This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for 2001-2002 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the Calendar for updated information.

Effective date of this calendar, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2001 to Aug. 31, 2002.

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Business Administration

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Transfer program to Simon Fraser University.

Description

This Diploma Program 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.

Graduates are eligible for direct entry into the third year of Kwantlen's Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Admission Requirements

General Admission requirements apply

BC English 12 with a B grade or better, or equivalent

Math 12 with a C grade of better

Content

The diploma is governed by the following criteria:

Required Courses

ACCT 1293 Introductory Financial Accounting

or

ACCT 1110 Principles of Accounting I

and

ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting II)

all of:

ACCT 2320 Introductory Management Accounting

BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour I

CBSY 1205 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 2340 Economic and Business Statistics I

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

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

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 will have only 57 SFU credits.

Dedicated Electives

All courses chosen must be SFU transferable (refer to transfer guide).

To fulfill SFU's Group Requirements, students must complete:

Two additional courses from:

· English · Fine Arts · History · Humanities · Languages and/or · Philosophy.

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

One course from:

· Anthropology · Canadian Studies · Criminology · Geography (excluding Physical Geography) · Political Science · Psychology · Sociology

One additional course from:

· Biology · Chemistry · Computer Science · Mathematics · Physical Geography · Physics

Suggested Electives

Four additional electives chosen from all available SFU transferable courses for a total of sixty (60) credits to complete the diploma. Please check the transfer guide.

When making your choice, consider that the following courses are prerequisites or beneficial introductions for some of the required courses within this diploma (and may be taken for credit):

BUSI 1110 Fundamentals of Business in Canada

CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications

*ECON 1101 Canadian Economic Issues

MATH 1112 College Mathematics

*Not recommended after taking ECON 1150 and/or ECON 1250.

Other business-oriented courses that provide a good foundation for more advanced courses (and may be taken for credit) are:

CMNS 1140 Business and Technical Communications - Theory and Application

MRKT 1235 Small Business Essentials

MATH 1240 Calculus II (Business Applications)