Business Administration – Finance (Optional Co-op)
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code2493
- SchoolThe Business School
- CredentialOntario College Advanced Diploma
- Program TypePost-secondary program
- Program Length3 years/ 6 semesters
- LocationProgress Campus
- Emailbusiness@centennialcollege.ca
- Telephone416-289-5000 ext. 52280
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- Co-op Option
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- The Business School Student Success Guide
- Financial Planning Professional Certifications - QAFP and CFP
- Advising
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.
The Business Administration – Finance program will help to open doors to more career options by preparing you for specialized financial services areas, such as retirement planning or investment advising, while you continue on the path towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential. As a result, a wider variety of financial services careers will be available to you when you graduate.
In this three-year advanced diploma program, you'll study the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, human resources, production, operations management), and take management-oriented courses that will provide an integrated perspective of business. Because this offering will ensure you have a strong educational base in business, it will prepare you to effectively function in your chosen career, leading to supervisory and management positions in business, government and service organizations.
As a graduate of this Business School program, you'll acquire a specialized knowledge of how finance functions in the corporate entity and of the financial services sector of the economy.
Program Overview
The Business School will be offering a variety of delivery modes for new students in all programs. These can include asynchronous learning, synchronous learning, hybrid, and on-campus deliveries, including evenings and weekends.
The Business Administration – Finance program will help to open doors to more career options by preparing you for specialized financial services areas, such as retirement planning or investment advising, while you continue on the path towards the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation and a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential. As a result, a wider variety of financial services careers will be available to you when you graduate.
In this three-year advanced diploma program, you'll study the functional areas of business (accounting, finance, marketing, information systems, human resources, production, operations management), and take management-oriented courses that will provide an integrated perspective of business. Because this offering will ensure you have a strong educational base in business, it will prepare you to effectively function in your chosen career, leading to supervisory and management positions in business, government and service organizations.
As a graduate of this Business School program, you'll acquire a specialized knowledge of how finance functions in the corporate entity and of the financial services sector of the economy.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
- This program, which includes a CIFP capstone course, builds a complete skill set for financial services, including IIROC license, Life License Qualification program (LLQP), Retirement Consulting Certificate and CFP designation academic requirements.
- Business Administration – Finance is also a pathway to the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) credential, and completion of this program will allow you to write the CSC exams.
- You will be eligible to write the Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) Level 1 exam and will have Level 1 certification in financial planning (CFP).
- If you complete the CIFP capstone course, you will be eligible to write the Level 2 exam for full CFP certification.
Career Outlook
- Financial analyst
- Investment advisor
- Sales agent
- Mortgage specialist
- Personal banking officer
- Teller
- Mutual fund advisor
- Financial planner
- Retirement planning analyst
Education Pathways
Start in a diploma program, end with a degree! Successful graduates of this Business Administration - Finance advanced diploma program have the opportunity to apply their learning for credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partner pathway has specific minimum requirements in order to qualify for transfer credits, which are assessed by the receiving partner institution.
| Partner Institution | Degree Program |
|---|---|
| Algoma University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Honours Bachelor of Science in Multiple majors | |
| Athabasca University | Bachelor of Commerce – Post Diploma |
| Bachelor of Commerce with major – Post Diploma | |
| Bachelor of Human Resources and Labour Relations – Post Diploma | |
| Bachelor of Management (3-year) Post Diploma | |
| Carleton University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Conestoga College | Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business Management |
| Guelph-Humber, University of | Honours Bachelor of Business Administration |
| Lakehead University | Honours Bachelor of Commerce - Business Administration Option |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor degree in Multiple majors | |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (3-year) | |
| Laurentian University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors |
| Nipissing University | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| Bachelor of Commerce - General Business (3-year) | |
| Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors | |
| Ontario Tech University | Honours Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Direct entry) | |
| Ottawa, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| Seneca Polytechnic | Honours Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Sheridan College | Honours Bachelor of Business Administration in Multiple majors |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Bachelor of Commerce in Business Technology Management - Degree completion |
| Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management | |
| Honours Bachelor of Arts in Multiple majors | |
| Windsor, University of | Honours Bachelor of Commerce |
| York University | Bachelor or Honours Bachelor of Arts in Any major |
| Honours Bachelor of Commerce | |
| Honours Bachelor of Human Resources Management | |
| Honours Bachelor of Public Administration | |
Please visit our website at //centennial.adv-pub.moveonca.com/outgoing-home/ for more information on articulation agreements.
For pathways to other Ontario post-secondary institutions, please visit ONTransfer.
Areas of Employment
- Personal banking
- Financial analysis
- Investments
- Sales
- Loans
- Budgeting
- Mortgages
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent; or mature student status (19 years or older)
- Grade 12 English College or University preparation, or equivalent (minimum grade required); or take the Centennial English Admission Test
- Grade 11 Mathematics College, Mixed or University preparation course or Grade 12 Mathematics College or University preparation course, or equivalent (minimum grade required), or take a Centennial College Business Math Skills Assessment for Admission
Additional Requirements
Co-op Option
The co-op option in this program will provide you with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience while you complete two co-op work terms as an employee in the field. This experience not only allows you to put classroom learning into practice, but will also provide valuable contacts for your future career.
To participate in this co-op option, you will need to complete an application process in the second semester. If academically qualified, you may be admitted to the co-op program. Academically qualified students who are accepted into the program will register for the co-op preparation course as scheduled.
Co-op Requirements
- Minimum of 80% of courses completed from semester one and two combined
- Completion of COMM-160/161 by the end of semester 2 with a C grade (60%) or higher
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (this must be maintained for the duration of the program)
- Students must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Students who meet the above prerequisites will submit their application for co-op to the Career Services & Cooperative Education Department in semester 2
Note: Meeting the minimum co-op program requirements does not guarantee admission into the co-op program.
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please apply at the Employment Training Centre (Progress Campus). The Better Jobs Ontario Program is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee of $125 must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
Domestic applicants who attended school outside of Canada: If you are submitting transcripts to meet admission requirements, you must have the transcripts assessed by an independent credential assessment agency such as World Education Services (WES) or International Credential Assessment Service (ICAS). For more information go to Submitting your Transcripts.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall registration begins mid-July
January registration begins mid-December
May registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
All courses require the purchase of textbooks. Notably, there is a $1000 cost for online textbooks, training quizzes, and Industry Exams, which covers Canadian Securities Courses (CSC) 1 and 2. These courses are critical to success in the Financial Services Industry and successful completion of the Industry Exams earns you the coveted CSC Certificate issued by the Canadian Securities Institute.
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2024.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,097.34 | $3,818.34 |
| International | $16,649.00 | $1,585.52 | $18,234.52 |
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Co-ordinate the processing and maintaining of financial records in compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulations for individuals and/or organizations.
- Co-ordinate the preparation and the presentation of financial information in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations for individuals and/or organizations.
- Analyze financial reports for individuals and/or organizations by applying financial mathematics and statistics.
- Develop and evaluate a financial plan to meet individuals’ and/or organizations’ needs and objectives.
- Develop, implement, evaluate and co-ordinate marketing strategies to promote financial products and services, and to enhance customer service.
- Develop, implement and evaluate strategies to establish and maintain professional networking and business relationships in the finance sector.
- Analyze and evaluate, within a Canadian context, the impact of economic variables, legislation, ethics, technology and the environment on individuals’ and/or organizations’ operations.
- Develop, implement and evaluate ongoing strategies for personal and professional development, highlighting ethics, values and standards in the finance sector.
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