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Associate of Commerce and Business Administration Diploma at Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University, Canada

Programme overview

The Associate of Commerce and Business Administration Diploma recognises completion of the lower-level requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, two years of academic work. It suits students who cannot complete a full four-year business degree for financial, family, work or academic reasons. Graduates can return to TRU later and receive full credit toward the BBA.

Faculty: Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics  |  Duration: Two years (60 credits)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

The 60-credit structure covers university writing or critical reading and composition, communications, mathematics and business foundations, plus Humanities and Social Sciences general education electives. Students exiting with the diploma may substitute general education electives for MATH 1170 Calculus for Business and Economics and ECON 2330 Economics and Business Statistics 2.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Business Administration (Year 1 entry): B.C. Grade 12 or mature student status; Foundations Math 12 or Pre-Calculus Math 12 with a minimum C+ or equivalent; English 12 or English 12 First Peoples with a minimum of 73 per cent or equivalent. BBA admission is open: applicants who do not meet the requirements are accepted conditionally and can start while upgrading English and mathematics. Applications are accepted for fall (September), winter (January) and summer (May or June) starts.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intakes: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Summer (May). Not all programmes have winter and summer intakes.

International applicants: applications open October 1 for all intakes; Fall (September) intake open until further notice, Winter (January) intake closes November 1, Summer (May) intake closes February 1. Application fee $100, one time and non-refundable.

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