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Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Commerce

Designed for graduates of recognized degrees in fields other than business or commerce, this post-baccalaureate diploma program provides students with the conceptual, people management and decision-making tools often needed for successful career progression or transition into management or specialist fields such as accounting, human resources or marketing. The wide choice of courses permits students to meet individual needs and interests and offers sufficient depth and rigour to challenge degree holders.

* This program is available to applicants residing in Canada or outside Canada.

Admission Requirements

Recognized baccalaureate degree in a field other than business administration or commerce.

Students who plan to complete a credential through TRU-OL must complete and submit a Program Admission/Transfer Credit form.

Diploma Requirements

Residency requirements, core requirements, elective requirements and concentration requirements must be completed as listed.

30 credits, with a minimum 15 credits at the upper (3000 or 4000) level, minimum graduating grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 and a minimum grade of C+ in each course in the concentration are required. Students cannot use coursework from a previous credential to meet any of the diploma's 30 credits.

Students with credit as part of their prior credential(s) for courses equivalent or similar to some of the diploma courses are required to complete alternative coursework approved by TRU-OL.

Residency Requirements

Minimum 9 credits of TRU coursework (distance or on campus).

Core Requirements (3 credits)

3 credits of approved course in introductory accounting (choice depends on area of concentration; ACCT 1211 alone is not acceptable; consult the program advisor)

Elective Requirements (12 credits)

These 12 credits are selected to ensure that all prerequisites for courses in the chosen concentration are satisfied. Any remaining credits to bring the total of elective credits to 12 are to be chosen in consultation with a TRU-OL program advisor and normally include courses in administrative studies, business management and/ or economics.

Concentration Requirements (15 credits)

Students must complete courses in one of the following concentrations: Accounting, Finance, General Management, Human Resources Management, Information Systems Management, Leadership, Marketing, Public Sector Management.

Accounting Concentration

BBUS 3201, Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3)

BBUS 3211, Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3)

BBUS 3221, Taxation (3)

BBUS 3251, Intermediate Management Accounting (3)

One course from the following:

BBUS 4201, Advanced Financial Accounting (3)

BBUS 4211, Accounting Theory (3)

BBUS 4231, External Auditing (3)

BBUS 4251, Advanced Management Accounting (3)

Finance Concentration

BBUS 3151, Investments 1 (3) *

BBUS 4151, Investments 2 (3)

BBUS 4171, Risk Management and Financial Engineering (3)

At least two courses from the following**:

BBUS 3451, Professional Selling (3)

BBUS 3221, Taxation (3)

BBUS 4130, Advanced Financial Management (3) (TRU on-campus course) or Nipissing University's ADMN 3117, Financial Management II (3)*** (distance course)

BBUS 4161, Portfolio Management (3)

BBUS 4180, International Financial Management (3) (TRU on-campus course) or Nipissing University's ECON 3127, International Financial Management (3)*** (distance course)

BBUS 4190, Financial Institutions Management (3) (TRU on-campus course) or Nipissing University’s ADMN 2116, Management of Financial Institutions (3)*** (distance course)

*it is strongly recommended that students complete STAT 1201, Introduction to Probability and Statistics and BBUS 3121, Financial Management (previously ADMN 336) prior to taking BBUS 3151, Investments I

** It is recommended that students interested in the following credentials select courses based on the following list:

CFA Track – BBUS 4180, BBUS 4190

CFP Track – BBUS 3451, BBUS 3221

AICB Track - BBUS 4130, BBUS 4180, BBUS 4190

***TRU-OL students who wish to take Nipissing distance courses do not have to pay the admission fee at Nipissing. Please see the CVU Visiting Student Admission Form at www.cvu-uvc.ca/LOP.html for details.

General Management Concentration

BBUS 2721, Organizational Behaviour I (3)

BBUS 3121, Financial Management (3)

BBUS 3431, Introduction to Marketing (3)

BBUS 3811, Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)

One additional approved 3000- or 4000-level BBUS or BUEC course

Students selecting this concentration are encouraged to select courses from the following list to complete their elective requirements:

BBUS 2541, Management Accounting (3)

BBUS 3031, Business and Society (3)

BBUS 3621, Analytical Decision Making (3)

BBUS 3931, Business Law (3)

ECON 1901, Principles of Microeconomics (3)

MNGT 1211, Management Principles and Practices (3)

Human Resources Management Concentration

BBUS 3661, Strategic Human Resource Management (3)

BBUS 3811, Introduction to Human Resource Management (3)

BBUS 3841, Labour Relations (3)

6 credits of approved 4000-level BBUS courses, e.g., BBUS 4681, Leading Projects to Success (6) or BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3) and BBUS 4135, Motivation and Productivity (3)

Information Systems Management

(Descriptions for courses delivered by UVic are provided through the online course search.)

CMPT 3159, Relational Database Management Systems (3) or COMP 3509, Systems Analysis and Design II (3)

CMPT 4079, Project Management (3)

Three courses from the following:

CMPT 2319, Web Design and Management I (3)

CMPT 3009, Networks and Network Management (3)

CMPT 3409, Web Design and Management II (3)

CMPT 4129, Human Side of Information Systems (3)

CMPT 4259, IT Security (3)

Leadership Concentration

BBUS 3641, Leadership Fundamentals (3)

BBUS 3671, Contemporary Leadership (3)

BBUS 4833, Effective Leadership (3)

Six credits from the following:

BBUS 3693, Transition and New Beginnings (3)

BBUS 4661, Managing Change (3)

BBUS 4681, Leading Projects to Success (6)

Marketing Concentration

BBUS 3481, Marketing Research (3)

Four courses from the following:

BBUS 3451, Professional Selling (3)

BBUS 3471, Consumer Behaviour (3)

BBUS 3511, International Business (3)

BBUS 3651, Marketing for Managers (3)

BBUS 4411, Service Marketing (3)

BBUS 4431, Retail Marketing (3)

BBUS 4471, International Marketing (3)

BBUS 4481, Integrated Marketing Communication (3)

BBUS 4491, Business-to-Business Marketing (3) (course in development)

Public Sector Management Concentration

(Descriptions for courses delivered by UVic are provided through the online course search.)

Minimum of two courses from the following:

BBUS 3119, Introduction to Public Administration (3)

BBUS 3149, Public Sector Research and Analysis (3)

BBUS 4239, Local Government in British Columbia (3)

BBUS 4459, Urban and Regional Economics (3)

Sufficient courses from the following to bring the total concentration course count to five:

BBUS 3169, Local Government in Canada: Administration and History (3)

BBUS 4079, Managing Service Delivery (3)

BBUS 4219, Financial Management (3)

BBUS 4379, Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement (3)

BBUS 4469, Local Government Land Use Planning (3)

Approved 3000- or 4000-level course

 

Students are responsible for consulting with their TRU-OL program advisor to ensure that courses selected are appropriate for the program of study or to meet future educational goals. Students require a Letter of Permission in order before registering in a course (not listed on this website) at any other post-secondary institution to complete the credential. Students who proceed without approval may find that a particular course does not meet requirements and may be subject to transfer credit assessment fees.

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