Financial Services (Diploma)

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Program Code
DPFSMT
Discontinued
No
Program
DPFSMT
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Finance
Credential Type
Diploma
Transcript Title
Financial Serv Diploma
Date of First Offering
Start Term
202210
End Term
Not Specified
Credential
Diploma in Financial Services
Length of Program
Four semesters
Credits
60.00
Admissions Requirements

General College Admission Requirements

 

Curriculum Framework

Graduation Requirements

  • Successful completion of 60.00 credits
  • 50% (30 credits) of all course work must be completed at Douglas College
  • A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required to graduate
  • Student can also take this program with a cooperative education option

Additional Graduation Requirements with Cooperative Education Option

  • Successful completion of 9 additional credits through Cooperative Education I (COOP 1100).
  • Students completing the Cooperative Education option will graduate with 69 credits.
  • 50% (34.5 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College.

Course Requirements: 

Course Number Course Title Credits
Required Courses
ACCT 1110* Principles of Accounting I (see note (1) below) 3.00
ACCT 1210* Principles of Accounting II (see note (1) below) 3.00
FINC 1231* Business Mathematics (see note (2) below) 3.00
BUSN 1210 Management Essentials 3.00
MARK 1120 Introductory Marketing 3.00
CSIS 1190 Excel for Business 3.00
BLAW 1320 Introductory Business Law 3.00
PHIL 1122 Business Ethics (see note (3) below) 3.00
BUSN 2429* Business Statistics I (see note (4) below) 3.00

Select two courses from the following three options:
ENGL 1130 Academic Writing 3.00
CMNS 1115 Business Communication 3.00
CMNS 1125 Public Speaking 3.00

Select one of the following two options: (see note (5) below)
FINC 2340* Corporate Finance 3.00
FINC 2345* Introduction to Corporate Finance 3.00
Required Courses
ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics 3.00
FINC 2300* Personal Finance I (CFP) 3.00
MARK 2150 Personal Selling 3.00
FINC 3390* Security Analysis (CFP)(see note (6) below) 3.00
Select four courses from the following options:
FINC 3305 International Financial Management 3.00
BUSN 3310 Organizational Management Skills (see note (7) below) 3.00
ACCT 3370 Income Tax I (CFP) 3.00
BLAW 3730 Corporate and Financial Planning Law 3.00
FINC 3300 Personal Finance II (CFP) 3.00
MARK 3500 Financial Services Marketing 3.00
FINC 4340 Investment Management Techniques 3.00
FINC 4360 Portfolio Management Techniques 3.00
Total Credits 60.00

 

Cooperative Education Option
COOP 11008 Cooperative Education I 9.00
Total Credits wtih Cooperative Education Option   69.00

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. MATH 1125 may substitute FINC 1231.
  3. PHIL 1102 may substitute for PHIL 1122. BUSN 4490 may also be substituted for PHIL 1122.
  4. MATH 1160 may substitute for BUSN 2429.
  5. Students who have previously taken ECON 2298 may substitute it for FINC 2340 or FINC 2345.
  6. The Canadian Securities Course (CSC) can be transferred in and substituted for FINC 3390.
  7. SOSC 2140 may substitute for BUSN 3310.
  8. The co-op work term is a minimum of 420 hours of work and must be taken through Douglas College's Co-op program. The timing of the work term is restricted to the following:
    • Can be undertaken only after completion of a minimum of two semesters, 18 credits
    • Cannot be taken in the last semester of the program

*A minimum grade of "C" for each course which is a pre-requisite to further courses is required (courses indicated by *).

The courses listed below satisfy the FP Canada™ Core and Advanced Curriculum requirements leading to QUALIFIED ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (QAFP™) and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®) certification.