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Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) - Accounting Major


Regulations effective June 1, 2003 Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment. New program effective June 1, 2003.

Students with approved college diplomas in business or a closely related field will receive a block transfer award of 60 credits towards the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) -Accounting degree, except students with 2-year diplomas from approved Ontario colleges who will receive 45 credits (exception effective Jan. 1, 2004). These students must complete additional credits in non-Administrative Studies courses to complete the first 60 credits of the program. Students must have a weighted average of at least 1.7 across all courses taken at Athabasca University towards a Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) degree in order to graduate. For more information on the status of this program, contact Athabasca University School of Business at 800.468.6531, or e-mail. 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."


	Program Requirements

	Total credits in the program	120

	Block transfer credit for 2-year business diploma (excluding Ontario 2-year business diploma)	60

	Block transfer credit for Ontario 2-year business diploma (effective Jan. 1, 2004)	45

	Block transfer credit for Ontario 3-year business diploma	66

	Required credits (Years 3 and 4)	27

	Required Accounting Major credits	15


	Options

	Accounting Major credits	9

	Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level	3

	Non-Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level	6

	Minimum Athabasca University credits (including ADMN 404) in Years 3 and 4	30

	Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition credits	9



	Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)


	Approved college diploma


	Years 3 and 4 (60 credits)


	Required Courses (27 credits)


ACCT 355	Cost Analysis	(3)
ACCT 356	Strategic and Competitive Analysis	(3)
ADMN 404	Business Policy*	(3)
*	Must be taken through AU. Students are strongly recommended to take ADMN 404 as one of their last courses in the program.
CMIS 351	Management Information Systems	(3)
FNCE 370	Overview of Corporate Finance	(3)
MATH 265	Introduction to Calculus I	(3)
MGSC 312	Statistics for Business and Economics II	(3)
MGSC 368	Introduction to Production and Operations Management or
MGSC 369	Service Operations Management	(3)
MKTG 396	Introduction to Marketing	(3)



	Accounting Major Core Courses (15 credits)


ACCT 351	Intermediate Financial Accounting I	(3)
ACCT 352	Intermediate Financial Accounting II	(3)
ACCT 460	Principles of Auditing	(3)
TAXX 301	Introduction to Income Taxation	(3)


	And one of the following


FNCE 401	Investments or
FNCE 403	Risk Management (in development)



	Accounting Major Electives (Select 9 credits from the following courses)

	Any senior (300 or 400) level accounting (ACCT), taxation (TAXX), or finance (FNCE) courses, not included in above


CMIS 455	Accounting Information Systems	(3)



	Other Options (9 credits)

1.	Administrative Studies at senior (300 or 400) level	(3)

2.	Non-Administrative Studies at senior (300 or 400) level	(6)


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