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.
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 (under development for Fall 2010).
General: This will provide students with knowledge of the basic principles of business and the skills required to become a successful manager.
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Courses in program (subject to change)
The following courses all must be completed in the first year prior to choosing a specialization in the second year.
YEAR 1 - Common
• Financial Accounting Principles I
• Business Communication
• Business Mathematics
• Introduction to Management
• Computer Applications
• Marketing
• Management 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
Plus one Elective (not all courses are offered every year)
• Personal Financial Planning
• Effective Selling Skills
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
• Business Finance
• Computerized Accounting (Prerequisite: Financial Accounting Principles I)
YEAR 2 - Financial Services Specialization
• Human Resource Fundamentals
• Financial Industry, Products and Services I
• Macroeconomics
• Career Advancement
• Effective Customer Service Skills
• Personal Financial Planning
• Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
• Business Finance
• Financial Industry, Products & Services II (Prerequisite: Financial Products & Services I)
• Investment Funds in Canada
• Effective Selling Skills
YEAR 2 - Risk Management Specialization
• Career Advancement
• Risk Assessment - RIMS
• Macroeconomics
• Introduction to Insurance
• Introduction to Business Continuity
• Project Management
• Business Finance
• Risk Control - RIMS
• Risk Financing - RIMS
• Statistics
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Capstone Course
Completion of the brokered courses from RIMS (Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc) will provide graduates with the Canadian Risk Management designation (CRM).
Admission requirements
Academic Requirements
• Credit in English 30-1 or 30-2 or equivalentOR:
• Credit in Applied or Pure Math 30 or equivalent
• Successful completion of the General Equivalency Development test (GED) with a standard score of 520 in Language Arts: Reading and Writing and 520 in MathOR:
• Satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions Test
Additional Admission Requirements
• All applicants must be bondable.
English Language Proficiency Requirement
Applicants whose first language is NOT English must demonstrate ONE of the following:
• Achievement of a valid TOEFL score of 527 - 530 on the paper-based test or a score of 71 on the internet-based test (iBT)
• Achievement of a valid Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with an overall band score of 5.5
• Complete the Bow Valley College EAP program with a grade of “B”
• Transcripts demonstrating successful completion of three years of full-time secondary education at a school where English was the language of instruction
• Transcripts demonstrating successful completion of one year of fulltime post-secondary education at a school where English was the language of instruction
• Where applicable, a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) standard as determined by the Career program
• Successful completion of an Alberta Education English Language Arts (ELA) course that is consistent with the specified academic admission requirements for the program
• Satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions test
Admission to Year 2 Specializations
• Accounting: A Minimum GPA of 2.67 with a minimum grade of B in ACCT 155 and ACCT 156
• Financial Services: A Minimum GPA of 2.67
• General: A Minimum GPA of 2.0
Transferability
Transfer agreements have been established with:
• Athabasca University - Bachelor of Management, Bachelor of Commerce post diploma program or Bachelor of Professional Arts - Communication Studies 60 block credits
• Mount Royal University
• SAIT
• St. Mary’s University College - Bachelor of Arts
• Thompson Rivers University - Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Open Learning Division)
• 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
Fees & Dates
Dates: Aug. 30, 2010 & Jan. 5, 2011
Program length: Four semesters (two years)
Fees: For a complete list of full and part-time fees online, please visit www.bowvalleycollege.ca/fees or follow this link to the fees page.
