Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
- 4 years
- Duration
- 19,976 CAD/year
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Kamloops / Canada
- Location
- Thompson River University
- School
Program description
A rigorous programme that prepares students to join an organization's financial management team or to enter public practise as an auditor, tax expert, or consultant. Accountants are required to handle the financial affairs of governments, non-profits, major corporations, small businesses, and wealthy individuals.
Controller, treasury manager, chief financial officer, audit manager, budget director, taxation manager, management consultant, managing partner, CRA tax auditor, investigative and forensic accounting, information technology are typical work titles.
Public accounting and managerial accounting are the two primary areas of accounting. Public accountants are independent consultants who offer their customers audit, tax, and business advice services. Employees of management accounting firms are responsible for tasks like financial reporting, performance evaluation, budgeting for capital expenditures, revenue management, working capital management, short- and long-term borrowing, and risk management. The majority of accountants hope to one day work as an associate at their public accounting firm or as the controller, treasurer, or CFO of their company. A lot of CFOs go on to become the CEO of a business or sit on the board of directors, probably as a member of the audit committee.
Most graduates decide to work toward becoming Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) while completing an internship at a public accounting company or finding employment in business. If they achieve the grade prerequisite for the Accounting Major, students will be granted all waivers and will proceed straight to the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP). The six CPA core skill areas of financial accounting, strategy and governance, management accounting, audit and assurance, finance, and taxes are studied in-depth here, and students learn how to combine the information. Students complete the challenging Common Final Examination as the culmination of the five modules and test preparatory training that make up CPA PEP. Students who fulfill the 30-month job experience criteria are given the CPA designation.
Program structure
- Intermediate Financial Accounting 1
- Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
- Income Taxation 1
- Income Taxation 2
- Intermediate Management Accounting
- Advanced Financial Management for Accountants
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Assurance
- Performance Management
- Accounting Information Systems
Price
- Tuition — 8,861 CAD/semester (up to 12 credits)
- Application Fees — 100 CAD (one time, non-refundable)
- General Fees — 553 CAD (per semester for 12 credits)
- Health Fees — 75 CAD (per month)
- TRUSU Extended Heath & Dental Plan — 248 CAD (per year)
Requirements for applicants
- Grade 12 or mature student status
- Foundations Mathematics 12 or Pre-calculus 12 with minimum C+ (or equivalent)
- English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)
About the university
The success of our students is our top goal here at Thompson Rivers University. Our varied community, personalized student services, opportunities for real-world application, and adaptable curriculum give each student the tools they need to succeed.
TRU has approximately 140 on-campus programs and over 60 Open Learning programs, ranging from traditional academics to trades, certifications to graduate degrees. Co-op work terms, undergraduate research, field schools and practicums, service learning, and other programs give our students the chance to put their knowledge into practice under the supervision of approachable faculty mentors. Our open, adaptable classroom encourages exploration, production, and discovery. Our students do, too.
Our Mission
TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, sustainable university that provides high-quality, adaptable education, training, research, and scholarship to its local, national, and worldwide student body and the communities it serves.
Our Campuses
Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, TRU's Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses lie in the traditional territory of the Secwepemc peoples.
