Regulations effective September 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
There are two routes to the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) Finance Major:
Students presenting two-year college diplomas in business (or a closely related field) from an accredited college or technical institute will receive 60 credits of block transfer award toward the first two years of the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) Finance Major, except students from Ontario colleges, who will receive 45 credits. These students must complete additional credits in non-Business and 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 66 credits towards this degree program. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University.
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-Holder Route. All diplomas presented must be approved for credit by Athabasca University.
For more information on the status of this program, contact Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business at 800.468.6531, or email.
Our online program plans can assist you in selecting the courses needed to fulfill your program requirements.
Counselling Services offers an assessment website, Mapping Your Future. Athabasca University has developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.
Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.
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.
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 Finance 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, including ADMN 404, must be obtained through Athabasca University 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 |
AU-approved college diploma
| ACCT 355 | Cost Analysis | (3) |
| ACCT 356 | Strategic and Competitive Analysis | (3) |
| CMIS 351 | Management Information Systems | (3) |
| FNCE 370 | Overview of Corporate Finance | (3) |
| MATH 244 | Business Mathematics or |
(3) |
| MATH 260 | Calculus for Social Sciences and Economics* * Recommended for students who wish to pursue 400-level FNCE or 400-level MGSC courses. or |
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| MATH 265 | Introduction to Calculus I or |
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| MATH 270 | Linear Algebra I | |
| MGSC 312 | Statistics for Business and Economics II | (3) |
| MGSC 368 | Introduction to Production and Operations Management or |
(3) |
| MGSC 369 | Service Operations Management | |
| MKTG 396 | Introduction to Marketing | (3) |
| ADMN 404 | Capstone I: Strategic Management* | (3) |
| *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. |
| ECON 385 | Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions | (3) |
| ECON 476 | International Finance | (3) |
| FNCE 401 | Investments | (3) |
| FNCE 403 | Derivatives and Risk Management | (3) |
| FNCE 405 | Empirical Finance | (3) |
| FNCE 470 | Portfolio Management | (3) |
| MGSC 405 | Quantitative Approaches to Decision Making | (3) |
| Any senior level Economics (ECON) or Finance (FNCE) courses not obtained as a core course. | (3) |
| Senior (300/400) level Business and Administrative Studies credits | (3) |
Senior (300/400) level Non "Business and Administrative Studies" credits* *PHIL 333 Professional Ethics or PHIL 337 Business Ethics is strongly recommended if not already taken with diploma. |
(6) |
| ACCT 253 | Introductory Financial Accounting | (3) |
| ADMN 232 | Introduction to Management | (3) |
| ADMN 233 | Writing in Organizations | (3) |
| CMIS 245 | Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows) | (3) |
| COMM 243 |
or |
(3) |
| COMM 277 | Group Communication | |
| ECON 247 | Microeconomics | (3) |
| ECON 248 | Macroeconomics | (3) |
| LGST 369 | Commercial Law |
(3) |
| MGSC 301 | Statistics for Business and Economics I* * strongly recommended or |
(3) |
| MATH 215 | Introduction to Statistics or |
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| MATH 216 | Computer-oriented Approach to Statistics | |
| ORGB 364 | Organizational Behaviour | (3) |
| NOTE: And the required and option courses in the Business-Field Diploma-Holder Route list. |
Information effective Sept. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018.
Updated December 12 2018 by laurab
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