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Thompson Rivers University

Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Commerce

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Admission Requirements

A recognized baccalaureate degree in a field other than business

Residency Requirements

A minimum of nine TRU credits (distance or on-campus)

Diploma Requirements

Students with prior credit for courses equivalent or similar to some of the diploma courses must complete alternative coursework approved by Open Learning.

Thirty credits, with a minimum of 15 credits at the upper level and 15 in a concentration, with a GPA of 2.00 (a grade of C) or higher in core knowledge and elective requirements and a GPA of 2.33 (a grade of C+) or higher in each concentration course, as follows:

Core Knowledge Requirements (3 credits)

ACCT 2211, Financial Accounting, or equivalent

Elective Requirements (12 credits)

These 12 credits are selected to ensure that all course prerequisites for each concentration are satisfied. Any remaining credits bringing the total elective credits to 12 are to be chosen in consultation with a Program Advisor and must include courses in business, management or economics.

You are encouraged to select courses from the following to complete your elective requirements:

Concentration Requirements (15 credits)

Accounting Finance General Management Human Resources Leadership Marketing

Accounting Concentration

Intermediate Financial Accounting 1
3 credits
Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
3 credits
Income Taxation 1
3 credits
Intermediate Management Accounting
3 credits

One course from the following

Advanced Financial Accounting
3 credits
Assurance
3 credits
Advanced Management Accounting
3 credits

Finance Concentration

Portfolio and Equity Analysis
3 credits
Fixed Income and Alternative Investments
3 credits

One course from the following

FNCE 3180
Derivative Securities (TRU on-campus)
3 credits
FNCE 403
Risk Management (Athabasca University)
3 credits

Two of the following

Professional Selling
3 credits
Income Taxation 1
3 credits

One course from the following

FNCE 4130
Advanced Financial Management (TRU on-campus)
3 credits
ADMN 3117
Financial Management II (Nipissing University)
3 credits

One course from the following

FNCE 4160
Portfolio Management (TRU on-campus)
3 credits
FNCE 470
Portfolio Management (Athabasca University)
3 credits

One course from the following

FNCE 4180
International Financial Management (TRU on-campus)
3 credits
ECON 3127
International Financial Management (Nipissing University)
3 credits

One course from the following

FNCE 4190
Financial Institutions Management (TRU on-campus)
3 credits
ADMN 2116
Management of Financial Institutions (Nipissing University)
3 credits

General Management Concentration

Organizational Behaviour
3 credits
Financial Management
3 credits
Marketing
3 credits
Human Resource Management
3 credits

One additional approved 3000- or 4000-level ACCT, BLAW, BUSN, ENTR, FNCE, HRMN, IBUS, MIST, MKTG, MNGT, ORGB or SCMN course

Human Resources Concentration

Human Resource Management
3 credits
Employee and Labour Relations (in development)
3 credits
Strategic Human Resource
3 credits

Six credits of approved 4000-level business courses, such as

Organizational Development and Change
3 credits
Project Management
6 credits
Motivation and Productivity
3 credits
Effective Leadership
3 credits

Or approved 3000 or 4000 level HRMN courses

Leadership Concentration

Leadership
3 credits
Contemporary Leadership
3 credits
Effective Leadership
3 credits

Six credits of approved 4000-level business courses from the following

Organizational Development and Change
3 credits
Project Management
6 credits
Strategic Thinking for Leadership
3 credits

Marketing Concentration

Marketing Research
3 credits

Four of the following

Professional Selling
3 credits
Consumer Behaviour
3 credits
International Business
3 credits
Services Marketing
3 credits
Retail Marketing
3 credits
International Marketing
3 credits
Integrated Marketing Communications
3 credits
Business-to-Business Marketing
3 credits

Programs and Pathways

This chart shows how credits gained in one credential can count toward another:

NOTE The Bachelor of Commerce program is currently not accepting applications

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