Academic Calendar 2024-25

Nov 21, 2024

Academic Calendar 2024-25

Business Administration - Accounting (Bachelor’s Degree)

Total Credits:	120+
Credential:	Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Program Code:	BUS.ACCT.BDEG
CIP:	52.0201

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Major provides students with a solid foundation in business while specializing in accounting principles and practices to prepare for the challenging, lucrative career in the highly dynamic fields of accounting, finance and assurance.

The program includes all the prerequisite courses to enter directly into the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Professional Program (PEP).

Students can enroll in the program on a full-time and a part-time basis. This feature recognizes and accommodates the many accounting students who are attempting to obtain a degree while maintaining a full or part time job.

Applied, experiential learning is an important and integrated part of the program. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities available to them to participate in an optional applied work experience during their program of study. This work experience may be recognized as part of the professional bodies’ own practical work experience requirement.

Students prepare for immediate employment in an accounting position in business or government and for further study at the graduate level. The graduates’ employment skills will relate directly to the following occupations: Business Consultants, Controllers, Corporate Accountants, Financial Analysts, Financial Planners, Financial Managers, Management Accountants, Internal Auditors, External Auditors, Public Accountants, Treasurers, Asset Managers, and Business Owners. The ultimate employment destinations for graduates include private practice, business, crown corporations, and government agencies.

Admissions

One of:

C+ in English 12
C in English 12 Camosun Alternative

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the learner will be able to

Analyze financial information using specialized knowledge gained in the fields of financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and taxation
Demonstrate the ability to understand the other functional areas of business (for example: human resources; marketing; finance; information technology and operations), and be able to apply, integrate and evaluate the relationships between these areas and accounting
Synthesize and use financial information in the context of broad-based business information to assess complex problems and cases
Understand the components of and be able to produce clearly written reports, business plans, financial statements and other documents
Evaluate problems and information in a broader environment encompassing the social and political contexts in which organizational decisions are made
Analyze the fit between ethical principles and ethical practice
Integrate learning from various fields of accounting and other business functions through applied learning experiences in the classroom and/or work-integrated learning

Curriculum

Year One

All of:

ACCT 110 - Financial Accounting 1 Credits: 3
ACCT 111 - Financial Accounting 2 Credits: 3
BUS 130 - Business Communications Credits: 3
BUS 140 - Business Info Technology Credits: 3
BUS 145 - Business Data Analysis Credits: 3
BUS 150 - Introduction to Management Credits: 3
ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
FIN 110 - Fundamentals of Finance Credits: 3
MARK 110 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3

One of:

ENGL 151 - Academic Writing Strategies Credits: 3
ENGL 161 - Literary Genres Credits: 3
ENGL 163 - Intro to Literary Traditions Credits: 3
ENGL 164 - Indigenous Literature Credits: 3

Year Two

All of:

ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting 3 Credits: 3
ACCT 211 - Financial Accounting 4 Credits: 3
ACCT 220 - Management Cost Accounting 1 Credits: 3
ACCT 240 - Taxation 1 Credits: 3
BUS 230 - Business Statistics Credits: 3
BUS 276 - Business Law Credits: 3
ECON 104 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
FIN 210 - Corporate Finance Credits: 3

One of:

BUS 231 - Quantitative Methods Credits: 3
Any university transferable Mathematics (MATH) course Credits: 3

One of:

BUS 241 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
FIN 220 - Investments 1 Credits: 3

Year Three

All of:

ACCT 310 - Financial Accounting 5 Credits: 3
ACCT 320 - Management Cost Accounting 2 Credits: 3
ACCT 375 - Taxation 2 Credits: 3
ACCT 380 - Auditing 1 Credits: 3
PHIL 330 - Ethics in Business Credits: 3
Any university transferable Mathematics (MATH) course Credits: 3
Any two (2) electives Credits: 6 ***

One of:

Any 200-level or higher Finance (FIN) course Credits: 3
Any 200-level or higher Economics (ECON) course Credits: 3

One of:

Any 200-level or higher Social Sciences course Credits: 3 *
Any 200-level or higher Humanities course Credits: 3 **

