Bachelor of Commerce [B.Com] (Accounting)

at The University of British Columbia

Accounting option course requirements

Year 3
 

• COMM 353    Financial Accounting - Intermediate I

• COMM 354    Cost Accounting
   

Year 4
 

• COMM 450    Financial Accounting - Intermediate II
   

Three credits from the following courses:
 

• COMM 452    Taxes and Decision Making

• COMM 454    Accounting for Management Control and Incentives

• COMM 459    Financial Statement Analysis
   

And three credits from the following courses:
 

• COMM 452    Taxes and Decision Making

• COMM 453    Financial Accounting - Advanced

• COMM 454    Accounting for Management Control and Incentives

• COMM 455    Principles of Auditing

• COMM 459    Financial Statement Analysis
   

Other Accounting courses which may be taken as electives
 

• COMM 355    Income Taxation                                                            

Academic Eligibility:
 

• Graduation from high school

• Minimum of 70% in Grade 11 or Grade 12 English (or their equivalents)

• At least six academic/non-academic Grade 12 courses (recommended, but not required)
   

Indian student eligibility:
 

General admission requirements for Indian students are:
 

• Graduation from a university-preparatory program at a senior secondary school: Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII. Certificates must be official. Photocopies are acceptable if certified by the school principal, head, or counselor. Notarized copies are not acceptable.
   

Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.
 

IELTS  International English Language Testing System (Academic)    6.5, with no part less than 6.0
 

TOEFL Overall: 90

The fees for Bachelor of Commerce [B.Com] (Accounting) may vary from  - $55,384  to $70,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

Accountants do more than prepare financial statements; they can also audit, find cost and efficiency gains from new technologies, participate in strategies for mergers and acquisitions, do quality management, develop and use information systems to track financial performance, work in tax strategy, and manage health care benefits. While professional accountants must be good with numbers, their clients and employers often think of them as business problem solvers.

For students focused on starting their career in public practice, the Chartered Professional Accountant Program is where it all begins. Each September, approximately 20 public practice firms and a few governmental offices/corporate sector employers come to campus to recruit articling students for summer, co-op and permanent positions. We support students through all stages of the recruitment process with one-on-one coaching, workshops, networking simulation, mock interviews and online resources.

Some potential job titles and future career paths include:
 

• Public Practice    Corporate Accounting

• Auditor/Accountant Accountant

• Senior Auditor/Accountant

• Tax Specialist

• Manager

• Senior Manager

• Partner

• Financial/Budget and Credit Analyst

• Internal Auditor

• Tax Manager

• Assistant Treasurer/Controller

• Controller/Treasurer

• Vice President of Finance

• Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
   

Who hires BCom Accounting grads?
 

• A&W Food Services

• Canada Revenue Agency

• Deloitte 

• Ernst & Young 

• Grant Thornton 

• Husky Energy

• Keystone Entertainment

• KPMG

• Lululemon 

• MNP 

• PwC

• RBC Royal Bank 

• Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

• Smythe Ratcliffe 

• SNC Lavalin

• TD Canada Trust 

• Wolrige Mahon