Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) - Accounting & Finance
- 4 years
- Duration
- 19,452 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Mixed
- Format
- Toronto / Canada
- Location
Program description
Competencies in bookkeeping, finance, management, and technology will be honed over the course of four years in this honors degree program.
You'll get started toward a career in accounting by learning how to compile, understand, and evaluate financial data. This is an exceptional bookkeeping education that will prepare you for work in any industry, anywhere in the world.
Skills
Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:
- Financial analysis and critical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
Program structure
Semester 1: Offered in Fall and Winter
- Introduction to Canadian Business
- Financial Mathematics
- Computer Applications for Business I
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Writing Strategies
Semester 2: Offered in Winter and Summer
- Business Statistics
- Computer Applications for Business II
- Introduction to Business Law
- Introduction to Marketing
- Management Accounting
- Applied Communication for Business and Industry
Semester 3: Offered in Fall
- Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- Finance
- Business Information Systems
- Micro Economics - Theory and Practice
- Presentation Skills
Semester 4: Offered in Winter
- Organizational Behaviour
- Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- Management Accounting - Intermediate
- Macroeconomics - Theory and Practice
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Semester 5: Offered in Fall
- Work Term Preparation
- Income Tax I
- Auditing
- Database Management
- Quantitative Methods for Decision Making
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Work-Integrated Learning Term: Offered in Winter
- International Accounting and Finance, Co-op
Semester 6: Offered in Summer
- Project Management
- Income Tax II
- Computerized Auditing
- Financial Management
- plus: Liberal Studies Course
Semester 7: Offered in Fall
- Business Cases I
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Operations Management
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Applied Research Methodology
Semester 8: Offered in Winter
- Critical Thinking, Analysis and Decision
- Advanced Auditing
- International Strategic Management
- Management Accounting - Advanced
- Applied Research Project
Price
Tuition fees - 19,452 CAD
Books and Supply Costs - 0 CAD
Please note: All costs are approximate, may vary by campus and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Requirements for applicants
Academic Requirements:
- High school transcripts for grades 10, 11 and 12 showing all program specific pre-requisite courses.
- Transcripts must include six (6) senior level courses equivalent to Ontario university preparatory credits with an overall average of 65%.
- High school/secondary school diploma (certificate of completion).
- You may submit transcripts or certificates for any completed university/postsecondary college courses or programs taken inside or outside of Canada.
- Academic records that are in a language other than English must include an official/certified English translation.
Seneca reserves the right to verify submitted transcripts at any time. For courses and credentials earned inside of Canada, Seneca reserves the right to request original transcripts be sent directly to Seneca from the issuing institution. Applicants will be notified if this is needed.
English Proficiency Requirements:
If English is not your first language, show one of the following:
- Minimum of two years full-time study in an English-speaking nation
- Minimum one year of full-time postsecondary education in an English-speaking nation
- Successful completion of an intense English program like the English Language Institute
- English proficiency exam results from one of the international testing agencies. Only two-year-old tests are valid.
English language test score requirements
- CAEL CE and CAEL online - Minimum 70 (Writing no less than 60)
- Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE) - Minimum 176 with no skill below 169
- Duolingo - Minimum score 115 to 120
- IELTS Academic - Minimum 6.5 with no skill below 6.0
- PTE Academic - Minimum score 60
- TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition) - Minimum 84 with no skill below 21
- TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered - No skill below 21
About the university
A public institution with many campuses in Peterborough, Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area is called Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. At the bachelor, diploma, certificate, and graduate levels, it provides both full-time and part-time programs.
Seneca has been involved in foreign education for many years and today draws over 10,000 students from over 130 different nations each year. Through intense language instruction that may last anywhere from two months to more than a year, Seneca's English Language Institute helps overseas students become ready for post-secondary education. The college has a number of alliances with schools abroad and is growing its efforts in collaborative applied research and work/study abroad opportunities.
Seneca in a Nutshell
- With 30,000 full-time students and more than 70,000 registrations for continuing education each year, this institution is among the biggest in Canada.
- 7,000 foreign students from more than 150 nations make up a diversified student body.
- In terms of connections to other postsecondary institutions, Ontario colleges rank first.
- In Toronto, York Region, and Peterborough, there are ten campuses.
- Every year, on average, 8,000 bursaries and 2,600 Seneca scholarships/awards are given out.
