Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting

Description

Offered at Surrey Campus (ENTR and LBED elective courses only are also offered at Richmond Campus). Full and part-time start for third and fourth year students, three times per year.

Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration Program provides full and part-time intensive study for students wishing to earn a business degree from Kwantlen University College.

This degree is an appropriate goal for students who want to study beyond a diploma and their initial two-year equivalent post secondary education. Students enter the program after successfully completing an accounting diploma from a recognized college, institute or university with a minimum of 60 credits and a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher. This program then offers the third and fourth years of the degree program.

The BBA degree program provides advanced accounting, business and leadership training and is the next step for many students in their life-long learning process. It integrates skills and concepts learned in different functional areas of business.

Students acquire:

• Technical business skills through their subject specific studies;
• General success skills through their employability skills studies; and
• Better understanding of human society and how to contribute to it through liberal education studies.
• Degree classes are scheduled for days, evenings and weekends to allow students to either further their education while maintaining current employment or as a full-time student.

Some unique features of this program are:

• Graduates who have applied and practiced employability skills. Examples of how this will be achieved include practicums, learning partnerships with business, applied projects and assignments and ongoing work experience;
• Prior learning assessment allowing individuals with appropriate work experience to further their education in their own community. These will mainly be mid-career individuals looking to enhance professional qualifications;
• Full block transfer of credits from recognized college and university programs;
• Student exit/re-entry flexibility. A student can complete the program at their own pace.
• Professional development for individuals seeking higher level training.

Options: Regular and Co-op Mode

Students may graduate from either the regular Bachelor of Business Administration degree mode or the optional Co-operative Education mode. Students applying for Co-op must complete all prescribed courses with a cumulative GPA of a least 3.0.

In order to receive a Co-operative Education designation, the following criteria must be met in addition to the 120 credit hours of course work:

• Satisfactory completion of two four-month work terms.

Please contact the Chair of the Accounting Programs for more information on the Co-op option.

Career Opportunities

In Canada, a degree is now a mandatory prerequisite to the awarding of an accounting designation. Similar requirements are being implemented in other countries that have professional governing bodies.

In the past few years BC has experienced an employment growth rate of over 40% for auditors, accountants and investment professionals. By 2005 industry analysts project in excess of 9500 job opportunities in the accounting and finance areas. Similar trends are evident throughout Canada and the United States.

Admission Requirements

Students enter the program in the third year, upon completion of two years of study. The admission requirements are met by one of the following:

• Completed an accounting diploma from a recognized college, institute or university, with a minimum of 60 credits and cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher, or;
• Awarded a professional designation from the CGA, CMA or CA. Applicants in this category will qualify for advanced standing in the degree program through a combination of transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment. Please contact the Chair of Accounting Programs for more information, or;
• Completed some, or all, of the education requirements of the CGA, CMA or CA leading to a professional accounting designation. Applicants in this latter category may qualify for advance standing in the degree program through a combination of transfer credit and Prior Learning Assessment. You may be required to first complete a Kwantlen Accounting Diploma depending on the level of completion of your professional studies. Please contact the Chair of Accounting Program for more information.

Note: A first year English course (excluding ENGL 0099 1099) is a requirement for graduation for all Kwantlen degrees. Entry into third and fourth year LBED courses require this as a prerequisite.

Content

The degree program will require a minimum of 120 credit hours of post-secondary courses. This includes the initial two years of post-secondary education equal to 60 credit hours.

The courses in third and fourth year are rigorous and demanding. Prior to registering, you should carefully consider the time requirements of part-time versus full-time study based on your individual work and personal situation.

Years 1 and 2

Successful completion of a two year Accounting Diploma. this requirement must be satisfied prior to your acceptance to the BBA program. Students may complete this at Kwantlen or another recognized post-secondary institution.

Years 3 and 4

You are able to exit and enter the final two years of the program as yours needs change.

Degree studies in years three and four are based on the following minimum number of courses in the accounting, entrepreneurial leadership and liberal education areas:

English 1100 or 1110 - 1
(or a third elective if English taken in Diploma)

Accounting Courses - 6

Entrepreneurial Leadership Courses - 6
(except ENTR 3120 and ENTR 3170)

Liberal Education Courses - 5

Electives - 2
(Accounting or Entrepreneurial Leadership)

Total: 20

What Courses Will I Take?

You must complete all the required courses to graduate, but you are not required to do them in the stated order. You may take longer than a year at each level if you prefer to study part-time. (The course prefixes represent the general focus of the course with ACCT indicating accounting courses and ENTR meaning a concentration in entrepreneurial skills. Liberal education courses are designated by LBED. All courses are three credit hours unless otherwise stated.)

