Bachelor of Business Administration
- Accounting or Financial Services and Administration

Douglas College offers a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with specialties in Accounting or Financial Services and Administration. The degree is designed for individuals with a recognized two-year post-secondary diploma who wish to continue with further studies or high school graduates who may wish to pursue a bachelor’s degree. The need for this degree is dictated by the increasing regulatory and compliance requirements in the financial management field. The Accounting major prepares individuals for jobs in general accounting, auditing and tax, leading to professional designations such as CGA, CA and CMA. The Financial Services and Administration major prepares individuals for jobs in banking, securities and investments fields leading to professional designations such as CFP (Certified Financial Planner), PFP (Personal Financial Planner), AICB (Associate, Institute of Canadian Bankers), and CIM (Canadian Investment Manager) and securities brokerage.  The degree covers sufficient material and knowledge for those students who may wish to consider taking the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) qualifying exams. The degree builds on the two-year diploma and is designed to provide bridging facilities for those graduates who do not have the accounting or business background. Both specialties offer a number of elective courses as well as practical work experience. With a full-time course load, most students with a 2-year college diploma can complete the degree in two years. Students starting with a high school diploma can complete the degree requirements in 4 years. Students who complete the first 2 years of the degree track and wish to exit the program may apply for a 2-year college diploma.

Department Website

For an overview of this program, including faculty listings and frequently asked questions plus other resources, visit the departmental website.

Career Opportunities

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting prepares individuals for careers in the following areas:

• Professional accountancy – CMA, CGA, CA
• Cost or financial accountancy
• Budgets and treasury analysis
• Income tax preparation
• Financial analysis
• Financial management (personal finance)
• Financial management (corporate finance)

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Financial Services and Administration  prepares individuals for careers in the following areas:

• Professional financial advisor – CFP, PFP, AICB, CIM, CFA
• Financial analysis
• Financial management (personal finance)
• Financial management (corporate finance)
• Banking and financial services
• Investments and securities, brokerage
• Credit management and collections
• Commercial lending and credit analysis
• Loan administration and mortgage lending
• Personal portfolio administration
• Trade settlement and reconciliation
• Stockholder or client services

Also leading to designations in:

• Fellow Credit Institute Program (FCI)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
• Certified Financial Management (CFM)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Professional Purchaser (CPP)
• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)

Location and Course Schedule

Courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration are offered at the New Westminster Campus. Besides “regular” time slots, courses are also scheduled in the late afternoons, evenings and Saturdays.

Intake Dates/Application Deadlines

**Application deadlines may be extended.

The Winter (January) application deadline is October 31.

The Summer/Fall application deadline is March 1.

Students who are currently registered at Douglas College and wish to apply for the Bachelor of Business Administration will be required to reapply for admission by the date indicated above.

EARLY ADMISSION

Although application and document deadlines may be identified for this program, we encourage all applicants to apply early and to submit all supporting documentation as early as possible. Those applicants who apply early and submit all documents early may be offered early admission. International applicants are advised to apply well in advance of the deadline to allow time for processing.

Other Information

This program offers free information sessions.

Admission Requirements for Students Applying with a High School Diploma:

1. Applicants must meet the Douglas College existing general admission requirements;
2. Applicants must have a minimum of “C” in Grade 12 English and “C” in Grade 11 Principles of Mathematics.”

PLEASE NOTE:

Bridging Courses for Applicants with a 2-year College Diploma

Many diploma graduates entering into the third year of the BBA program will need to take additional courses or “bridging courses.”  Many of the courses in Years One and Two are prerequisites for third- and fourth-year courses.  Contact the appropriate BBA Coordinator to review your program plans.

Admission Requirements for Students with a Relevant 2-year College Diploma:

1. A relevant two-year post secondary diploma or equivalent with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3. All applicants must meet this admission requirement.
2. Students applying for the Accounting Option require a grade of "C" or better in all the prerequisites for ACCT 4510, ACCT 4520, ACCT 4750 and ACCT 4850.

Contact Persons

For more information please contact:
Bill Archibald (Financial Services & Administration)
E-mail: archibaldw@douglas.bc.ca
Phone: 604-527-5059

Elizabeth Hicks (Accounting)
E-mail: hicksl@douglas.bc.ca
Phone: 604-527-5457
OR
the Faculty of Commerce & Business Administration field office at 604-527-5460.

