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This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for 2003-2004 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the Calendar for updated information.

The on-line version of the University College Calendar is the Official version.
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Effective date of this program calendar information, unless otherwise indicated,
is Sept. 1, 2003 to Aug. 31, 2004.

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Business Administration

Offered at Langley, Richmond and Surrey Campus.
Full-time and Part-time.
Diploma
Description
Graduates are eligible for direct entry into the third year of Kwantlen's Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership.
This diploma program can also prepare students for the third and fourth year of a Business Administration program at other institutions. Since university CGPA and admission requirements are updated annually, students are advised to contact the receiving institution.
Admission Requirements
General Admission requirements apply.
Students wishing to complete the program without having to undertake any preparatory courses must enter with:
  • BC English 12 with a B grade or better, or equivalent.
  • Math 11 with a C grade or better, or equivalent.
Content
The diploma requires the following courses:
Required Courses
Group A - Both of
ACCT 1110 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting II
or
ACCT 2293 Introductory Financial Accounting
Group B - All of
ACCT 3320 Introductory Management Accounting
BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour I
CBSY 2205 Computers and Information Processing
ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1250 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2350 Intermediate Microeconomics
MATH 1140 Calculus I (Business Applications)*
MATH *2341 Introduction to Statistics for Business
(*changed from MATH 2340 due to course discontinued)
Group C - One of
ECON 2208 History of Economic Thought
ECON 2210 Money and Banking
ECON 2211 Economic History of Canada
ECON 2260 Environmental Economics
ECON 2280 Labour Economics
Group D - Two of
ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading, & Thinking: an Intro.
ENGL 1205 Drama and the Short Story
ENGL 1206 Poems and Novels
PHIL 1100 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1110 Confronting Moral Issues: Ethics
PHIL 1145 Critical Thinking
* MATH 1120 can be substituted for MATH 1140
Dedicated Electives
Group A:
No more than three courses (including courses listed under “Required Courses”) from any one discipline may be applied toward this requirement.
Two of:
  • English
  • Fine Arts
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Languages
  • Philosophy.
Group B - One course:
  • Anthropology
  • Canadian Studies
  • Criminology
  • Geography (excluding Physical Geography)
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
Group C - One course:
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Geography
  • Physics
Suggested Electives
Four additional electives for a total of sixty (60) credits to complete the diploma.
When making your choice, consider that the following suggested courses are prerequisites or introductions for some of the required courses within this diploma:
BUSI 1110 Fundamentals of Business in Canada
CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications
MATH 1112 College Mathematics
Other business-oriented courses that provide a good foundation for more advanced courses are:
CMNS 1140 Business and Technical Communications - Theory and Application
MRKT 1235 Small Business Essentials
MATH 1240 Calculus II (Business Applications)
Note: The combination of ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 transfers to SFU as three credits only. Students who choose this option should be aware that although they will have completed the requirements for a diploma in Business Administration, they would have only 57 transferable credits.
Graduation
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be awarded Diploma in Business Administration.
Kwantlen University College
http://www.kwantlen.ca
604-599-2100
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