Business Administration Diploma
For more information, contact 780-644-6268 or email linda.wilson@norquest.ca.
- Two-year diploma
- Two majors: Accounting and Marketing
- Brokered from Grande Prairie Regional College
- Full-time and part-time studies
- Fall and winter starts
- Downtown Edmonton Campus
Program Overview
Whether you have well-defined goals such as becoming an accountant or you are still undecided about your role in the business world, the Business Administration diploma program provides a strong foundation for any business career. You can choose to major in accounting or marketing. This program is brokered from Grande Prairie Regional College.
Career Potential
- Accounting graduates find employment in both the private and public sector.
- Marketing graduates are in an excellent position to work as marketing assistants, marketing coordinators, marketing analysts, and recruiters.
Transferability
Course work completed at another post-secondary institution may be equivalent to course work at NorQuest College. To be considered for transfer credit, a formal assessment must be made. Request forms may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. Challenge exams are also available for all courses.
Admission Requirements (2011-2012)
- 50% in English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2 or equivalent
- 60% in Pure or Applied Mathematics 20 or equivalent or 50% in Pure or Applied Mathematics 30
- Program interview*
*For your program interview, please contact the Faculty of Business and Community Studies at the number listed at the top of this page.
English Language Proficiency
You must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) prior to admission if English is your second language. ELP must have been completed within the two years prior to application to the program. Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following:
- CLBA 7
- TOEFL Internet-based test score 71 (overall score)
- IELTS Academic 6.0
- CAEL 60 (overall score)
Note: Meeting the English language proficiency requirement does NOT exempt the applicant from meeting the English academic course work required for admission to this program.
Admission Requirements (2012-2013)
- 50% in English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2 or equivalent
- 60% in Pure or Applied Mathematics 20 or equivalent or 50% in Pure or Applied Mathematics 30
- Program interview*
*For your program interview, please contact the Faculty of Business and Community Studies.
English Language Proficiency
You must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) prior to admission if English is your second language. ELP must have been completed within the two years prior to application to the program. Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following:
- CLBA 7
- TOEFL Internet-based test score 71 (overall score)
- IELTS Academic 6.0
- CAEL 60 (overall score)
Note: Meeting the English language proficiency requirement does NOT exempt the applicant from meeting the English academic course work required for admission to this program.
Progression
Full-time students must pass four out of five courses each term and maintain an overall average of D+ or higher to automatically progress in the program. If you are a full-time student in the program and you fail two courses in a semester, you will be placed on contractual departmental probation for the following semester. Failure to meet the probation requirements may result in forced withdrawal from the full-time program for one full semester. Readmission to the program will be subject to departmental review.
If you are a full-time student in the program and you fail three or more courses in any one semester, you will be required to withdraw for one full semester from the full-time program. Readmission to the program will be subject to departmental review.
If you do not achieve a term grade point average of 1.3, you may be permitted to continue on a probationary basis with the permission of the department.
Credential
After successfully completing this program, graduates will be awarded a Grande Prairie Regional College/NorQuest Business Administration diploma.
Tuition and Fees
Please refer to our Tuition and Fees page for the 2011/12 tuition and fees schedule.
Program Outline (2011/12)
- Students take a common set of courses in the first year and declare majors in the second year.
- Year 1 students are required to have a laptop computer. Please contact the Faculty of Business and Community Studies for details.
Year 1
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Both Majors: Common First Year |
| Term 1 |
16 weeks |
|
| BUSD 1010 |
Business Communications I |
3.0 |
|
BUSD 1050 |
Business Mathematics and Statistics |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1110 |
Introduction to Accounting |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1150 |
Introduction to Computers in Business |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1040 |
Small Business Management |
3.0 |
| |
Term 1 Total |
15.0 |
| Term 2 |
16 weeks |
|
| BUSD 1020 |
Business Communications II |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1120 |
Principles of Accounting |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1380 |
Organizational Behaviour I |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1510 |
Economics |
3.0 |
| BUSD 1090 |
Introduction to Marketing |
3.0 |
| |
Term 2 Total |
15.0 |
| |
Year 1 Total |
30.0 |
Year 2 - Accounting Diploma
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Term 3 |
16 weeks |
|
| BUSD 2030 |
Finance I |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2110 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2500 |
Computer Applications for Accounting |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2130 |
Cost Accounting I |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2620 |
Accounting Information Systems |
3.0 |
| |
Term 2 Total |
15.0 |
| Term 4 |
16 weeks |
|
| BUSD 2120 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2140 |
Cost Accounting II |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2160 |
Taxation |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2230 |
Finance II |
3.0 |
| BUSD 3010 |
Legal Relations |
3.0 |
| |
Term 4 Total |
15.0 |
| |
Year 2, Accounting Major |
30.0 |
| |
Program Total |
60.0 |
Year 2 - Marketing Diploma
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Term 3 |
16 weeks |
|
| BUSD 2550 |
Computer Applications for Marketing |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2090 |
Marketing Strategy |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2030 |
Finance I |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2100 |
Not-for-Profit Marketing and PR |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2710 |
Customer Service |
3.0 |
| |
Term 2 Total |
15.0 |
| Term 4 |
16 weeks |
|
| BUSD 2000 |
Seminar in Business Policy |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2200 |
Marketing Research |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2190 |
Consumer Behaviour |
3.0 |
| BUSD 2070 |
Personal Selling |
3.0 |
| BUSD 3010 |
Legal Relations |
3.0 |
| |
Term 4 Total |
15.0 |
| |
Year 2, Marketing Major |
30.0 |
| |
Program Total |
60.0 |
Last updated:
December 5, 2011
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