Program Content

Major: Accounting

Major: Financial Services and Administration

BBA Degree:
Major: Accounting

Year 1 - Semester I

ACCT 1235	Principles of Accounting I and II (or ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 - See Note 1 below)	3
BUSN 1210	Management Essentials	3
FINC 1231	Commercial & Financial Mathematics	3
CSIS 1110	Introduction to Computers	3
CMNS 1115	Practical Writing	3
		15

Year 1 - Semester II

ACCT 1222	Computer Applications for Accounting	3
BUSN 2429	Business Statistics I	3
CSIS 2200	Systems Analysis and Design	3
ENGL 1130	Academic Writing	3
SOSC 2140 or BUSN 3310	Behaviour in Organizations or Organizational Management Skills	3
		15

Year 2 - Semester III

ACCT 2310	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACCT 2320	Introductory Management Accounting I	3
ECON 1150	Principles of Microeconomics	3
FINC 2340	Fundamentals of Financial Management	3
MARK 1120	Introductory Marketing	3
		15

Year 2 - Semester IV

ACCT 2410	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACCT 2420	Intermediate Management Accounting	3
BUSN 4420	Commercial Law (or BUSN 1320 and BUSN 2420 - See note 1 below)	3
BUSN 2275	Business Strategy and Simulation	3
ECON 1250	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
		15

Diploma Exit:

Year 3 – Semester V

ACCT 3370	Income Tax I	3
BUSN 3431	Business Statistics II	3
CMNS 1000 level	Elective (see list)	3
FINC 3000/4000	Elective (see list)	3
3000/4000 Level	Open Elective	3
		15

Year 3 – Semester VI

ACCT 3470	Income Tax II	3
* ACCT 4510	Advanced Financial Accounting	3
BUSN 3401	Principles of International Business	3
PHIL 1000 level	Elective (see list)	3
1000 to 4000 level	Elective (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
		15

Year 4 – Semester VII

* ACCT 4520	Advanced Management Accounting	3
* ACCT 4750	Auditing	3
BUSN 4490	Applied Legal and Social Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives	3
ECON 2000/3000	Elective (see list)	3
1000 to 4000 level	Elective (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
		15

Year 4 – Semester VIII

* ACCT 4850	Accounting Theory	3
BUSN 3380	Operations Management	3
BUSN 4275	Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis	3
3000/4000 level	Open Elective	3
3000/4000 level	Elective (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
BUSN 4500	Career and Portfolio Development - Cumulative Credit: Exit Requirement for DEGREE	1.5
		16.5

* NOTE courses marked with an asterisk (*) require a minimum "C" grade in all prerequisites

Notes:

1. Students taking ACCT 1110 & ACCT 1210 instead of ACCT 1235, and BUSN 1320 & BUSN 2420 instead of BUSN 4420 may accrue 127.5 credit hours (including the exit requirement of BUSN 4500 Career and Portfolio Development) for graduation.

2. . Please note that electives outside of ACCT, BUSN, FINC, and MARK include any college credit course such as BIOL, CRIM, CSIS, ECON, ENGL, HIST, MODL, MATH, PHIL or PSYC. For assistance in selecting electives, please contact the BBA Degree Coordinator.

Degree Program Requirements BBA - Accounting Major Electives: One Communications Elective You must choose from the following list:
CMNS 1125			Oral Presentations
CMNS 1216			Interpersonal Skills for the Workplace
CMNS 1217			Multicultural Interpersonal Workplace Communication
CMNS 1316			Advanced Interpersonal Training in Conflict Resolution
One Economics Elective You must choose from the following list:
ECON 2350			Managerial Economics
ECON 2408			Money and Banking
ECON 3450			Intermediate Macroeconomics
One Finance Elective You must choose from the following list:
FINC 3305			International Financial Management
FINC 3360			Case Studies in Financial Management
FINC 3350			Canadian Securities
FINC 3390			Security Analysis
FINC 4300			Professional Financial Management
FINC 4350			Wealth Management Techniques
FINC 4340			Investment Management Techniques
FINC 4360			Portfolio Management Techniques
One Philosophy Elective
You must choose from the following list:
PHIL 1102			Values and Contemporary Thinking
PHIL 1122			Business Ethics
PHIL 1123			Environmental Ethics
PHIL 1151			Society and the Individual
Three Non-Business Electives
Two 1000 to 4000 level courses and one 3000 to 4000 level course outside of ACCT, BUSN, FINC or MARK
Two Open Electives
Two 3000 / 4000 level courses – any area
Please check the specific course prerequisites in the on-line calendar. *Either PHIL 1102 or PHIL 1122 is one of the pre-requisites for BUSN 4490

 

BBA Degree:
Major: Financial Services and Administration

YEAR 1 – Semester I

ACCT 1235	Principles of Accounting I and II (or ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 see note #1 below)	3
FINC 1231	Commercial & Financial Mathematics	3
CSIS 1110	Introduction to Computers	3
ECON 1150	Principles of Microeconomics	3
CMNS 1115	Practical Writing	3
		15

