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Beedie School of Business
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Students will complete mainly non-business courses during the first 60 units of the program, completing three categories of courses. The first category consists of lower division requirements which are mainly tool courses to prepare for more advanced upper division business courses. The second category consists of courses completed to meet university requirements in writing, quantitative and breadth. In the third category, students choose courses that are based on intellectual interest or to achieve academic goals. The first two categories should be completed during the first 60 units.

The last 72 units of the degree program consists of the completion of the core upper division business courses, at least one area of concentration, lower and upper division electives, and an additional 12 units of predetermined 400 division BUS courses.

Students are also required to complete the Business Career Passport which consists of six workshops that will prepare students to manage their career through their academic program and after graduation. The goal of the Business Career Passport is to help students make informed decisions about career paths, gain access to career opportunities and present themselves professionally to employers. Co-ordinated through the Career Management Centre (CMC) at the Beedie School of Business, students may begin this program at any time during their degree program. All workshops must be successfully completed prior to graduation.

After the completion of 15 upper division business units, students may apply to enter the honours program. Honours students meet all major program requirements (except where specifically modified for joint honours), and additional requirements.

Segal Honours Term ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

The honours term at Segal is offered once a year. To be considered for admission, students must have completed 105 units with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average. Applications are available in the undergraduate offices, 2330 Lohn Building.

Grade Requirements

For entry and continuance, the following grade point averages will be used.

• minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average (3.5 for honours with distinction)
• minimum 3.00 grade point average for upper division BUS courses (3.5 for honours with distinction)
• minimum 3.00 grade point average for upper division BUEC courses (3.5 for honours with distinction)

In addition to normal university grade point average requirements, the Beedie School of Business requires a minimum 2.40 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) for entry into all 300 and 400 division business courses.

For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a prerequisite, or for a lower division requirement, or for a core course to be accepted in a student's program in business, a student must have obtained a minimum grade of C- (C minus).

Course Limit

Students with fewer than 60 units may enrol in a maximum of 16 units per term. Those with 60 or more may enrol in a maximum of 18 units.

Letters of Permission

The Beedie School of Business does not normally approve letters of permission for students already enrolled at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.

Program Requirements

Students complete at least 132 units which must include a minimum of 15 courses, each with three or more units, outside the Beedie School of Business.

Within the 15 courses, students must meet the University requirements for breadth — two courses labelled as Breadth-Humanities, two courses labelled as Breadth-Science, and two courses labelled as Breadth-Social Science. Courses not labelled as BUS or BUEC that are completed as part of the lower division requirements may be used toward the 15 courses outside business.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of

• BUS 237 Information Systems in Business (3)
• BUS 251 Financial Accounting I (3)
• BUS 254 Managerial Accounting I ^* (3)
• BUS 272 Behavior in Organizations (3)
• ECON 103 Principles of Microeconomics (4)
• ECON 105 Principles of Macroeconomics (4)

and one of

• BUEC 232 Data and Decisions I (4)
• STAT 270 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)

and one of

• BUS 207 Managerial Economics ^* (3)
• ECON 201 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)
• ECON 301 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior (4)

and one of

• MATH 150 Calculus I with Review (4)
• MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
• MATH 154 Calculus I for the Biological Sciences (3)
• MATH 157 Calculus I for the Social Sciences (3)

and two of

• ENGL 101W Introduction to Fiction (3)
• ENGL 102W Introduction to Poetry (3)
• ENGL 103W Introduction to Drama (3)
• ENGL 104W Introduction to Prose Genres (3)
• ENGL 105W Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture (3)
• ENGL 199W Introduction to University Writing (3)
• PHIL XX1 Critical Thinking (3)
• PHIL 100W Knowledge and Reality (3)
• PHIL 120W Introduction to Moral Philosophy (3)
• WL 101W Writing About Literature (3)
• WL 103W Pre-Modern World Literature (3)
• WL 104W Modern World Literature (3)

* may be completed following admission to the faculty

Upper Division Requirements

All upper division BUS courses have a prerequisite of 60 units. However, approved business majors may complete 300 division BUS courses upon completion of 45 units.

