Accounting

Go beyond the fundamentals of business and learn the language of accounting. Take a blend of courses in financial and managerial accounting, economics, information systems, and tax and auditing as you gain a thorough understanding of the various accounting processes, preparing you for a potential future as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

Courses

Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a Bachelor of Business Administration or a joint-major Honours degree in Business Administration may graduate with a Specialization in Accounting if they have successfully completed the following 5.5 credits with a minimum grade of 65% in each and an overall average of at least 70% in courses for the Specialization:

• 3.0 ADMN credits consisting of:
  • ADMN 1221H: Financial Accounting
  • ADMN 3021H: Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
  • ADMN 3121H: Intermediate Management Accounting
  • ADMN 3200H: Financial Management
  • ADMN 3221H: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
  • ADMN 3321H: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
• 2.5 ADMN credits from:
  • ADMN 1620H: Introduction to Information Systems
  • ADMN 3250H: The Legal Environment of Business
  • ADMN 3700H: Investments
  • ADMN 3710H: Taxation - Individual
  • ADMN 4300H: Financial Management II
  • ADMN 4301H: Auditing
  • ADMN 4302H: Advanced Management Accounting
  • ADMN 4303H: Advanced Financial Accounting
  • ADMN 4710H: Taxation - Corporate

Full course descriptions can be found in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.

Program Coordinator

K. Collins, B.A. (Western), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (Ottawa), LLM (Western), CPA, CGA