Year Four

All of:

ACCT 400 - Accounting Theory Credits: 3
ACCT 420 - Management Cost Accounting 3 Credits: 3
ACCT 480 - Applied Professional Practice Credits: 3
Any four (4) electives Credits: 12 ***

Three of:

ACCT 330 - Government & NPO Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 340 - Fraud Awareness Credits: 3
ACCT 385 - Internal Auditing Credits: 3
ACCT 390 - Advanced Auditing Credits: 3
ACCT 475 - Advanced Taxation Credits: 3
BUS 450 - International Management Credits: 3
FIN 310 - Advanced Finance Credits: 3

Note:

* Not including Economics (ECON) courses

** Including English courses

*** Elective Guidelines - Six Elective Courses:

One (1) Elective: Any 100 or higher level Approved Course
Two (2) Electives: Any non-School of Business Approved Course 100 level or higher
Three (3) Electives: Any non-School of Business Approved Course 200 level or higher or Any School of Business Course 200 level of higher

UT Math: Two university transfer Math courses are required & BUS 231 counts as one of them.

Exceptions

Students may only use one of two or more courses with equivalent content and different names for credit towards completion of program credential.
Courses NOT acceptable as elective credit toward the Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting program:
- ACCT 207 - Managerial Accounting (formerly ACCT 140, ACCT 230, ACCT 255)
- ECON 102 - The Canadian Economy
- FIN 230 - Financial Planning 1
- FIN 231 - Financial Planning 2
- PADM 230 - Public Finance in Canada
- ENGL 103 - Preparatory Academic Writing
- ENGL 104 - Preparatory English Literature
- ENGL 142 - Academic/Professional English
- ELD 103 - Preparatory Academic Writing
- ELD 104 - Preparatory English Literature

Some additional courses are not acceptable as elective credit toward the degree. All electives should be chosen in consultation with the Department Chair or an Academic Advisor.

Credit to the accounting BBA may be obtained for only one of a pair or group of courses identified as having content that has significant overlap. Examples are:
- ACCT 250 and ABT 281
- BUS 143 and BUS 242
- BUS 290H and BUS 290
- ECON 212 and BUS 460
- MATH 100 and MATH 108
- MATH 105, and MATH 107 , and MATH 115
- STAT 116 and BUS 230
- MATH 126 and MATH 222
- SFL 300 and BUS 214
- SFL 310 and PHIL 330
- BSYS 494 and BUS 220

There may be other examples. Please consult with the Department Chair or Academic Advisor for more information.

Optional Program Credential Designation

Cooperative Education

All of:

BUS 101 - Co-operative Work Experience 1 Credits: 6
BUS 201 - Co-operative Work Experience 2 Credits: 6
BUS 301 - Co-operative Work Experience 3 Credits: 6
CDEV WPS - Workplace Preparation Skills Credits: 0

Optional:

BUS 401 - Co-operative Work Experience 4 Credits: 6

Note:

A student who does not successfully complete three (3) Cooperative Work Experience courses will not qualify for a Cooperative Education Designation; however, the student will qualify for an Internship Designation if they have successfully completed a minimum of one (1) Cooperative Work Experience Course.

Internship

All of:

BUS 102 - Internship Work Experience 1 Credits: 6
CDEV WPS - Workplace Preparation Skills Credits: 0

Optional:

BUS 202 - Internship Work Experience 2 Credits: 6

Program Participation Requirements

Many first year Business courses require Math as a prerequisite (e.g. “C” in Pre-calculus 11, Foundations of Math 11, MATH 073 , MATH 077 , MATH 137, or “C+” in MATH 072 , MATH 075 , or MATH 135). Students may enter this program without Math but please note, students must complete one of the Math courses as listed above or successfully complete Camosun’s Math assessment in or before their first semester of study.

Program Completion Requirements

Residency Requirement: A minimum of 20 courses must be taken at Camosun including ACCT 480 and at least seven (7) 300-level or higher Accounting (ACCT) courses.
To qualify for a BBA - Accounting credential, a student must complete all required program courses and electives, and achieve an overall cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (‘C+’).