YEAR 1 – Semester II

ECON 1250	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
BUSN 1210	Management Essentials	3
MARK 1120	Introductory Marketing	3
BUSN 2275	Business Strategy and Simulation	3
1000/2000 Level	Open Elective	3
		15

YEAR 2 – Semester III

ACCT 2315 or ACCT 2320	Management Accounting or Introductory Management Accounting	3
ACCT 2410	Intermediate Accounting II	3
BUSN 2429	Business Statistics I	3
CSIS 2200	Systems Analysis and Design	3
ECON 2408	Money and Banking	3
		15

YEAR 2 – Semester IV

MARK 2150	Personal Selling	3
BUSN 3310	Organization Management Skills	3
FINC 2340	Fundamentals of Financial Management	3
PHIL 1122	Business Ethics	3
ENGL 1130	Academic Writing or UT English course ENGL 1102, ENGL 1106, ENGL 1107, ENGL 1114, ENGL 1150	3
		15

Diploma Exit: Entry into the BBA Degree Stream

Year 3 – Semester V

ACCT 3370	Income Tax I	3
BUSN 4420	Commercial Law (or BUSN 1320 and BUSN 2420 - see note #1 below)	3
BUSN 3431	Business Statistics II	3
ECON 3450	Intermediate Economics	3
3000/4000 Level	Elective (see note #2 below)	3
		15

Year 3 – Semester VI

FINC 3370	Financial Intermediation and Capital Markets	3
FINC 3390 or FINC 3350	Security Analysis or Canadian Securities	3
BUSN 3401	Principles of International Business	3
1000 to 4000 Level	Elective (see note 3) (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
MARK 3500	Marketing of Financial Services	3
		15

Year 4 – Semester VII

BUSN 4275	Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis	3
FINC 3305	International Financial Management	3
FINC 4300	Professional Financial Management	3
3000/4000 Level	Elective (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
1000 to 4000 Level	Elective (see note 3) (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
		15

Year 4 – Semester VIII

FINC 4340	Investment Management Techniques	3
FINC 4350	Wealth Management	3
FINC 4360	Portfolio Management Techniques	3
BUSN 4490	Applied Legal and Social Decision Making for Managers, Professionals and Executives	3
1000 to 4000 Level	Elective (see note 3) (outside of accounting, business, finance and marketing)	3
BUSN 4500	Career and Portfolio Development Exit Requirement: Cumulative Credit: DEGREE EXIT REQUIREMENT	1.5
		16.5

Notes:

1. Please note that ACCT 1235 is an intensive 3-credit course with prerequisites of English 12 and Math 12, both with a grade of “B” or better. Students may take ACCT 1110 & ACCT 1210 instead of ACCT 1235; they may also take BUSN 1320 & BUSN 2420 instead of BUSN 4420. Such students will accrue up to 127.5 (instead of 121.5) credits for graduation.

2. Choose from the list of electives (see below).

3. Please note that electives are outside of ACCT, BUSN, FINC, and MARK but include any college credit course such as BIOL, CRIM, ENGL, HIST, MODL, MATH or PSYC. For assistance in selecting electives, please contact the BBA Degree Coordinator.

Choose from this list of 1000/2000 Level Elective Courses:

ANTH 1100 Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology

CMNS 1125 Oral Presentations

CMNS 1217 Multicultural Interpersonal Workplace Communications (highly recommended)

GEOG 1100 Human Geography

GEOG 1130 Human Impact on Environment

HIST 1114 Canada After Confederation

PHIL 1102 Values and Contemporary Issues

PHIL 1122 Business Ethics

POLI 1100 Politics and Ethics

POLI 1102 Introduction to Canadian Government (highly recommended)

PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology

SOCI 1125 Social Processes

SOCI 1145 Canadian Society

Open Elective 3000/4000 Level

MARK 3340 Promotional Strategy

MARK 3360 Database Marketing

MARK 3441 Marketing Research

MARK 4440 Marketing Management

Or others listed below

Elective 3000/4000 Level outside of accounting, business, finance, and marketing

CRIM 3335 Human Rights and Civil Liberties

ECON 3300 North American International Trade

PHIL 3320 Ethics

PHIL 3350 Philosophy of Mind

PSYC 3304 Health Psychology

PSYC 3308 History of Psychology

PSYC 3320 Child Development

PSYC 3321 Adolescent Psychology

PSYC 3330 Intro to Social Psychology

PSYC 3331 Personality Psychology

PSYC 3342 Child Psychopathology

SOCI 3345 Aging as a Social Process