Business Administration
Offered at Langley, Richmond and Surrey Campus.
Full-time and Part-time.
Start Date: January, May or September semester
Open Enrolment
Diploma
Transfer program to Simon Fraser University.
Description
Graduates are eligible for direct entry into the third year of
Kwantlen's Bachelor of Business Administration Degree.
This Diploma Program also prepares students for the third year of
the Business Administration Program at Simon Fraser University
(SFU). It should be noted that the completion of a Kwantlen
diploma does not guarantee admission to SFU. Admission
requirements are set and administered by SFU. As university GPA
and admission requirements are reviewed annually, students are
advised to stay current by consulting with SFU advisors.
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
CBSY 2205 Computers and Information Processing
ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading, & Thinking: an Intro.
MATH 1140 Calculus I (Business Applications)*
MATH 2341 Introduction to Statistics for Business
Group C - One of
Group D - One of
ENGL 1202 Reading and Writing About Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature
*
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:
Group C - One course:
- Astronomy
- 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:
CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications
Other business-oriented courses that provide a good foundation
for more advanced courses are:
CMNS 1140 Business and Technical Communications - Theory and Application
MATH 1240 Calculus II (Business Applications)
Note: The combination of
ACCT 1110 and
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.
