Arts Degree Requirements

Eligibility for the degree of Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management (co-op) requires:

1. Successful completion of 20 academic course units with a minimum cumulative overall average of 60%. A minimum cumulative average of 70% is required in all of the courses identified in section 2 below, all Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) and Sustainability and Financial Management (SFM) courses, and all courses included in the AFM specializations in section 3.
2. Successful completion of the following 13.5 academic course units:    
   • AFM 112, AFM 113, AFM 132, AFM 182, AFM 191, AFM 205 (0.25 unit), AFM 206 (0.25 unit), AFM 207 (0.25 unit), AFM 208 (0.25 unit), AFM 212, AFM 241, AFM 244, AFM 273, AFM 274, AFM 291, AFM 321, AFM 335, AFM 373, AFM 391, AFM 433, AFM 480
   • AFM 311 or SFM 309
   • AFM 121 or AFM 127/ACTSC 127 (see Note 3)
   • one of AFM 323/STAT 374, AFM 341, AFM 345, AFM 346
   • BET 100
   • ECON 101, ECON 102
   • AFM 111, COMMST 111 (see Note 1)
3. Successful completion of one Accounting and Financial Management specialization (see Note 2).
4. Successful completion of co-op requirements.

Notes

1. Communication skills are essential to academic, professional, and personal success. The Undergraduate Communication Requirement is fulfilled for Accounting and Financial Management students by the successful completion of both AFM 111 and COMMST 111.
2. Students are required to complete one Accounting and Financial Management specialization and may elect to complete a second.
3. Students who wish to take AFM 127/ACTSC 127 in place of AFM 121 must take CS 115 or CS 135.

Specializations in Accounting and Financial Management

Professional Accountant Specialization

The Professional Accountant Specialization requires successful completion of the following 3.0 academic course units:

• AFM 362, AFM 382, AFM 451, AFM 462, AFM 482, AFM 491

Business Analytics Specialization

The Business Analytics Specialization requires successful completion of 2.5 academic course units:

• AFM 345 or AFM 346
• four of AFM 323/STAT 374, AFM 341, AFM 345, AFM 346, AFM 347, AFM 423/ACTSC 423, AFM 444, AFM 445, AFM 446, AFM 447, AFM 448

Note

Students may complete both AFM 345 and AFM 346 and would then be required to complete three additional courses to complete the Business Analytics Specialization.

Entrepreneurial Mindset Specialization

The Entrepreneurial Mindset Specialization requires successful completion of 2.5 academic course units:

• BET 320, BET 340
• 1.5 academic course units from the following:
  • AFM 326 (0.25 unit), AFM 377, AFM 426 (0.25 unit), AFM 470, BET 350, BET 400, BET 420, BET 430, BET 450, BET 460, BET 470, BET 580, ENBUS 203, MGMT 220

Note

Students are not eligible to complete both the Entrepreneurial Mindset Specialization and the Entrepreneurship Minor. Completion of the Entrepreneurship Minor can be substituted for the Entrepreneurial Mindset Specialization in fulfilment of the AFM degree requirement to complete one AFM specialization.

Sustainability Specialization

The Sustainability Specialization requires successful completion of 3.0 academic course units:

• one of ENBUS 102, ENVS 195, ENVS 220, INDEV 100 (see Note)
• two of ENVS 200, ENVS 205, ENVS 220, INDEV 200 (see Note)
• one of the following sets of three courses:
  • ENBUS 310, ENBUS 408, ENBUS 410
  • AFM 485, ENBUS 202, ENBUS 407

Alternative courses offered by the Faculty of Environment which offer a broad overview of sustainability issues at the 100- or 200-level can be substituted with prior approval from a School of Accounting and Finance academic advisor.

Financial Leadership Specialization

The Financial Leadership Specialization requires successful completion of 3.0 academic course units:

• AFM 434, AFM 478
• BET 450, BET 460
• one of AFM 422, AFM 470, AFM 477
• one of AFM 485, ENBUS 310, ENBUS 407, ENVS 220

Financial Markets Specialization

The Financial Markets Specialization requires successful completion of 3.0 academic course units chosen from:

• AFM 276, AFM 322, AFM 324, AFM 326 (0.25 unit), AFM 328 (0.25 unit), AFM 329 (0.25 unit), AFM 377, AFM 422, AFM 423/ACTSC 423, AFM 425, AFM 426 (0.25 unit), AFM 427, AFM 428 (0.25 unit), AFM 429 (0.25 unit), AFM 434, AFM 470, AFM 477, AFM 478, SFM 310, SFM 412