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Program
Commerce and Business Administration (Diploma)
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
60.00
Length of program
Four semesters
Credential type
Diploma
Campus
Coquitlam
New Westminster
Learning format
Full-time
Part-time
Admission type
Open Enrolment - General Admission Requirements
Offered
Fall
Summer
Winter
Overview
Get an introduction to a variety of business and other subjects with the Commerce and Business Administration Diploma program. Choose from courses in accounting, marketing, economics, computing studies and information systems, English, philosophy and more.
Get paid, full-time work experience during your studies
You’ll benefit from class projects that focus on real-world situations and from the resources in our state-of-the-art computer labs. Put your skills to work by joining the optional Co-operative Education Program, which alternates semesters of study with paid, full-time work in your field. You’ll earn money while gaining experience, building your resume and getting an employer reference. To participate in Co-op you need to plan two semesters in advance, so we strongly recommend contacting the Co-op Office at the start of your program.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
Note: Some courses in this program require students to have completed Foundations of Math 11 with a grade of C (some courses may have a higher requirement). Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you check each individual course prerequisite and ensure that you have completed requirements prior to registration.
Cost
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Program Requirements
Curriculum framework
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 60 credits
- 25% (15 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
Course Requirements:
Note: A university transferable course is a course that transfers to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBC, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC – according to the BC Transfer Guide.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
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Select one course from the following two options: |
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Principles of Accounting II |
3.00 |
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Principles of Accounting I & II |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options: |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Introductory Marketing |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options: |
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Introduction to Programming I |
3.00 |
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Database I |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following five options: |
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Money and Banking |
3.00 |
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History of Economic Thoughts |
3.00 |
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Environmental Economics |
3.00 |
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Canadian Microeconomic Policy |
3.00 |
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Canadian Macroeconomic Policy |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following six options: |
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Reading Literature and Culture |
3.00 |
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Reading Fiction |
3.00 |
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Classical and Biblical Backgrounds to Modern Literature |
3.00 |
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Reading Poetry |
3.00 |
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Reading Plays |
3.00 |
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ENGL 1130 (recommended) |
Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options: |
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Calculus I |
3.00 |
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Calculus for the Social Sciences |
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following four options: |
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Critical Thinking |
3.00 |
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Values and Contemporary Issues |
3.00 |
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Knowledge, Reason and Experience |
3.00 |
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Reality and Existence |
3.00 |
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Required courses: |
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Business Statistics |
3.00 |
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Introduction to Computers |
3.00 |
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Systems Analysis and Design |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Behaviour in Organizations |
3.00 |
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UT ECON Elective |
Select one university transferable Economics course |
3.00 |
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UT English Elective |
Select one University Transferable English course |
3.00 |
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UT Electives |
Select five University Transferable courses |
15.00 |
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Total credits |
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60.00 |
* Please note that ACCT 1235 is an intensive three-credit course. Please check the course description for prerequisite information.
** The prerequisite for ACCT 1210 is ACCT 1110. Please note that ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210 transfer as a group to many of the Research Universities in BC as one 3 credit course. Thus, for students who intend to complete ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210, instead of ACCT 1235, they should take an additional 3 credit UT course to be elibile to receive 60 transfer credits at their intended transfer destination.
Program Guidelines
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Career Pathways
Career opportunities include:
- Accounting Clerk
- Accounts Payable Clerk
- Banking - Customer Service Representative
- Bookkeeper
- Business Management Advisor
- Business/Programmer Analyst
- Collection Clerk
- Credit Assessment Advisor
- Management Trainee
- Manager