transfer to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBC, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC) according to the BC Transfer Guide
- Courses marked with an asterisk (*) require a minimum "C" grade in all prerequisites.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Required Courses: |
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Principles of Accounting I (or ACCT 1235, see note 1) |
3.00 |
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Principles of Accounting II |
3.00 |
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Computer Applications for Accounting |
3.00 |
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Introductory Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Accounting I |
3.00 |
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Income Tax I |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Accounting II |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Income Tax II |
3.00 |
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Advanced Financial Accounting |
3.00 |
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Advanced Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Auditing |
3.00 |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Introductory Business Law |
3.00 |
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Business Statistics II |
3.00 |
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Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis |
3.00 |
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BUSN 4500 (see note 5) |
Career and Portfolio Development. This is a capstone course that requires 500 hours Canadian work experience. |
1.50 |
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Excel for Business |
3.00 |
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Systems Analysis and Design |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Fundamentals of Financial Management |
3.00 |
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Introductory Marketing |
3.00 |
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| Open elective (see note 4) |
1000 - 4000 level electives (Require 8) |
24.00 |
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Open elective (see note 4) |
3000-4000 level electives (Require 5) |
15.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options (see note 2): |
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Business Statistics I |
3.00 |
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| MATH 1160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| Select one course from the following three options: | ||
| PHIL 1122 | Business Ethics | 3.00 |
| PHIL 1102 | Values and Contemporary Issues | 3.00 |
| BUSN 4490 | Applied Legal and Ethical Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives | 3.00 |
| Select one course from the following two options: | ||
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Practical Writing |
3.00 |
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| ENGL 1130 | Academic Writing | 3.00 |
| Select one course from the following two options (see note 2): | ||
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Commercial and Financial Mathematics |
3.00 |
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| MATH 1125 | Calculus for the Social Sciences | 3.00 |
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Select one course from the following three options (see note 3): |
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Detecting Accounting Fraud |
3.00 |
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Data Analytics for Managers |
3.00 |
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Accounting Theory |
3.00 |
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Total Credits |
121.50 |
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Notes:
1. Students who take ACCT 1235 instead of ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 must take another 1000-4000 elective from the Commerce and Business Administration faculty. 1000-2000 level courses must be university transferable (courses that transfer to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBC, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC) according to the BC Transfer Guide,
2. BUSN 2429 and FINC 1231 are highly recommended.
3. This course constitutes a 3000-4000 required Accounting elective. Students who have taken BUSN 3730 prior to the Winter 2016 semester will be able to use it in place of ACCT 4850.
4. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be upper level courses, e.g. at the 3000 or 4000 level. Please keep this in mind when choosing your electives. The 45 hours includes both required courses and electives.
5. There is a significant amount of work required to successfully complete BUSN 4500. Students are strongly encouraged to commence work on this course at an early date.