Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting
DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting program provides full and part-time intensive study for students wishing to earn a business degree.This degree is an appropriate goal for students who want to study beyond the diploma level. Students can enter the program in Year 1 or in Year 3 after completion of a 60 credit accounting diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.7 from a recognized post-secondary institution.
In Canada, a degree is now a mandatory prerequisite to the awarding of all accounting designations. The BBA in Accounting integrates skills and concepts of advanced accounting, business and leadership. Many degree classes are scheduled for days and evenings to allow students to further their education while maintaining current employment or to study full-time.
Some unique features of this program are:
- Third year entry which allows accounting diploma graduates to earn a degree.
- Learning partnerships with business, applied projects and assignments and ongoing work experience to ensure graduates acquire the applied skills so valued by employers.
- A program structure that allows students to proceed at the pace that their personal and professional commitments permit.
- Students can exit with a diploma in accounting after completion of the first 60 credits of core courses
Options: Regular and Co-op Mode
Students may graduate from either the regular mode of the degree or the optional Co-operative Education mode. In order to receive the Co-operative Education designation, the following additional criteria must be met:
- Completion of COOP 1101 (Job Search Techniques)
- Satisfactory completion of one eight-month work term or two four-month work terms.
Admission Requirements to Co-op Education
Co-op admission is optional and selective. Students wishing to choose the Co-op option must register into COOP 1101 upon admission into the degree program. If you have already taken COOP 1101, contact the Co-op Office to indicate your interest. Students applying for Co-op must complete all prescribed courses with a minimum GPA of 2.7 in any five program courses and have the permission of the Co-op instructor.
For more information on the Co-op option please go online to www.kwantlen.ca/coop.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Students may enter the program in Year 1 or in Year 3.
YEAR 1 ENTRY:
General university admissions requirements must be met. Please review these requirements on-line at www.kwantlen.cageneralinfo/admission/admission_requirements.html.
Please Note: A first year English course is required for all Kwantlen degrees. Students wishing to complete the program without having to undertake any preparatory English courses will need English 12 with a B grade (or the equivalent prerequisite for direct entry into ENGL 1100). Please make an appointment with an Educational Advisor to plan your course selections accordingly.
YEAR 3 ENTRY:
Students may enter the program in Year 3 provided they have a 60 credit accounting diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.7 from a recognized post-secondary institution. Applicants with a professional designation from Certified General Accountants (CGA) or Certified Management Accountants (CMA). will qualify for advanced standing in the degree program and should meet with a Business Degree Advisor to determine their eligibility.
Continuance Requirements
For students admitted to Year 1 of the program, continuation into Year 3 requires:
- successful completion of Year 1 and 2 program requirements (minimum 60 credits)
- successful completion of ENGL 1100 and CMNS 1140
- a minimum program GPA of 2.7
CONTENT
The degree program requires a minimum of 120 credits of required courses and electives. Students admitted to Year 3 will have already completed a minimum of 60 credits. If a first year English course was not completed prior to Year 3 entry, degree completion will require more than 120 credits in total.
The third and fourth year courses are rigorous and demanding. Students should carefully consider the time requirements of part-time versus full-time study based on their individual work and personal situations.
Note: Not all courses are offered at all times or on all campuses. It is important to ensure work and personal schedules can accommodate the posted schedule times prior to committing to the program. It may be necessary for students to take courses at both Surrey and Richmond campuses to complete the program.
Years 1 and 2
- ACCT 1110 and 1210 Principles of Accounting I and II OR ACCT 2293 Introduction to Financial Accounting and an elective course (any course numbered 1100 or higher). NOTE: Credit will not be granted for ACCT 1110 if credit was previously granted for ACCT 2293. Credit will not be granted for both ACCT 2293 and ACCT 1210.
- ACCT 3310 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- ACCT 3320 Introductory Management Accounting
- ACCT 3335 Taxation
- ACCT 3380 Managerial Finance
- ACCT 3410 Intermediate Accounting II NOTE:ACCT 3310 and 3410 can be replaced with ACCT 3510, a 6 credit course
- ACCT 3420 Advanced Management Accounting NOTE: ACCT 3320 and 3420 can be replaced with ACCT 3520, a 6 credit course
- ACCT 3444 Auditing
- CBSY 2205 Management Information Systems
- one other CBSY course
- CMNS 1140 Introduction to Professional Communication
- ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics
- One course in Mathematics. NOTE: ACCT 1130 or BUQU 1130 Business Mathematics are the core business math courses recommended for the program Students may earn credits for only ONE of ACCT 1130 or BUQU 1130.
- One course in Statistics NOTE: ACCT 1230 or BUQU 1230 Business Statistics are the core business statistics courses recommended for the program. Students may earn credits for only ONE of ACCT 1230 or BUQU 1230
- ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading and Thinking: An Introduction
- Two courses in Business (BUSI) and/or Marketing (MRKT)
- One elective chosen from the list of approved business liberal education electives found online at www.kwantlen.cacourses/lbedcrs/libeduelec.html. The elective may also be an ECON or CMNS course numbered 1100 or higher. NOTE: Credit for ECON 1101 will not be granted if taken after ECON 1150 or ECON 1250.
Years 3 and 4
Required Accounting Courses
- ACCT 4360 Computer Modeling for Managers
- ACCT 4455 Advanced Financial Accounting
- ACCT 4650 Not for Profit Financial Management
- ACCT 4120 Financial Statement Presentation and Analysis
- ACCT 4720 Advanced Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 4780 Advanced Managerial Finance
Required Entrepreneurial Courses
- ENTR 3000 Professional Business Communications
- ENTR 3130 Production and Operations Management
- ENTR 3140 Entrepreneurial Marketing
- ENTR 3150 Business Economics OR ECON 2350 Intermediate Microeconomics OR ECON 3150 Managerial Economics
- ENTR 3160 Information Technology for Business
- ENTR 4200 Business Strategy
Additional Accounting or Entrepreneurial courses
Students are required to have three additional third or fourth year Accounting or Entrepreneurial courses (ECON 3350 or FNSR 3350 also meets this requirement). BBA Accounting students cannot take ENTR 3120 or ENTR 3170 for credit.
Liberal Education Courses
All business degrees require a minimum of 18 credits of liberal education that include:
- A first year English course (ENGL 1100 or equivalent). If this was not completed prior to BBA entry it must be completed prior to graduation.
- One 3rd or 4th year Ethics course chosen from:
- Four electives chosen from the list of approved business liberal education electives found online at www.kwantlen.cacourses/lbedcrs/libeduelec.html. NOTE: No more than 3 credits can be taken from any one of CMNS, ECON or MRKT courses found on the list of approved electives.
GRADUATION
Upon successful completion of this program, students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting.
