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Business Administration Diploma

The Business Administration Diploma prepares you for a wide array of employment opportunities in the world of business. The diploma consists of a common first year to give you a strong base in general business skills and knowledge. In the second year, specialize in one of the following areas:

  • Accounting- This specialization focuses on giving you the accounting knowledge and skills you need to excel in the accounting profession.
  • Financial Services- This specialization gives you the skills required to assume a position at a bank or other financial institution.
  • General Business- This will provide students with knowledge of the basic principles of business and the skills required to become a successful manager.
  • Risk Management- Risk Management is a structured approach to managing uncertainty in business. Business uncertainty occurs due to threats that may emerge from the environment, technology, humans, organizations, or politics.

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    Courses in Program

    (Subject to change)

    YEAR 1 - Common

    The following courses all must be completed in the first year prior to choosing a specialization in the second year.

    • Financial Accounting Principles I
    • Business Communication
    • Business Mathematics
    • Introduction to Management
    • Computer Applications
    • Marketing
    • Interpersonal Communication
    • Financial Accounting Principles II
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Microeconomics
    • Microsoft Excel for Accounting
    • Business Law

    YEAR 2 - General

    • Advertising
    • Human Resource Fundamentals
    • Career Advancement
    • Macroeconomics
    • Advanced Small Business Management (Prerequisite: Entrepreneurship)
    • Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
    • Introduction to eCommerce
    • Industrial Labour Relations
    • Computerized Accounting (Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles I)
    • Business Finance (Prerequisite: Business Math)
    • International Business
    • Business Strategy

    YEAR 2 - Accounting Specialization

    • Management Accounting I (Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles II)
    • Intermediate Financial Accounting I (Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles II)
    • Taxation
    • Career Advancement
    • Macroeconomics
    • Management Accounting II (Prerequisite: Management Accounting I)
    • Intermediate Financial Accounting II (Prerequisite: Intermediate Financial Accounting I)
    • Statistics (Prerequisite: Business Math)
    • Business Finance (Prerequisite: Business Math)
    • Computerized Accounting (Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles I)
    • Business Strategy

    YEAR 2 - Financial Services Specialization

    • Human Resource Fundamentals
    • Financial Industry, Products and Services I
    • Macroeconomics
    • Taxation
    • Career Advancement
    • Effective Customer Service Skills
    • Personal Financial Planning
    • Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
    • Business Finance (Prerequisite: Business Math)
    • Financial Industry, Products & Services II (Prerequisite: Financial Products & Services I)
    • Investment Funds in Canada
    • Effective Selling Skills
    • Business Strategy

    YEAR 2 - Risk Management Specialization

    • Career Advancement
    • Risk Assessment - RIMS
    • Macroeconomics
    • Introduction to Insurance
    • Project Management
    • Operations Management
    • Business Finance (Prerequisite: Business Math)
    • Risk Control - RIMS
    • Risk Financing - RIMS
    • Statistics (Prerequisite: Business Math)
    • Internal Control
    • Business Strategy

    Graduates of the risk management program are entitled to apply for the CRM designation through the Global Risk Management Institute (GRMI).

    Admission requirements

    Academic Requirements

    • Credit in English 30-1 or 30-2 or equivalent
    • Credit in Applied or Pure Math 30 or equivalent
    OR:
    • Successful completion of the General Equivalency Development test (GED) with a standard score of 520 in Language Arts:Reading and Writing and 520 in Math
    OR:
    • Satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions Test

    Additional Admission Requirements

    • All applicants must be bondable.

    English Language Proficiency Requirement

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    Admission to Year 2 Specializations

    • Accounting: Minimum GPA of 2.67 with a minimum grade of B in ACCT 155 and ACCT 156
    • Financial Services: Minimum GPA of 2.67
    • General: Minimum GPA of 2.0
    • Risk Management: Minimum GPA of 2.67

    Transferability

    Transfer agreements have been established with:

    • Athabasca University - Bachelor of Management (Post Diploma), Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) - 60 block credits
    • Grant MacEwan University - Bachelor of Commerce (Management major)
    • Mount Royal University - Bachelor of Business Administration
    • Royal Roads University - Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management
    • SAIT - Bachelor of Applied Business Administration (Accounting Major)
    • Thompson Rivers University - Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Open Learning Division)
    • University of Calgary - Graduates of two-year BVC diploma programs will be awarded up to 5 full course junior open options
    • University of Lethbridge - Bachelor of Management

    Transfer credits are also available from:

    • Certified Management Accountants
    • Certified General Accountants
    • Canadian Payroll Association
    • Canadian Institute of Entrepreneurship
    • Canadian Institute of Bookkeeping
    • Institute of Canadian Bankers
    • University College of the North

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