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  Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting

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        The Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting allows students to build a solid foundation in financial and managerial accounting, auditing and taxation. Students not only learn how to produce accurate financial statements, but also study more complex topics in accounting.

        As part of their program, students are able to specialize and take all the courses required to apply for Ontario's Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) designation, or to be flexible and take a more general accounting stream.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

        Co-operative education is available with this program.

        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

        Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2021-2022 calendars for the previous requirements.

        Compulsory Core Courses

      Course List
        Code      Title                                                Units  
        ADM 1300  Introduction to Business                             3 Units
        ADM 1301  Business and Society                                 3 Units
        ADM 1305  Mathematics for Management                           3 Units
        ADM 1340  Financial Accounting                                 3 Units
        ADM 1370  Applications of Information Technology for Business  3 Units
        ECO 1102  Introduction to Macroeconomics                       3 Units
        ECO 1104  Introduction to Microeconomics                       3 Units
        ENG 1131  Effective Business English                           3 Units
        ADM 2302  Business Analytics for Decision Making               3 Units
        ADM 2303  Statistics for Management                            3 Units
        ADM 2304  Applications of Statistical Methods in Business      3 Units
        ADM 2320  Marketing                                            3 Units
        ADM 2336  Organizational Behaviour                             3 Units
        ADM 2337  Human Resource Management                            3 Units
        ADM 2341  Managerial Accounting                                3 Units
        ADM 2350  Financial Management                                 3 Units
        ADM 2372  Management Information Systems                       3 Units
        ADM 2381  Business Communication Skills                        3 Units
        ADM 3301  Operations Management                                3 Units
        ADM 3318  International Business                               3 Units
        ADM 4311  Strategic Management                                 3 Units
        Total:    63 Units                                           
        

        Accounting Specialization

        Course List
          Code      Title                                   Units  
          ADM 2342  Intermediate Accounting I               3 Units
          ADM 3340  Intermediate Accounting II              3 Units
          ADM 3345  Taxation I                              3 Units
          ADM 3346  Cost Accounting                         3 Units
          ADM 3349  Auditing Theory                         3 Units
          ADM 3350  Corporate Finance                       3 Units
          ADM 3360  Business Law                            3 Units
          ADM 4340  Cases Studies in Accounting             3 Units
          ADM 4341  Advanced Auditing                       3 Units
          ADM 4343  Data Analytics in Accounting            3 Units
          ADM 4344  Taxation II                             3 Units
          ADM 4345  Management Control Systems              3 Units
          ADM 4346  Auditing in a digital environment       3 Units
          ADM 4348  Special Topics in Financial Accounting  3 Units
          ADM 4349  Advanced Accounting                     3 Units
          Total:    45 Units                              
          

          Elective Courses

          Course List
            Code                                          Title     Units
            3 elective course units from another faculty  3 Units 
            9 elective course units                       9 Units 
            Total:                                        12 Units
            
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