Advanced College Diploma - Business Administration - Finance (Optional Co-op)

Program Description

Available intakes: January & September

The Business Administration – Finance program helps to open doors to more career options by focusing on preparing you for specialized areas of financial services such as retirement planning or investment advising while you continue on the path towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential. As a result, a wider variety of financial services careers will be available to you upon graduation.

In this three-year advanced diploma program, you will study the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, human resources, production and operations management) and take management-oriented courses that provide an integrated perspective of business. Because this offering ensures you have a strong educational base in business, it prepares you to function effectively in your chosen career field, leading to supervisory and management positions in business, government and service organizations.

Graduates of The Business School program acquire a specialized knowledge of how finance functions in the corporate entity and of the financial services sector of the economy.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Level of Education Required: Grade 12 / High School

Min GPA: 50.0% Convert grades

English Proficiency Requirements:

For direct admission, applicant must be from an English speaking country or meet either of the following English test scores:

Min TOEFL iBT: 80 (Min Reading: 20.0, Min Writing: 20.0, Min Listening: 20.0, Min Speaking: 20.0)

Min IELTS overall: 6 (Min Reading: 5.5, Min Writing: 5.5, Min Listening: 5.5, Min Speaking: 5.5)

Min Duolingo English Test Score: 105

For conditional admission, instead of submitting language proficiency test scores, applicant may complete English courses prior to the academic program. The length of the English course is determined based on the applicant's level of English proficiency.

• September 2021 Available