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Business Administration Diploma

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.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

General Admission requirements apply.

Students wishing to complete the program without having to undertake any preparatory courses must enter with English 12 with a B grade or better, or equivalent.

CONTENT

The diploma requires the following courses:

Required Courses

  • Group A - Both of:

  • Group B - All of:

  • Group C - One of:

  • Group D - One of:

    • ENGL 1202 Reading and Writing about Selected Topics: An Introduction to Literature

    • PHIL 1100 Introduction to Philosophy

    • PHIL 1110 Confronting Moral Issues: Ethics

    • PHIL 1145 Critical Thinking

Note

MATH 1120 can be substituted for MATH 1140

Dedicated Electives

No more than three courses (including courses listed under Required Courses) from any one discipline may be applied toward this requirement.

Group A - 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:

  • 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:

Other business-oriented courses that provide a good foundation for more advanced courses are:

  • CMNS 1140 Business and Technical Communication: Theory and Application

  • MRKT 1235 Small Business Essentials

  • 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, if the additional ACCT course was also used to fulfill an elective requirement.

GRADUATION

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be awarded Diploma in Business Administration.