Finance (Post-Baccalaureate Diploma)
Curriculum Guideline
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country. Any applicant who earned their credential in a language other than English must meet the Douglas College English language proficiency requirement.
Graduation Requirements
- Successful completion of 60 credits.
- A minimum grade of "C" for each course which is a pre-requisite to further courses is required (courses indicated by *).
- 70% (42 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College. Up to a maximum of 18 credits used towards a previously received credential can be used to meet program requirements, but additional courses will need to be taken to replace these credits. Please contact the program coordinator for approval of substitutions.
- A minimum average grade of C+ or 2.33 GPA in the program is required to graduate.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Year I Coursework |
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Select one option from the following two options: |
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Principles of Introductory Financial Accounting I & II |
3.00 |
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ACCT 1110* and |
Principles of Accounting I and Principles of Accounting II |
3.00 3.00 |
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Required Courses: |
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Business Mathematics |
3.00 |
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Business Statistics |
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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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Introductory Business Law |
3.00 |
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Personal Finance I |
3.00 |
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Corporate Finance |
3.00 |
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Year I Total Credits |
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30.00 |
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Year II Coursework |
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Required Courses |
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| ACCT 3370 | Income Tax I | 3.00 |
| ACCT 3410 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3.00 |
| BUSN 3431 | Business Statistics II | 3.00 |
| BUSN 3730 | Law for Finance and Accounting Professionals | 3.00 |
| FINC 3300* | Personal Finance II | 3.00 |
| FINC 3390* | Security Analysis | 3.00 |
| FINC 4380 | Derivatives - Theory & Applications | 3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options: |
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Investment Management Techniques |
3.00 |
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Portfolio Management Techniques |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options: |
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Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis |
3.00 |
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FPSC Approved Capstone |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following five options: |
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International Financial Management |
3.00 |
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Investment Management Techniques |
3.00 |
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Portfolio Management Techniques |
3.00 |
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Supplemental Topics for CFA |
3.00 |
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Financial Services Marketing |
3.00 |
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Year II Total Credits |
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30.00 |
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Total Program Credits |
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60.00 |
These courses listed below are part of the FPSC Approved Core Curriculum qualifying students to write the FPSC level 1 exam: