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 Kwantlen Polytechnic University  Calendar  2011-12  Faculty of Business  Entrepreneurial Leadership: Bachelor of Business Administration

Entrepreneurial Leadership: Bachelor of Business Administration

Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Entrepreneurial Leadership program provides full-time and part-time intensive study for students wishing to earn a business degree.

Based on extensive consultations with business leaders, this degree is designed for managers and entrepreneurs who intend to take business leadership roles or start their own businesses. Graduates will be engaged in enterprise development and management and leadership in small and medium-sized business.

This degree is an appropriate goal for students who want to study beyond a diploma or their initial two years of post-secondary education. Students enter the program in Year 1 or in Year 3 after successfully completing a 60 credit business diploma or 60 credits of study at a post-secondary institution, with appropriate bridging courses.

Many degree classes are scheduled after 4:00 p.m. and in the evening to allow students to further their education while maintaining current employment.

Students acquire the following:

Some unique features of this program are:

Career Opportunities

Depending upon their capabilities and experience, a graduate may be able to attain advancement with their current employer, develop their own business enterprise, or fill a variety of management and leadership positions in small and medium-sized businesses.

Program Admission Requirements

Year 1 Admission:

General university admission requirements apply to this program including the undergraduate-level English Proficiency Requirement.

Please Note: One post-secondary English course, equivalent to Kwantlen’s ENGL 1100, is a graduation requirement for all Kwantlen degrees. Students wishing to complete the program without having to undertake any preparatory courses must enter with English 12 with a B grade or the equivalent. Please make an appointment with an Academic Advisor to plan your course selections accordingly.

Year 3 Admission

Students may enter the program in Year 3 provided they have ONE of the following:

  1. Completion of a business-related diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution, with:
    • a minimum of 60 credits
    • a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher; and
    • a minimum grade of C+ in Accounting and Statistics

    OR

  2. Completion of 60 transferable credits at the undergraduate level from a recognized post-secondary institution, including:
    • a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7; and
    • a minimum grade of C+ in Accounting and Statistics
    • the following six required bridging courses or transferable equivalents:
      • ACCT 1230 - Business Statistics (or BUQU 1230) with a minimum grade of C+.
        Note: Students may earn credit for only one of ACCT 1230 or BUQU 1230.
      • ACCT 2293 - Introductory Financial Accounting (or ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210) with a minimum grade of C+
      • ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics with a minimum grade of C
      • MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing with a minimum grade of C
      • BUSI 1210 Essentials of Management (or BUSI 1215 Organizational Behavior I) with a minimum grade of C
      • CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications (or CBSY 2205 Computers and Information Processing) with a minimum grade of C

Program Continuance Requirements

For students admitted to Year 1 of the program, continuation into Year 3 requires:

Co-operative Education

This degree program is offered with a Co-operative Education option.  Co-operative Education provides a student with paid, practical work experience that gives them an opportunity to apply the skills they are gaining through their education. Degree students can complete two work terms over an 8 month continuous placement or a combination of two separate 4-month work semesters.

Co-operative Education is optional and selective. Students wishing to choose the Co-op option must register into COOP 1101 upon approval into the degree program. If you have already taken COOP 1101, contact the Co-op Office to indicate your interest.

Students must complete a minimum of 360 hours of work per work term and students must receive satisfactory performance evaluations from their employer(s).

The Co-operative Education designation requires successful completion of the following courses:

Required:
  COOP 1101 Job Search Techniques 1 credit
And either:
  COOP 3210 Co-op Work Semester 3 9 credits
  Or both:
  COOP 3211 Co-op Work Semester 3 4.5 credits
  COOP 3212 Co-op Work Semester 3 4.5 credits
And either:
  COOP 4210 Co-op Work Semester 4 9 credits
  Or both:
  COOP 4211 Co-op Work Semester 4 4.5 credits
  COOP 4212 Co-op Work Semester 4 4.5 credits

The BBA Entrepreneurial Leadership program recommends successful completion of a minimum of 30 program credits with a minimum GPA of 2.70 prior to taking COOP 1101.

