Concentration in Accounting
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Accounting topics cover areas such as managerial decision-making, financial analysis, taxation, and auditing. You'll work with financial data and records to support strategic planning and drive business growth.Required Courses
Six credits from the following courses:
| COMM_O Courses | MGMT_O Courses | Credits |
| COMM_O 353 – Financial Accounting – Intermediate 1 | MGMT_O 300 – Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| COMM_O 354 – Cost Accounting | MGMT_O 401 – Intermediate Managerial Accounting | 3 |
Elective Courses
Nine credits from the following courses:
| COMM_O Courses | MGMT_O Courses | Credits |
| COMM_O 355 – Income Taxation | MGMT_O 402 – Introduction to Income Taxes in Canada | 3 |
| COMM_O 450 – Financial Accounting – Intermediate 2 | MGMT_O 304 – Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| COMM_O 453 – Financial Accounting – Advanced | MGMT_O 404 – Advanced Financial Accounting | 3 |
| COMM_O 454 – Accounting for Management Control and Incentives | MGMT_O 405 – Advanced Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| COMM_O 455 – Principles of Auditing | MGMT_O 403 – Auditing and Assurance Services | 3 |
* COMM_O 399 – Special Topics in Business I or COMM_O 499 – Special Topics in Business II may be used when approved by the Faculty of Management as appropriate to Accounting.
Many upper-level courses require lower-level prerequisites, students should select lower-level electives carefully.
It is recommended that students review the course planning materials on the BCom Course Planning webpage to help with credit selections.
Understanding your electives
| 27 elective credits must be non-COMM_O or non-MGMT_O |
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| 24 elective credits must be COMM_O or MGMT_O |
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| 3 credits can be COMM_O or MGMT_O or non-COMM_O or non-MGMT_O at any level |
Students Tracking to the CPA Professional Education Program
Students who want to pursue the Chartered Professional Accounting (CPA) designation after completing the BCom are recommended to review the resources below. Many upper-level courses have specific prerequisite courses that must be completed prior to registering.
In order to meet all the BCom required courses and all the courses required for entry into the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP) students need to plan early and use their elective space very carefully.
| CPA Preparatory Courses | Bachelor of Commerce | Bachelor of Management |
| Introductory Financial Accounting | COMM_O 293 | MGMT_O 201 |
| Introductory Management Accounting | COMM_O 294 | MGMT_O 202 |
| Economics | ECON_O 101 + ECON_O 102 | ECON_O 101 + ECON_O 102 |
| Statistics |
STAT_O 124 or STAT_O 121 | STAT_O 124 or STAT_O 121 |
| Business Law |
COMM_O 393 | MGMT_O 480 |
| CPA Preparatory Courses | Bachelor of Commerce | Bachelor of Management |
| Information Technology | COMM_O 205 | MGMT_O 250 |
| Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 | COMM_O 353 | MGMT_O 300 |
| Intermediate Financial Reporting 2 | COMM_O 450 | MGMT_O 304 |
| Advanced Financial Reporting | COMM_O 453 | MGMT_O 404 |
| Corporate Finance | COMM_O 370 | MGMT_O 437 |
| Audit and Assurance |
COMM_O 455 | MGMT_O 403 |
| Taxation | COMM_O 355 | MGMT_O 402 |
| Intermediate Management Accounting |
COMM_O 354 | MGMT_O 401 |
| Performance Management |
COMM_O 491 | MGMT_O 405 + one of MGMT_O 360 or MGMT_O 481 |
| Data Analytics and Information Systems (DAIS) |
COMM_O 335 | One of MGMT_O 329D or MGMT_O 429A or DATA_O 301 or COSC_O 301 |