Undergraduate Program Calendar 2009|10

Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) Financial Services Major


Regulations effective September 1, 2009

There are two routes to the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) Financial Services Major: 1. Business-Field Diploma Route Students presenting two-year college diplomas in business (or a closely related field) will receive 60 credits of block transfer award toward the first two years of the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) General degree, except students from Ontario colleges, who will receive 45 credits. These students must complete additional credits in non-Administrative Studies courses to reach the 60-credit requirement. Ontario students with approved three-year diplomas in business or a closely related field will receive a block transfer award of up to 75 credits towards this degree program. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University. 2. Non Business-Field Diploma Route Those students holding an AU-approved two- or three-year professional diploma in a non-business field from an accredited college or technical institute may receive a block transfer award for their diploma of between 30 and 60 credits towards this degree program. The minimum block transfer award for an AU-approved diploma is 30 credits. Students must also complete the required courses (30 credits), and the required and options courses in the Business-Field Diploma Route. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University. To graduate, 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. Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment. 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 website, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University." To the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) General Regulations


	Program Structure

	Total credits in the program	120


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

	Block transfer credit for Ontario two-year business diploma	45

	Block transfer credit for Ontario three-year business diploma	up to 66

	Required credits (Years 3 and 4)	27

	Required Financial Services Major credits	21

	A minimum of 12 Business and Administrative Studies credits must be at the 400 level (including ADMN 404).	12

	Residency requirement: A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University, including ADMN 404, in Years 3 and 4.	30

	Graduation with Distinction or Great Distinction. At least 24 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University in order to be considered.	24

	Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition credits	9




	Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)


	AU-approved college diploma



	Years 3 and 4 (60 credits)




	1. BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA ROUTE


	Required Courses (27 credits)



ACCT 355	Cost Analysis	(3)
ACCT 356	Strategic and Competitive Analysis	(3)
ADMN 404	Strategic Management*	(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 244	Business Mathematics or
MATH 260	Calculus for Social Sciences and Economics or
MATH 265	Introduction to Calculus I* * Recommended for students who wish to pursue 400-level FNCE or 400-level MGSC courses. or
MATH 270	Linear Algebra 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)



	Financial Services Major Core Courses (21 credits)



ECON 385	Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions	(3)
ECON 476	International Finance	(3)
FNCE 401	Investments	(3)
FNCE 403	Risk Management	(3)
FNCE 405	Empirical Finance	(3)
FNCE 470	Portfolio Management	(3)
MGSC 405	Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making	(3)



	Financial Services Major Electives (Select 3 credits from the following courses)


	Any senior level Economics (ECON) or Finance (FNCE) courses not obtained as a core course.	(3)

	Other Options (9 credits)


1.	Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level	(3)

2.	Non-Business and Administrative Studies credits at the senior (300 or 400) level	(6)




	2. NON BUSINESS-FIELD DIPLOMA ROUTE



	Required Courses (30 credits)



ACCT 253	Introductory Financial Accounting	(3)
ADMN 232	Administrative Principles	(3)
ADMN 233	Writing in Organizations	(3)
CMIS 311	Supporting End-User Computing or	(3)
CMIS 245	Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)* *strongly recommended or
COMP	any junior (200) or senior (300/400) level COMP course
COMM 329	The Practice of Interpersonal Communications	(3)
ECON 247	Microeconomics	(3)
ECON 248	Macroeconomics	(3)
LGST 369	Commercial Law	(3)
MGSC 301	Statistics for Business and Economics I* *strongly recommended or
MATH 215	Introduction to Statistics or
MATH 216	Computer-Oriented Approach to Statistics	(3)
ORGB 364	Organizational Behaviour	(3)

	NOTE: And all courses listed in the Business-Field Diploma Route list.


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