In the last 72 units, honours students must complete a minimum of 57 upper division units, of which a minimum of 42 units must be in business or BUEC courses.

The 42 upper division units in business must include the following.

• all core courses
• the accounting area of concentration
• at least three 400 division BUS or BUEC courses (excluding practicum courses and BUS 478). These courses may be used toward the requirements for the accounting area of concentration. At least one of these 400 division courses must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV.
  
• additional 12 units of BUS or BUEC courses

Further upper division courses in any discipline must be completed to bring the total upper division credit to 57 units minimum.

Students may not enrol in upper division (300 and 400 division) business courses before completing the first 60 lower division units, with two exceptions:

• approved business majors, honours and minors may complete upper division BUS courses after the completion of 45 units
• any 300 or 400 division course completed before the completion of 60 units will not count as fulfilling the 57 upper division units required in the final 72 units of the program, or as part of the upper division units for the major or minor.

The honours program requires 12 units of upper division BUS or BUEC courses, or in other faculties approved in advance by the undergraduate program's executive director, above and beyond the 120 unit requirement for the major. The 12 units are in addition to the requirements for the major.

Core Courses

Students complete all of

• BUS 303 Business, Society and Ethics (3)
• BUS 312 Introduction to Finance (4)
• BUS 336 Data and Decisions II (4)
• BUS 343 Introduction to Marketing (3)
• BUS 360W Business Communication ^† (4)
• BUS 393 Commercial Law (3)
• BUS 478 Strategy ^{†â¶Ä}  (3)

and one of

• BUS 374 Organization Theory (3)
• BUS 381 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)

† to be completed before the student’s 75th unit, and completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV in accordance with the WQB requirements
†â¶Ä  to be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

Accounting Area of Concentration

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV to this honours concentration is on a competitive basis. Students may apply once they have completed their lower division requirements and have either completed or enrolled in BUS 320 and 360W.

Upon completion of BUS 320 and 360W with a minimum grade of C+ the admission decision will be made. Once admitted, a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) must be maintained to remain in the program. Only students formally admitted to the accounting honours concentration will be permitted to enrol in accounting courses in the 300 and 400 divisions (with the exception of BUS 320).

Students complete all of

• BUS 251 Financial Accounting I (3)
• BUS 254 Managerial Accounting I (3)
• BUS 320 Financial Accounting: Assets (3)
• BUS 321 Financial Accounting: Equities (3)
• BUS 322 Intermediate Managerial Accounting (3)
• BUS 329 Income Tax for Business Decision-Making (4)
• BUS 420 Advanced Accounting (3)
• BUS 421 Accounting Theory (3)
• BUS 424 Advanced Managerial Accounting (3)
• BUS 426 Auditing and Assurance: Concepts and Methods (3)
• BUS 427 Financial Statement Analysis (3)

Requirements for the Honours Term at Segal Graduate School of Business

This full-time, one-term honours program option, which is offered only once a year (usually in the fall or spring term), emphasizes current issues in business and society; industry interaction; dialogue and discussion as conduits for student centred learning; and small class sizes.

Students complete a 12 unit program which includes all of

• BUS 456 honours Seminar I (4)
• BUS 457 honours Seminar II (4)
• BUS 458 honours Seminar III (4)

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Business Career Passport Requirements

Students who are admitted to the Beedie School of Business beginning in the fall 2012 term will complete the Business Career Passport.

During the BBA program, students register in and complete six mandatory Business Career Passport workshops. The workshops may be completed in any order. However, it is recommended that students complete the self-assessment workshop sometime within their first 60 units of study.

Enrolment and participation in workshops must be recorded with the Career Management Centre. For more information about the workshops, or to register, visit on the .

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

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