Financial Services (Diploma)
Curriculum Guideline
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
Note: Prerequisites for some required courses for this program are:
- English 12 with a grade of "B" (or acceptable substitution)
- Principles of Math 11 or Foundations of Math 11 with a grade of "B" (or acceptable substitution)
Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you check each individual course prerequisite and ensure that you have completed requirements prior to registration.
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 60 credits
- 25% (15 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
- A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required
Course Requirements:
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Business Strategy and Simulation |
3.00 |
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Business Simulation |
3.00 |
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Business Statistics I |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Statistics (see note (1) below) |
3.00 |
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Organizational Management Skills |
3.00 |
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Behaviour in Organizations |
3.00 |
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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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Canadian Securities Course |
3.00 |
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Security Analysis |
3.00 |
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Business Ethics |
3.00 |
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Values and Contemporary Issues (see note (2) below) |
3.00 |
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Applied Legal and Ethical Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives (see note (2) below) |
3.00 |
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Introductory Management Accounting |
3.00 |
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Law for Finance and Accounting Professionals |
3.00 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Required Courses: |
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Principles of Accounting I (see note (3) below) |
3.00 |
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Principles of Accounting II (see note (3) below) |
3.00 |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Business Law I |
3.00 |
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Practical Writing |
3.00 |
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Excel for Business |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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Fundamentals of Personal Finance (see note (4) below) |
3.00 |
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Fundamentals of Financial Management |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Marketing |
3.00 |
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Personal Selling |
3.00 |
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Total Credits |
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60.00 |
(1) Students who have taken MATH 1160 for credit may substitute it for BUSN 2429 when transferring into the program. It is highly recommended that students take BUSN 2429.
(2) Students who have taken PHIL 1102 for credit may substitute it for PHIL 1122 when transferring into the program. It is highly recommended that students take PHIL 1122. BUSN 4490 may also be substituted for PHIL 1122.
(3) ACCT 1235 (Principles of Introductory Financial Accounting I & II) can be taken instead of ACCT 1110 and 1210. A 3-credit open elective course must then be taken to meet the 60-credit requirement of the program.
(4) FINC 2300 is required as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) qualifying course.