Business Administration - Accounting
Description
Program Code BAA2
Credential: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Duration 90 weeks
Credential: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Duration 90 weeks
Program Overview:
Students who have completed the two-year accounting diploma program can continue for a third year to earn an Ontario College Advanced Diploma in business administration in accounting. This program utilizes a case-based approach across the curriculum to expose students to real-life scenarios to develop critical thinking skills. Many employment opportunities are available in industry, public accounting and government where graduates will work in a variety of roles.
Your Learning Experience:
Students who have completed the two-year accounting diploma program can continue for a third year to earn an Ontario College Advanced Diploma in business administration in accounting.
This program utilizes a case-based approach across the curriculum to expose students to real-life scenarios to develop critical thinking skills. Many employment opportunities are available in industry, public accounting and government where graduates will work in a variety of roles.
Students who complete this advanced accounting program will be eligible for exemptions from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) papers F1, F4 and F6.ACCA Accredited Programme
Further, graduates wishing to pursue the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation may path into Fanshawe’s Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Degree, a CPA accredited program.
Admission Requirements:
- Business - Accounting Ontario College Diploma from Fanshawe College with a minimum overall average of 'C+' (2.5 cumulative GPA) and a 'B' in ACCT-3036, ACCT-3050, ACCT-3022, FINA-3043, FINA-3044 and MATH-1045 OR
- An equivalent qualification from another institution as judged by the College with a minimum overall average of 'C+' (2.5 cumulative GPA) and a 'B' in courses that are equivalent to the courses listed above OR
- A combination of relevant education and work experience in a related field as judged by the College to be equivalent to the above
Courses:
LEVEL 1
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Group 1
- ACCT-1100 Principles of Accounting 1
- MKTG-1012 Principles of Marketing 1
- MATH-1052 Business Math
- BUSI-1060 Strategies for Success
- BUSI-1005 Introduction to Business Processes
Group 2
TAKE WRIT-1032 OR COMM-1023
TAKE WRIT-1032 OR COMM-1023
- WRIT-1032 Reason & Writing Business 1
- COMM-1023 Business Communication
LEVEL 2
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- ACCT-1097 Applied Computer App's for Accounting 1
- ACCT-1011 Principles of Accounting 2
- COMM-3020 Professional Communication
- ECON-1002 Economics 1
- MATH-1175 Financial Math
- ACCT-1098 Applied Computer App's for Accounting 2
LEVEL 3
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Group 1
- ECON-1005 Economics 2
- MATH-1045 Statistics
- FINA-3043 Taxation 1 Personal Tax
- ACCT-3036 Accounting 1 Inter
Group 2
Students will be enrolled in one of the following courses:
MGMT-3041 or INNV-1001
Students will be enrolled in one of the following courses:
MGMT-3041 or INNV-1001
- MGMT-3041 Organizational Behaviour
- INNV-1001 Innovation Applications
LEVEL 4
- Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- LAWS-3041 Business Law
- ACCT-3050 Accounting 2 Inter
- ACCT-3022 Cost Accounting 1
- FINA-3044 Taxation 2 Personal Tax
- SYST-3002 Business Information Systems
- MGMT-3011 Project Management
LEVEL 5
- Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course.
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- ACCT-5010 Cost & Managerial Accounting
- FINA-3042 Corporate Finance 1
- FINA-5010 Taxation 3 - Corporate Tax
- METH-5020 Quantitative Methods
- ACCT-5018 Financial Accounting-Adv
LEVEL 6
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- ACCT-5019 Cost & Managerial Accounting
- ACCT-5001 Auditing
- FINA-5009 Corporate Finance 2
- ACCT-5020 Data Management & Analysis
LEVEL 6 - ADD'L REQ
Students will be enrolled in one of the following groups:
Group 1
- MGMT-5048 Professional Competencies
- MGMT-5034 Strategic Policy & Planning
Group 2
- INNV-5001 Innovation Applications
- MGMT-5034 Strategic Policy & Planning
Group 3
- MGMT-5039 Community Consultancy 2
Gen Ed - Electives
Take 6 General Education Credits - Normally taken in Levels 4 and 5
Career Information
Graduates of Fanshawe’s Business Administration Accounting program will be qualified candidates for in-demand bookkeeping jobs, as well as a variety of entry and mid-level accounting roles within the government and corporate sectors.
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in Ontario?
Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Business Administration Accounting program:
- Accounting Clerk
- Financial Operations Assistant
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Business Communication
- Innovation Applications
- Community Consultancy 2
- Corporate Finance 2
- Cost & Managerial Accounting
- Cost & Managerial Accounting
- Data Management & Analysis
- Professional Compentencies
- Quantitative Methods
- Strategic Policy & Planning
- Taxation 3 - Corporate Tax
- Corporate Finance 1
- Principles of Accounting 1
- Principles of Marketing 1
- Business Math
- Strategies for Success
- Introduction to Business Processes
- Reason & Writing Business 1
- Applied Computer App's for Accounting 1
- Principles of Accounting 2
- Professional Communication
- Economics 1
- Financial Math
- Applied Computer App's for Accounting 2
- Economics 2
- Statistics
- Taxation 1 Personal Tax
- Accounting 1 Inter
- Organizational Behaviour
- Innovation Applications
- Business Law
- Accounting 2 Inter
- Cost Accounting 1
- Taxation 2 Personal Tax
- Business Information Systems
- Project Management
- Auditing
- Financial Accounting-Advanced
Overview

- Institution: Fanshawe College
- Program type: Ontario College Advanced Diploma
- Language: English
- Program Code: BAA2
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.