The following qualifications must be met prior to your first work term:

Students completing all the requirements of a Co-operative Education program will receive a Co-operative Education designation on their credential and transcript.

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.

Year 1

One of:
  ACCT 1130 Business Mathematics* 3 credits
  BUQU 1130 Business Mathematics* 3 credits
One of:
  ACCT 1230 Business Statistics** 3 credits
  BUQU 1230 Business Statistics** 3 credits
One of:
  BUSI 1210 Essentials of Management 3 credits
  BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour 3 credits
One of:
  CPSC 1100 Introduction to Computer Literacy 3 credits
  CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications 3 credits
All of:
  ACCT 2293 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 credits
  BUSI 1110 Fundamentals of Business 3 credits
  CMNS 1140 Introduction to Professional Communication 3 credits
  ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
  ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading & Thinking: An Introduction 3 credits
  MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing 3 credits

Notes:
* Students may earn credit for only one of ACCT 1130 or BUQU 1130
**Students may earn credit for only one of ACCT 1230 or BUQU 1230.

Year 2

All of:
  ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
  BUSI 2390 Business Law 3 credits
  ACCT 3320 Introductory Management Accounting* 3 credits
  CBSY 2205 Management Information Systems 3 credits
  An elective (this can be any course numbered 1100 or higher) with a minimum of 3 credits
One of:
  MRKT 1299 Consumer Behaviour 3 credits
  An elective selected from the list of approved Faculty of Business Liberal Education Electives with a minimum of 3 credits
  An Economics course numbered 1100 or higher**with a minimum of 3 credits
  An Applied Communications course numbered 1100 or higher with a minimum of 3 credits
Four courses numbered 2000 or higher selected from the following subject areas:
  Accounting (ACCT) minimum of 3 credits
  Business Management (BUSI) minimum of 3 credits
  Computer Business Systems (CBSY) minimum of 3 credits
  Economics (ECON) minimum of 3 credits
  Marketing (MRKT) minimum of 3 credits

Note:
* Students who are admitted to the BBA program in Year 1 and take ACCT 3320 may not take ENTR 3120 for further credit.  They may take an elective instead of ENTR 3120 in Year 3.
** Credit for ECON 1101 will not be granted if taken after ECON 1150 or ECON 1250

Year 3

All of:
  ENTR 3000 Professional Business Communications 3 credits
  ENTR 3110 Advanced Organizational Behaviour 3 credits
  ENTR 3120 Managerial Accounting* 3 credits
  ENTR 3130 Production and Operations Management 3 credits
  ENTR 3140 Entrepreneurial Marketing 3 credits
  ENTR 3160 Information Technology for Business 3 credits
One of:
  ENTR 3150 Business Economics 3 credits
  ECON 3150 Managerial Economics 3 credits
One of:
  ENTR 3170 Entrepreneurial Finance 3 credits
  ACCT 3380 Managerial Finance 3 credits

Note:
Students who are admitted to the BBA program in Year 1 and take ACCT 3320 may not take ENTR 3120 for further credit.  They may take an elective instead of ENTR 3120 in Year 3.

Year 4

All of:
  ENTR 4110 Business Leadership 3 credits
  ENTR 4120 Human Resource Management 3 credits
  ENTR 4140 Entrepreneurial Sales and Customer Service* 3 credits
  ENTR 4200 Business Strategy 3 credits
  ENTR 4250 Entrepreneurial Leadership Practicum** 6 credits
  ENTR 4300 Entrepreneurial Management for Service Companies 3 credits

Notes:
* Students are required to participate in an actual sales project that counts towards their graded assessment.
** Students are required to participate in an actual business launch project that counts towards their graded assessment.

Liberal Education Courses

All business degrees require a minimum of 18 credits of liberal education that include:

Graduation

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

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

Last Updated: Nov 3, 2011

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