Foundation Courses
Courses |
Credits |
|
---|---|---|
BUSI 291 |
Application of Statistics in Business |
3 |
BUSI 293 |
Introductory Financial Accounting |
3 |
BUSI 294 |
Introductory Management Accounting Prerequisite - BUSI 293 (Students with a strong quantitative background can opt to complete BUSI 293 as a corequisite to BUSI 294) |
3 |
BUSI 295 |
Business Economics |
3 |
BUSI 335 |
Information Systems |
3 |
BUSI 370 |
Business Finance Prerequisite - BUSI 293 |
3 |
BUSI 393 |
Introduction to Business Law |
3 |
Courses Eligible for Exemptions
If you have completed courses of equivalent content and rigour to any of UBC DAP’s 7 foundation courses at a recognized Canadian or American university or college, you are welcome to request exemption(s) when you submit your application.
Senior Courses
Courses |
Credits |
|
---|---|---|
BUSI 353 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting Prerequisite - BUSI 293 |
3 |
BUSI 354 |
Cost Accounting Prerequisites - BUSI 294 & BUSI 370 |
3 |
BUSI 355 |
Introduction to Income Tax Prerequisite - BUSI 293 |
3 |
BUSI 414 |
Data Visualization and Business Analytics Prerequisites - BUSI 291 & BUSI 335 |
3 |
BUSI 450 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting II Prerequisite - BUSI 353 & BUSI 370 (Students who demonstrate a strong academic performance can opt to complete BUSI 353 as a corequisite to BUSI 450 |
3 |
BUSI 453 |
Advanced Financial Accounting Prerequisites - BUSI 353 & BUSI 450 (Students who demonstrate a strong academic performance can opt to complete BUSI 450 as a corequisite to BUSI 453) |
3 |
BUSI 455 |
Principles of Auditing Prerequisites - BUSI 353 & BUSI 450 |
3 |
BUSI 493 |
Strategic Management in Business Prerequisites - BUSI 291, BUSI 293, BUSI 294, BUSI 295, BUSI 335, BUSI 353, BUSI 370, BUSI 393 & BUSI 450 |
3 |
Program Pathway
The following guided pathway outlines the course sequence required to fast track the program to complete within 16 months.
Classes are generally scheduled as follows:
September and January
- Classes are 12 weeks in length and meet once a week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 pm.
May and July
- Classes are 6 weeks in length and meet twice a week, either on Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 pm.
- Students who start their program in May and prefer to take Hybrid classes should note that classes are held over the 4 months from May to August while In-person classes are condensed over 6 weeks.
- During the May and July terms, students will need to take 2 courses in both summer terms.
Courses are typically offered as outlined above. Scheduling is subject to change.
Career Enhancing Courses
Students with a non-business background who want to have a complete foundation of business fundamentals like other business grads going into the CPA program are encouraged to take these career enhancing courses.
Courses |
Credits |
|
---|---|---|
BUSI 329 |
Principles of Organizational Behaviour |
3 |
BUSI 465 |
Marketing Management Prerequisites - BUSI 293 & BUSI 295 |
3 |