Year 3

ACCT 3355 Tax 2

ACCT 3360 * Computer Modeling for Managers

ACCT 3455 * Advanced Financial Accounting

ACCT 3445 Audit 2

ACCT 3650 Not-for-Profit Financial Management

ENTR 3033 Business Ethics (May be used towards LBED elective requirement. Student may choose to take an alternate LBED elective instead)

ENTR 3130 Production and Operations Management

ENTR 3140 Entrepreneurial Marketing

ENTR 3150 Business Economics

ENTR 3160 * Information Technology for Business

ENTR 3500 * Professional Business Communications

LBED 3110 Work, Technology and Society

LBED 3120 Study of Cultures

LBED 3130 Philosophy of Critical Thinking, Logic and Scientific Reasoning

LBED 3310 * Power Relationships I

LBED 3311 * Power Relationships II

Year 4

ACCT 4120 *Financial Statement Presentation and
Analysis

ACCT 4720 * Advanced Managerial Accounting and
Decision Making

ACCT 4780 * Advanced Managerial Finance

ACCT 4150

ACCT 4180 Forensic and Investigative Accounting

ACCT 4199 Accounting Theory

ENTR 4110 Business Leadership

ENTR 4120 Human Resource Management

ENTR 4200 * Business Strategy

ENTR 4300 Entrepreneurial Management for Service Companies

LBED 4210 Ethics, Morality and Social Issues for
Business

LBED 4810 Innovation and Creativity

LBED 4900 * Community Involvement and Contribution

* Mandatory Courses

Important Note: Courses for the BBA are typically offered Monday through Thursday evenings between 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Some courses may also be available on Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All courses are not offered at all times or campuses. Please ensure your work and personal schedules can accommodate these times prior to committing to the program.

Graduation

Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA).

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Offered at Richmond, Surrey (Full-time and Part-time)

Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration Program provides full-time and part-time intensive study for students wishing to earn a business degree Kwantlen University College.

Based on extensive consultations with business leaders, the 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, management and leadership in small and medium sized businesses.

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 after either successfully completing a college business diploma or two years (60 credits) of study at a post-secondary institution. This program then offers the third and fourth years of the degree program.

Degree classes are scheduled for evenings and weekends to allow students to further their education while maintaining current employment.

Students acquire:

• Technical business skills through their subject specific studies;
• General success skills through their employability skills studies; and
• A better understanding of human society and how to contribute to it through liberal education studies.

Some unique features of this program are:

• Practicums, learning partnerships with business, applied projects and assignments and ongoing work experience;
• Full block transfer of credits from recognized college and university programs;
• Focus on management of small to medium sized businesses, entrepreneurial management and management of service sector enterprises;
• Exit / re-entry flexibility, where a student can complete the program at their own pace. This allows for changing outside-of-school time requirements and does not lock a student into a rigid program structure and timeframe;
• Professional development for individuals seeking higher level training.

Options: Regular and Co-op Mode

Students may graduate from either the regular Bachelor of Business Administration degree mode or the optional Co-operative Education mode. Students applying for Co-op must complete all prescribed courses with a cumulative GPA of a least 3.0.

In order to receive a Co-operative Education designation, the following criteria must be met in addition to the 120 credit hours of course work:

• Satisfactory completion of two four-month work terms.

Please contact the Chair of the Accounting Programs for more information on the Co-op option.

Career Opportunities

In Canada, a degree is now a mandatory prerequisite to the awarding of an accounting designation. Similar requirements are being implemented in other countries that have professional governing bodies.

In the past few years BC has experienced an employment growth rate of over 40% for auditors, accountants and investment professionals. By 2005 industry analysts project in excess of 9500 job opportunities in the accounting and finance areas. Similar trends are evident throughout Canada and the United States.

Admission Requirements

Students enter the program in the third year, upon completion of two years of study. The admission requirements are met by one of the following:

• Completion of a business-related diploma from a recognized college or university, with a minimum of 60 credits, a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher, and a C+ or higher in accounting and statistics; or,
• Completion of 60 university transferable credits from any recognized college, including the six bridging courses, or transferable equivalents, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and with a C+ in Accounting and Statistics.
• Students with either a business diploma or 60 university transferable credits, including the six bridging courses, but who do not meet the GPA requirements or the C+ in Statistics and Accounting, may apply as a special entrant. These applicants must submit two business and/or personal references and resume. A short presentation may be required.

Note: A first year English course (excluding ENGL 0099 1099) is a requirement for graduation for all Kwantlen degrees. Entry into third and fourth year LBED courses require this as a prerequisite.

Prior Learning Assessment

Applicants, without 60 credits of formal education, but with significant experience or non-formal learning, may be able to obtain academic credits through Prior Learning Assessment. This assessment should be initiated at least six moths in advance. The BBA Program does not award PLA credit for bridging courses or entry requirements. Students must contact the relevant department directly. (e.g. a student desiring PLA credit for BUSI 1210 - Essentials of Management must contact the Business Management Department directly.)

