Finance – Business – Transfer to Ontario Tech University Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)

This joint Durham College (DC) and Ontario Tech University (Ontario Tech) diploma-to-degree program will enable you to earn two credentials in only four years. Experience the best of both learning environments while on the journey to a rewarding career in finance. 

Build a solid foundation in business as well as training in various areas of financial planning, investments, and life and health insurance, using the latest technology in combination with the most current business and IT trends.

Students will be prepared to write the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) Global Education Inc. exam, the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analysts, the Canadian Investment Funds Course (CIFC)® exam to be eligible for mutual fund licensing, as well as the Canadian Securities Course (CSC)® exams to be eligible for a securities license. 

The external industry licencing exams, fees and the requirements for each designation/certification are set by the granting body, not DC or Ontario Tech. In order to qualify for any of these designations/certifications, students need to follow and meet the required processes.

Admission Requirements:

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
• AND
• Grade 12 English (C or U)
• Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

Courses:

• Semester 1
• Accounting 1 (ACCT 1100)
• Business Computer Applications 1 (COMP 1112)
• Financial Planning (FINC 1100)
• Human Resource Management 1 (HURM 1100)
• Marketing 1 (MKTG 1100)
• Supply Chain Management (SCMT 1100)
• Semester 2
• Writing and Critical Thinking (BUSI 1030U)
• Communication Foundations (COMM 1100)
• Business Computer Applications 2 (COMP 1214)
• Client Management and Sales (COMR 1200)
• Macroeconomics (ECON 2020U)
• Business Mathematics (MATH 1207)
• Semester 3
• Fundamentals Of Business Math (BUSI 1915U)
• Finance 1 (BUSI 2401U)
• Business Communications 2 (COMM 3202)
• Microeconomics (ECON 2200)
• Financial Systems In Canada (FINC 2100)
• Retirement Planning (FINC 2102)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
• Semester 4
• Personal Taxation (ACCT 2213)
• Finance 2 (BUSI 2402U)
• Money Management and Software Applications (COMP 4206)
• Life and Health Insurance Planning (FINC 2200)
• Mutual Funds In Canada (FINC 2201)
• Financial Management 1 (FINC 2203)
• General Education Elective (GNED 0000)