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.