Content

Within the context of the liberal education outcomes, all degrees require at least 18 credits in liberal education:

• three credits of first year English
• three credits of third or fourth year liberal education course(s)
• nine credits of liberal education from outside the core discipline(s) of the degree

These 18 credits may include up to six credits of liberal education from courses or parts of courses from within the core discipline(s) of the degree as adjudicated by the Liberal Education Curriculum Committee.

The degree program will require 120 credit hours of post-secondary courses. This includes the initial two years of post-secondary education equal to 60 credit hours.

Year one and two

Successful completion of two years' post-secondary studies.

e.g.

1. A business-related diploma such as Kwantlen's Accounting Diploma, Business Administration Diploma, Business Management Diploma, Commerce Diploma, Computer Information Systems Diploma, General Business Studies Diploma or, Marketing Management Diploma.

2. A non-Business Diploma, Applied Business Diploma, Associate Degrees or equivalents including the following bridging courses.

Bridging Program Courses

Students who do not have a two-year business related diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution are required to complete six "bridging" courses. Students do not have to repeat any courses they have already taken, including equivalent courses from other institutions. All of these courses are widely offered at Kwantlen.

BUSI 1210 Essentials of Management

or

BUSI 1215 Organizational Behaviour

ACCT 2293 Introductory Financial Accounting

MRKT 1199 Introduction to Marketing

CBSY 1105 Introductory Microcomputer Applications

ACCT 1230 Business Statistics

ECON 1150 Principles of Microeconomics

Years three and four

Students are able to enter and exit the final two years of the program as their needs change. The course prefixes represents the general focus of the course, with ENTR meaning a concentration on entrepreneurial skills and LBED showing liberal education courses. Each course will also have employability skill development as part of the curriculum. All courses are three credit hours unless otherwise noted.

Sample Program

While not mandatory, students intending to complete the BBA in a two year time frame are strongly urged to adhere to a program similar t the one listed below. Several courses (e.g. ENTR 3110, ENTR 3140 and others) are prerequisites and must be successfully completed before a student will be admitted to other courses. As well, some courses are not offered every term and / or during evenings and / or on all campuses. Please consult an Educational Advisor, and / or Admissions for more details.

Year 3 - fall Term

ENTR 3120 Managerial Accounting

ENTR 3140 Entrepreneurial Marketing

ENTR 3500 Professional Business Communication

LBED 3310 Power Relationships I

Year 3 - spring Term

ENTR 3170 Entrepreneurial Finance

ENTR 3110 Applied Organizational Behaviour

ENTR 3160 Information Technology for Business

ENTR 3033 Business Ethics (May be used towards LBED elective requirement. Students may choose to take an alternate LBED elective instead)

Year 3 - Summer Term

ENTR 3150 Business Economics

ENTR 3130 Production and Operations Management

LBED 3311 Power Relationships II

Year 4 - fall Term

ENTR 4110 Business Leadership

ENTR 4140 Entrepreneurial Sales and Customer Service

ENTR 4200 Business Strategy

LBED 4900 Community Involvement and Contribution

Year 4 - spring Term

ENTR 4120 Human Resource Management

ENTR 4250 Entrepreneurial Leadership Practicum (6 credit hours)

ENTR 4300 Entrepreneurial Management for Service Companies

One LBED Elective

Important Note: Courses for the BBA are typically offered Monday through Thursday evenings between 1600 to 1900 and 1900 to 2200. Some courses may also be available on Saturdays from 0900 to 1200 and 1300 to 1600. All courses are not offered at all times or campuses. Please ensure your work and personal schedules can accommodate these times prior to committing to the program.

Graduation

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

Bachelor of Business Administration - Open University (OU)

Transfer program to Open University

Description

Kwantlen business diploma graduates have the option of pursuing the Open University's Bachelor of Business Administration. Kwantlen students who complete a business diploma in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Commerce, General Business Studies, or Marketing Management are eligible for a block transfer of up to 60 credits toward the OU degree. Students who complete a business diploma in Computer Information Systems are eligible for a block transfer of up to 45 credits.

Content

To be eligible for the full block transfer of 60 credits toward the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Program, graduates must meet the following requirements:

• an appropriate Kwantlen University College Business diploma
• a minimum GPA of 2.67 (70%)
• a minimum grade of 60% for courses in introductory economics and statistics
• completion of specific course requirements within the diploma program
• completion of the diploma program within the last seven years.

Who to Contact (at Open Learning)

Contact the Open Learning Agency's Educational Access Services at 604.431.3300 or 1.800.663.9711.