Bachelor of Commerce
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Regulations
effective June 1, 2003
Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time
of their enrolment.
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The Bachelor of Commerce degree is offered by Athabasca
University School of Business, 800.468.6531, or e-mail. This program is designed for students
seeking a rigorous, technically based business degree comparable
in content to most Bachelor of Commerce degrees in Canada. Courses
in all core business areas are required, including marketing, statistics,
financial accounting, management accounting, finance, economics,
information systems, strategic management, organization behaviour,
and commercial law.
All students in the Bachelor of Commerce program
will complete a common set of core courses in Years 1 and 2, and
also in Years 3 and 4. The core courses are the same for the regular
Bachelor of Commerce degree and the recently introduced e-Commerce
major and the new major in Accounting. The e-Commerce major is
intended for students with a career focus in the areas of e-Commerce
and
management information systems, and is delivered using online systems.
The new major in Accounting
is designed for students wishing to pursue an accounting career,
and offers flexibility and generous transfer arrangements to meet
professional accounting association requirements. Students will
focus on financial, management and taxation accounting, along with
auditing and accounting information systems.
Athabasca University advisors have developed a program plan to assist you.
Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, "Mapping
Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University."
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Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting Major
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Bachelor of Commerce: e-Commerce Major |
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Enrolment
Restriction
Students holding a degree in administration,
business, commerce or management; or a degree with a major, concentration,
or any equivalency programs from Athabasca University or another
university will not be accepted
into the Bachelor of Commerce General Program, Accounting Major, or e-Commerce Major.
B. Comm Second Undergraduate
Degree
Students who hold a recognized university degree
may have their total Bachelor of Commerce program (i.e., 120 credits)
reduced by up to 60 credits, based on course work completed in
the first degree, which is applicable to the Bachelor of Commerce.
Regulations Governing all Bachelor of
Commerce
Students
Students must have a weighted average of at least
1.7 (60 percent) across all courses taken at Athabasca University
towards a Bachelor of Commerce degree in order to graduate.
Program Structure
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Total credits in the program |
120 |
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Required courses (Years 1 and 2) |
36 |
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Required courses (Years 3 and 4) |
24 |
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Options |
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Administrative Studies at junior (200) or senior
(300
or 400) level |
3 |
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Humanities, Science or Social Science at junior
(200) level
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9 |
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Humanities, Science or Social Science at senior
(300 or 400) level |
18 |
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Administrative Studies at senior (300 or 400)
level
with a minimum of
9 credits at 400 level |
30 |
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Maximum Prior Learning Assessment
and
Recognition credits
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21 |
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At least 30 credits must be
obtained through Athabasca University in Years 3 and 4, including
ADMN
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Years
1 and 2 (60 credits) |
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Required
Courses (36 credits)
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| ACCT 253 |
Introductory
Financial Accounting |
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| ACCT 355 |
Cost
Analysis |
(3) |
| ADMN 232 |
Administrative
Principles |
(3) |
| ADMN 233 |
Writing
in Organizations |
(3) |
| CMIS 311 |
Case Studies in Management Information Systems or |
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| CMIS 245 1. |
Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)*
*strongly recommended
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any junior (200) or senior (300/400) level COMP course
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| ECON 247 |
Microeconomics |
(3) |
| ECON 248 |
Macroeconomics |
(3) |
| LGST 369 |
Commercial
Law |
(3) |
| MATH 265 |
Introduction
to Calculus I
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(3) |
| MGSC 301 |
Statistics for Business and Economics I
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| MATH 215 |
Introduction to Statistics
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| MATH 216 |
Computer-Oriented Approach to Statistics |
(3) |
| MGSC 312 |
Statistics
for Business and Economics II |
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English (at the junior or senior level)
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(3) |
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Options* (24 credits) Administrative
Studies at the junior
(200)
or senior (300 or 400) level
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(3) |
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Humanities,
Science
or Social
Science at the
junior (200) level
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(9) |
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*A maximum of 3 credits in any area of study at the preparatory
(100) level can be taken in the above 12 credits. 2. |
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Humanities, Science or Social
Science
at the senior (300 or 400) level
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(12) |
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Years 3 and 4
(60 credits) |
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Required
Courses (24 credits)
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| ACCT 356 |
Strategic
and Competitive Analysis |
(3) |
| ADMN 404 |
Business
Policy* |
(3) |
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ADMN 404 must be taken with AU. Transfer
credit will not be awarded. ADMN 404 should be taken as the last course
in the program. |
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| CMIS 351 |
Management
Information Systems |
(3) |
| FNCE 370 |
Overview
of Corporate Finance |
(3) |
| MGSC 368 |
Introduction
to Production and Operations Management
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| MGSC 369 |
Service
Operations Management
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| MKTG 396 |
Introduction
to Marketing |
(3) |
| ORGB 364 |
Organizational
Behaviour |
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A senior (300 or 400) level Organizational
Behaviour course (other than ORGB 364)
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Options (36 credits)
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Humanities, Science or Social
Science at the
senior (300 or 400) level
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Administrative
Studies at the senior (300
or 400) level with a minimum of 9 credits
at
the 400 level
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(30) |
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Notes for Years 3 and 4 |
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A maximum of 30 credits at the 300
or 400 level can be transferred into the program (in addition to
the 60 first- and second-year credits).
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The above 30 transfer credits may
include a maximum of 9 credits from the core courses.
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No transfer credit will be accepted
for ADMN
404.
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Notes: |
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1. CMIS 245 added in March 2010 and grandfathered. |
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2. This change was made in Jan. 2010 and has been grandfathered. |
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