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Accounting: Bachelor of Business Administration

Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting program allows graduates to earn a business degree that prepares them to obtain a professional accounting designation in Canada (CPA designation).

In Canada, a degree is required for acceptance into the accounting designation. The BBA in Accounting offers courses in financial and management accounting, tax, audit, finance, economics, and other core business functions such as marketing and operations and information management, satisfying the undergraduate requirements of the accounting designation.

Admission Requirements

The Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program.

Declaration Requirements

Students intending to graduate with this Faculty of Business diploma or degree must declare the credential. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:

  • In good academic standing with the University
  • Completion of a minimum of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework.

Curricular Requirements

The degree program requires a minimum of 120 credits of required courses and electives. The degree program with Co-operative Education requires an additional 28 credits of Co-op Education credits.

Note: A first-year English course, ENGL 1100, is a requirement of this program. This course has prerequisites that may require a student to complete additional preparatory courses.

Business Foundation Courses

All of:
  BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour 3 credits
  BUSI 2390 Business Law 3 credits
  BUSI 2405 Operations Management 3 credits
  MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing 3 credits
All of Group A or all of Group B:
  Group A
  ACCT 2293 Accelerated Introductory Financial Accounting 3 credits
  Group B
  ACCT 1110 Introductory Financial Accounting I 3 credits
  ACCT 1210 Introductory Financial Accounting II 3 credits
 
Note: Students who choose Group B may count the additional ACCT course as a general elective.
All of:
  ENTR 3100 Business Analysis and Decision Making 3 credits
  ENTR 3110 Advanced Organizational Behaviour 3 credits
  ENTR 4200 Business Strategy 3 credits

Accounting Courses

All of:
  ACCT 2235 Introductory Taxation 3 credits
  ACCT 3335 Intermediate Taxation 3 credits
  ACCT 3444 Auditing 3 credits
  ACCT 4120 Financial Statement Presentation and Analysis 3 credits
  ACCT 4360 Computer Modeling for Managers 3 credits
  ACCT 4455 Advanced Financial Accounting 3 credits
  ACCT 4720 Advanced Managerial Accounting 3 credits
All of Group A or all of Group B:
  Group A
  ACCT 3310 Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 credits
  ACCT 3410 Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 credits
  Group B
  ACCT 3510 Intermediate Financial Accounting I & II 6 credits
All of Group C or all of Group D:
  Group C
  ACCT 3320 Introductory Management Accounting 3 credits
  ACCT 4320 Advanced Management Accounting 3 credits
  Group D
  ACCT 4520 Management Accounting I & II 6 credits
All of Group E or all of Group F:
  Group E
  ACCT 3380 Managerial Finance 3 credits
  ACCT 4380 Intermediate Corporate Finance 3 credits
  Group F
  ACCT 4580 Corporate Finance I & II 6 credits
Three of the following:
  ACCT 4111 Fraud 3 credits
  ACCT 4150 International Issues for Financial Managers 3 credits
  ACCT 4199 Accounting Theory 3 credits
  ACCT 4335 Advanced Taxation 3 credits
  ACCT 4445 Auditing 2 3 credits
  ACCT 4650 Not-for-Profit Financial Management 3 credits
  ACCT 4780 Advanced Managerial Finance 3 credits

Breadth Education Courses

All of:
  CBSY 2205 Management Information Systems 3 credits
  CBSY 2306 Accounting Systems and Advanced Reporting Applications 3 credits
  CMNS 1140 Introduction to Professional Communications 3 credits
  CMNS 3000 Advanced Professional Business Communications 3 credits
  ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
  ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
  ENGL 1100 Introduction to University Writing 3 credits
  PHIL 3033 Business Ethics 3 credits
One of:
  BUQU 1130 Business Mathematics 3 credits
  MATH 1120 Differential Calculus 3 credits
  MATH 1130 Calculus for Life Sciences I 3 credits
  MATH 1140 Calculus I (Business Applications) 3 credits
One of:
  BUQU 1230 Business Statistics 3 credits
  CRIM 2103 Quantitative Data Analysis I 3 credits
  MATH 1115 Statistics 1 3 credits
  MATH 2341 Introduction to Statistics for Business 4 credits
  PSYC 2300 Applied Statistics 3 credits
  SOCI 2365 Introduction to Social Research Statistics 3 credits
Four Breadth Electives:
  Chosen from courses numbered 1100 or higher in any area of study except ACCT, BUSI, ENTR, HRMT or MRKT. 12 credits

General Electives

Two Electives:
  Chosen from courses numbered 1100 or higher in any area of study. 6 credits

Co-operative Education

The BBA in Accounting degree is offered with a Co-operative Education option. Co-operative Education gives a student the opportunity to apply the skills gained during academic study in paid, practical work experience semesters. Degree students can complete a minimum of three work terms while completing their degree. Work terms generally occur full-time in separate 4 month work semesters but may also be available part-time over an 8 month continuous (parallel) placement. Work semesters alternate with academic study.

Students wishing to enter and participate in the Co-op Option must meet the following requirements:

Declaration and Entrance Requirements

  • Successful completion of 15 credits
  • Declaration of Co-op specialization into the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting Program
  • Minimum GPA of 2.7

Work Term and Program Continuance Requirements

Procedures for enrolment in Co-operative Education work terms are outlined in the COOP course descriptions. Conditions for continuance in the program are:

  • Successful completion of COOP 1101 prior to completing 75 credits
  • Minimum GPA of 2.7
  • Successful completion of 45 credits
  • Instructor Permission

Co-op Course Requirements

The Co-operative Education designation requires successful completion of the following courses:
  COOP 1101 Job Search Techniques 1 credit
  COOP 1150 Co-op Work Semester 1 9 credits
  COOP 2150 Co-op Work Semester 2 9 credits
  COOP 3150 Co-op Work Semester 3 9 credits
Optional:
  COOP 4150 Co-op Work Semester 4 9 credits
 
Note: These COOP courses must be completed sequentially. COOP 1150, 2150, 3150, or 4150 may be taken part-time over two consecutive semesters as COOP 1150A/1150B, COOP 2150A/2150B, COOP 3150A/3150B or COOP 4150A/4150B. Co-op courses may be used only to satisfy the Co-op designation and cannot be used to satisfy other curricular requirements of the program.

Additional Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated above, all Co-op students must satisfy the General Co-operative Education Requirements.

Credential Awarded

Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Upon successful completion of this program with co-operative education, students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Co-operative Education Option.

At a Glance

Faculty of Business

kpu.ca/business

Implementation Date:

  • 01-Sep-2015

Start Date(s):

  • Fall Intake (September)  September
  • Spring Intake (January)  January
  • Summer Intake (May)  May

Intake Type:

  • Open Intake  Open intake

Instructional Cycle:

  • Semester-based

Program Type:

  • Undergraduate

Credential Granted:

  • Baccalaureate Degree

Minimum Credits Required:

  • 120

Offered At:

  • KPU Richmond  Richmond
  • KPU Surrey  Surrey

Format:

  • Full-time  Full-time
  • Part-time  Part-time
  • Co-op  Co-op

How to Declare:

Applying to KPU:

Last Updated: 15-Jun-2015

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