Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting program allows graduates to earn a business degree that prepares them to obtain a professional accounting designation in Canada (CPA designation).

In Canada, a degree is required for acceptance into the accounting designation. The BBA in Accounting offers courses in financial and management accounting, tax, audit, finance, economics, and other core business functions such as marketing and operations and information management, satisfying the undergraduate requirements of the accounting designation.

Some unique features of this program are:

• Applied projects and assignments to ensure graduates acquire the practical skills valued by employers.
• A large offering of courses in Richmond, Surrey, and Langley during the day and evenings for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters to ensure maximum flexibility in schedules.
• Opportunities for accounting-related employment (through Careers Services and Cooperative Education) while earning a degree.
• Opportunity to join the Accounting Society of KPU (ASK) student club, providing regular exposure to CPA representatives.
• Many of the courses included in this program are articulated with other universities and colleges for ease of course transferability to and from KPU. Please refer to the BC Transfer Guide at www.bctransferguide.ca regarding the transferability of courses to and from specific institutions in British Columbia.

• Career opportunities are numerous, diverse, and often lucrative for BBA Accounting graduates. More than 90% of BBA Accounting graduates find career opportunities within six months of graduation. 
• Placements range from public accounting firms to internal management accounting positions in industry, government and the not-for-profit sector. These positions provide the work experience required for the CPA designation.

Admission Requirements:

• The Faculty's Admission Requirements, which consist of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement, apply to this program.
• Declaration Requirements
• Students intending to graduate with this School of Business diploma or degree must declare the credential. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:
• In good academic standing with the University
• Completion of a minimum of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework.
• Curricular Requirements
• The degree program requires a minimum of 120 credits of required courses and electives. The degree program with Co-operative Education requires an additional 28 credits of Co-op Education credits.