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Program Details
Accountants are organizational leaders who provide key strategic counsel, in addition to ensuring financial information accurately reflects an organization’s financial position.
Prepare for careers in financial or management accounting, auditing and taxation. Within the BCom program, you can complete all of the academic courses required to enter the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Professional Education Program. Co-op hours in an approved placement can be counted towards the practical experience requirements to become a CPA. Sprott also offers a Master of Accounting program; MAcc graduates can proceed directly to the CPA Common Final Exam.
Work Experience
Co-op is an option for BCom students to test out career paths and organizations, build your professional network and your resume, and earn money to offset costs.
All BCom students will complete Sprott’s Employability Passport, a four-year career development program that equips students with the job-ready skills and self-awareness to find meaningful employment and career success.
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Career Outcomes
Explore your passions, refine new skills and discover the career that’s right for you.
BCom graduates find rewarding careers across a variety of functions and sectors. Sprott offers a range of business career services, including an exclusive job portal, career advising, workshops and employer events.
Based on surveys of graduates from 2020-2022, 92 per cent of BCom respondents were employed within one year of graduation.
Sample Courses
BUSI 1800 - Introduction to Business
Introduction to contemporary businesses in a complex economy. The various functions that come together to define a business will be examined. All forms of business communications emphasized.
BUSI 3001 - Accounting for Business Combinations
Accounting problems associated with business combinations, with attention to the preparation of consolidated financial statements. Discussion may extend to financial reporting and diversified companies, reorganizations, etc. Selection of topics may vary from year to year.
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The Bachelor of Accounting (BAcc) was designed not only to meet the CPA prerequisite requirements, but also to meet the needs of accounting student employers. We consulted with many employers to understand their needs and designed the program to ensure graduates have the advanced knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in their professional accounting careers. BAcc students are eligible for admission to Sprott’s Master of Accounting program, which is accredited by CPA Canada and fast tracks students to the Common Final Exam.
