Accountancy (BComm)

Outstanding accountants keep businesses ahead of the curve: solving problems, building sound financial strategies and ensuring good fiscal health. If you’re a high achiever with an appetite for continuous learning, consider us. You’ll join a program with a reputation for graduates who achieve excellent results at national professional accounting examinations.

By entering into a BComm with a Major in Accountancy, you build skills for good business practice, like:

• Complex problem solving
• Strategic and critical thinking
• Accounting and budgeting skills
• Quantitative skills
• How to prepare, read and analyze financial statements
• Understanding the tax system and tax planning
• Auditing theory and practice

Combine that with our hands-on Co-op program, AACSB accreditation and courses that meet the standards of Quebec’s new accountancy designation, the CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant), and there’s no question you’ll leave us with excellent career prospects.

The Co-op program gives you the chance to do paid work terms that last 12 to 16 weeks. Work terms make it possible for you to:

• Find the right fit in the firm or field you want to practice in
• Make key connections and network
• Apply classwork to real-world situations
• Add career experience to your resumé

During a Co-op term, you might:

• Handle personal and corporate tax files
• Conduct audits and perform inventory counts
• Do bank reconciliations
• Participate in cost-accounting dossiers

Minimum cut-off averages and course requirements

• Quebec CEGEP: 27 overall, 26.5 math
  • Pre-university (Two-year DEC):
    • Average of 26.5 from Calculus 1 and Linear Algebra
    • Applicants are eligible for admission once they have completed at least one of these two math courses. The other must be completed during the first year at Concordia.
    • Strongly recommended that applicants complete both courses at CEGEP
  • Professional/technical (Three-year DEC):
    • Those completing a technical DEC in a business-related field may be eligible for admission.
    • Students who have completed Calculus I and/or Linear Algebra must achieve an average of 26.5 in mathematics.
    • Student without Calculus 1 or Linear Algebra, must have achieved a minimum of 75% in Secondary 5 Math (SN, TS or MATH 536). Your high school transcripts must be included with your application. If admitted, you will be required to complete all missing prerequisite courses as elective credits at John Molson.
  • Additional information for CEGEP applicants
• High School: B overall, B in math
  
  • One math from Pre-Calculus, Calculus, or equivalent
  • Canadian curricula course requirements
  • Accepted international qualifications
  • ACT or SAT is not required
  • AP exams are not required but may qualify you for advanced standing
• International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma: 29 overall, 4 HL or 5 SL math
  
  • Accepted math: Applications and Interpretations HL, Analysis and Approaches SL or HL
• Baccalauréat français: 13 overall, 13 in math
  
  • Required courses:
    • Première : Spécialité mathématiques
    • Terminale : Mathématiques complémentaires (Spécialité mathématiques recommended)
  • Additional information for Baccalauréat français applicants
• British system of education (GCE):
  • A-levels: At least two A-level exams CC, C in math or
  • AS-levels: At least 4 AS-level exams with equivalent results or
  • BTEC: Level 3 Diploma or Extended Diploma in a related subject area with equivalent results
  • Students without A-level math may be admissible based on AS-level or iGCSE/GCSE/O-Level exam results. Students should include all their exam results from iGCSE (or equivalent) onwards to support their application.
  • Additional information for British System of Education (GCE) applicants
• University transfers (internal): 2.7 overall, 2.7 in math
  • At least two of the following (or have exemptions): BTM 200, ECON 201, ECON 203
  • MATH 208 and MATH 209 (or have exemptions)
  • Additional information on Internal Degree Transfer
• University transfer (external): B- overall, B- in math
  • Courses in the disciplines of Calculus and Linear Algebra, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, and Computer Literacy

Minimum cut-off averages should be used as indicators. The cut-off data may change depending on the applicant pool. Applicants who meet the stated minimum requirements are not guaranteed admission to these programs.

Our program opens up many careers paths, including:

• Accountant
• Taxation specialist
• Auditor
• Forensic accountant
• Controller

Accounting graduates get hired by:

• Accounting firms
• Multinational companies
• Banks
• International organizations
• Government or NGOs