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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.
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ACCT-112 | Financial Accounting 1 |
| CCP-104 | Contact Centre Environment |
| COMM-160/161 | College Communication 1 |
| COMP-106 | Applied Business Software 1 |
| FINA-230 | Canadian Financial Services |
| MATH-119 | Mathematics of Finance II |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FINA-340 | Introduction to Life Insurance |
| FINA-347 | Taxation and Financial Planning |
| FINA-348 | Retirement Consultant Certificate 2 |
| FINA-349 | Canadian Securities Course 2 |
| FINA-350 | Financial Sales and Negotiation |
| GNED | General Education Elective |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ACCT-334 | Corporate Finance 2 |
| BUSN-225 | Research Methods and Data Analysis 1 |
| FINA-322 | Concepts in Behavioural Finance |
| FINA-346 | Program Review & Evaluation |
| FINA-360 | CIFP Capstone Course |
Start in a diploma program, end with a degree! Successful graduates of this Business Administration – Finance program have the opportunity to apply their credits towards further study at the degree level. Listed below are the degrees from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Please note that each partnership has a specific minimum grade requirement in order to qualify for transferring credits, which are assessed by the partner institution.
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University |
Degree |
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Athabasca University |
Bachelor of Commerce, with Major |
| Bachelor of Commerce | |
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Bachelor of Human Resources & Labour Relations |
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| Bachelor of Management, 3-year | |
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Bachelor of Management, 4-year with Major |
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Guelph-Humber, University of |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
| Royal Roads University | Bachelor of Commerce in Entrepreneurial Management |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Sustainability and International Business |
Please visit our website at www.centennialcollege.ca/admissions/applying/education-pathways/outbound-pathways for more information on articulation agreements.
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.
1. Co-ordinate the processing and maintaining of financial records in compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulations for individuals and/or organizations.
2. Co-ordinate the preparation and the presentation of financial information in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations for individuals and/or organizations.
3. Analyze financial reports for individuals and/or organizations by applying financial mathematics and statistics.
4. Develop and evaluate a financial plan to meet individuals’ and/or organizations’ needs and objectives.
5. Develop, implement, evaluate and co-ordinate marketing strategies to promote financial products and services, and to enhance customer service.
6. Develop, implement and evaluate strategies to establish and maintain professional networking and business relationships in the finance sector.
7. Analyze and evaluate, within a Canadian context, the impact of economic variables, legislation, ethics, technology and the environment on individuals’ and/or organizations’ operations.
8. Develop, implement and evaluate ongoing strategies for personal and professional development, highlighting ethics, values and standards in the finance sector.
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Second Career Strategy, please apply at the Employment Training Centre for Second Career (Progress Campus). Second Career Strategy is a funding initiative for those who have been laid-off and are in need of training. For more information go to Second Career Strategy.
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 $95 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.
Domestic Students
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.
International Students
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 2019.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $2,721.00 | $1,088.00 | $3,809.00 |
| International | $14,502.50 | $1,597.00 | $16,099.50 |
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