Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Description

PROGRAM DETAILS
 
Program Code:  BCA1
Credential:  Degree
Duration: 120 weeks
 
Part Time Offerings - online
  • 2025 January
  • 2025 May
  • 2025 September
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
 
Fanshawe’s bachelor’s degree in accounting will provide you with many valuable and transferable skills including financial accounting, cost accounting, management accounting, business finance, auditing and taxation in addition to a variety of general business management concepts including business strategy, marketing and human resources. You’ll be dynamic, with the power to continue a journey of life-long learning.
 
YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE
 
A requirement for graduation is the completion of a paid co-operative education work term. This process combines your studies with paid, related work experience. Fanshawe will be there to help you find the right business fit for your dream. You’ll have access to consultants who will deliver classes, counsel and advise you as you move from the classroom to the real business world. This bachelor’s degree in accounting will satisfy the requirements for all accounting professional bodies and will be closely aligned with the requirements for the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).
 
Upon graduating from this accounting degree, you may be eligible to complete a Master’s degree program at many other post-secondary institutions or complement your degree with a graduate certificate offered by Fanshawe.
 
Available in a traditional in-class format with September admission. A part-time, online degree completion option is also available for students who have completed an advanced diploma in accounting. A part-time version of this program is available. 
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature applicant with the following courses

    - Grade 12 English (U) - minimum final grade of 65

    - Grade 12 Mathematics (U) - minimum final grade of 65

    - Four additional Grade 12 U of M level courses

    - Final minimum average of 65% based on the highest six Grade 12 (U or M) courses required

    Applicants with Post-secondary Education

    - Applicants who have successfully completed a two-year diploma at an accredited college with an overall GPA of 2.5 will be considered as having met the admission requirements if they also have grade 12 (or equivalent) U level Math and English courses.

    - Applicants applying from a university with a minimum average of 65% in the last ten full credit or full credit equivalent courses will be considered as having met the admission requirements if they also have grade 12 (or equivalent) U level Math and English courses.

    Students missing the required courses may want to consider starting with our Business Fundamentals certificate or Business Accounting diploma program and later transferring to the degree program.

    Note: Qualifying graduates of the Business Accounting diploma or Business Administration - Accounting advanced diploma programs may choose to transfer into this degree program after completing the bridging requirements
 
Co-op Opportunities & Career Information ​​​​​​

The Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) program offers a cooperative education component, which provides students with the opportunity to gain invaluable first-hand work experience in their chosen field. Here are some of the co-op jobs that have kick-started the careers of some Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) students before even graduating!
 
For more information regarding co-op, please check out our co-op site or contact the Co-op Office at coop@fanshawec.ca to connect with a consultant.
 


Group 1
LEVEL 1

MATH-7007   Mathematics for Decision Making
ACCT-7002   Accounting 1-Intro   
COMP-7012  Computer Applications for Business        
MGMT-7006  Management Fundamentals         
COMM-7018 Professional Comm. in a Diverse World 

Group 2
LEVEL 2

ACCT-7003   Accounting 2-Intro   
MKTG-7001  Marketing 1  
ECON-7005  Microeconomics      
MGMT-7008  Operations Management   
MGMT-7007  Human Resources Management  


Group 3
LEVEL 3
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ACCT-7004   Management Accounting   
ECON-7006  Macroeconomics     
MGMT-7009  Principles of Organizational Behaviour   


Group 4
LEVEL 4

LAWS-7002   Business Law          
ACCT-7005   Accounting 1-Inter   
SYST-7001   Business Information Systems     
METH-7027  Quantitative Methods-Business Decisions         


Group 5
LEVEL 5

FINA-7001     Business Finance 1
ACCT-7006   Accounting 2-Inter   
ACCT-7007   Management Accounting 2


Group 6
LEVEL 6

FINA-7002     Personal Taxation   
FINA-7003     Business Finance 2
ACCT-7011   Auditing        
MGMT-7016  Managing Programs & Projects    
COOP-1021  Co-Op Educ. Employment Prep   


Group 7
LEVEL 7

FINA-7004     Corporate Taxation 
ACCT-7015   Financial Accounting-Adv  
ACCT-7009   Accounting Theory-Adv      


**In addition to the mandatory courses refer to the Non-Core course requirements  under Courses 
 
 
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
 
 

Overview

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  • Institution: Fanshawe College
  • Program type: Bachelors Degree
  • Language: English
  • Program Code: BCA1
  • Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance

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