School of Business
ufv.ca/businessUFV's Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree is a four-year program. Its objective is to produce graduates who are well-equipped to function in and adapt to the rapidly changing business environment. The program provides students with the opportunity to obtain a general background in business. Students are also expected to gain a strong general educational background and are required to meet breadth requirements in the areas of English, social science, science, and the humanities. The overall emphasis in the program is on developing management and analytical skills.
Students complete several categories of business and business-related courses. These include lower-level foundation courses (such as human resource management, marketing, accounting, finance, mathematics, economics, and computing) that provide students with the tools they need for more advanced courses at the upper level. A set of core courses in business, mathematics, communications, and economics is required of all students at the upper and lower levels to ensure that they have a solid understanding of all the key functional areas in business.
Students must choose between a general BBA or a major in Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, or Marketing. Students normally declare their intention to pursue a major between 45 and 60 program credits. Students who do not declare will remain in the general BBA program.
Minors are available in Financial Management, Operations Management/Management Information Systems, and Organization Studies.
Applicants may enter the program directly from secondary school, or they may ladder into the program after completing some university study.
This option is available to students who have completed one or more university courses at a recognized institution and have met the following requirements:
Students who do not meet these requirements might consider Qualifying Studies.
Applications are accepted for entrance to the Fall semester only. For application deadlines, see Specific intake application process.
Applicants who meet the entrance requirements will be admitted in order of their application date. This date is set when an application, all required documentation, and the application fee have been submitted.
See the Fees and Other Costs section.
The BBA program can be completed in four years of full-time study, with students taking 10 courses per calendar year.
A reduced course load is permitted. Students are allowed up to eight consecutive academic years to complete the program from the time of enrolment into the BBA, or first admission into the Business Administration diploma for those laddering into the BBA program.
The BBA degree consists of a minimum of 120 credits.
Most courses are offered in Abbotsford. Some lower-level courses may also be offered at the Chilliwack and Mission campuses.
Semester I
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
BUS 160/CIS 110 | Computerized Business Applications and MIS | 3 |
ECON 100 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ENGL 105 | Academic Writing | 3 |
MATH 111 | Calculus I | 3-4 |
or MATH 141 | Calculus for Business |
Semester II
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 120 | Essentials of Marketing | 3 |
BUS 145 | Introductory Financial Accounting (see Note 1) | 3 |
CMNS 125 | Communicating Professionally to Academic and Workplace Audiences | 3 |
ECON 101 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
STAT 106 | Statistics I | 4 |
Semester III
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 203 | Organizational Behaviour | 3 |
BUS 221 | Professional Selling | 3 |
BUS 249 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
CMNS 251 | Professional Report Writing | 3 |
Plus: | General education requirement (see Note 2) | 3 |
Semester IV
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 201 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
BUS 226/ ECON 226 | Economic and Business Statistics | 3 |
BUS 227 | New Business Development | 3 |
BUS 247 | Introductory Management Accounting | 3 |
BUS 261 | Business Law | 3 |
Semester V
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 320 | Business Research Methods | 3 |
ECON 307 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
Plus: | Two lower- or upper-level BUS electives (see Notes 1 and 3) | 6 |
Plus: | General education requirement (see Note 2) | 3 |
Semester VI
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 349/ ECON 349 | Financial Management I | 3 |
Plus: | Three upper-level BUS electives (see Note 3) | 9 |
Plus: | General education requirement (see Note 2) | 3 |
Semester VII
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 403 | Strategic Management | 3 |
BUS 404 | Management Science | 3 |
Plus: | Two upper-level BUS electives (see Note 3) | 6 |
Plus: | General education requirement (see Note 2) | 3 |
Semester VIII
Course | Title | Credits |
BUS 405 | Business Management Simulation | 3 |
Plus: | Four upper-level BUS electives (see Note 3) | 12 |
Note 1: BUS 143 and BUS 144 may be taken in place of BUS 145 and one business elective.
Note 2: Students in the BBA program must meet the following general education requirements: One natural science (lab) course, one humanities course, one social science course, and one other general education elective (any university-level course of three credits or more) other than business.
Note 3: One upper-level economics elective may be taken in place of one upper-level business elective.
The Co-operative Education option offers students in the BBA degree program the opportunity to obtain paid, career-related work experience in their field of study during their education at UFV. After completing their first year of study, Co-op students alternate between semesters of full-time study and full-time paid employment. See the Co-operative Education section for more details.
The following majors and minors are available in the BBA program:
See this section for major and minor requirements.
Students in the Bachelor of Business Administration program have the option of completing a Bachelor of Business Administration Honours degree. The following conditions apply to this program:
Students who choose to combine their BBA with a minor or extended minor in another discipline must complete all the requirements of the BBA degree and all discipline requirements of the minor or extended minor. Students interested in pursuing this option must contact an Academic Advisor and obtain permission from the department that offers the minor or extended minor.
Bachelor of Business Administration degree students are required to complete all courses in the program and a minimum 120 credits. BBA program requirements consist of a minimum of 15 courses at the upper level in business and economics.
General requirements contribute to developing a breadth of knowledge and consist of mandatory courses offered by other disciplines and a number of general education electives. Students should consult with a School of Business program advisor for eligible courses that meet the general education elective requirements.
Program continuance and probation are governed by UFV’s Undergraduate Continuance policy (92). Students must have a CGPA of at least 2.00 to remain in good academic standing. Failure to meet or maintain a 2.00 will result in restrictions on registration and may lead to academic suspension. For further details, see the Academic standing and undergraduate continuance section of the academic calendar.
Additional requirements for the BBA program:
See UFV's Course Repeat policy (86).
Students who have been required to withdraw from UFV under the Undergraduate Continuance policy (92) are subject to readmission and continuance requirements as listed in the UFV academic calendar.
Students seeking readmission to the BBA must meet the BBA entrance requirements stated in Option 2, University entrance.
Students will be readmitted to the BBA degree program only once.
Students must complete at least 50% of the course work, including at least 10 upper-level business courses numbered BUS 300–499, at UFV.
Courses taken at partnering universities through an approved Study Abroad student exchange may be used to meet residency requirements.
To be eligible to graduate, students must achieve a minimum program GPA (PGPA) of 2.67, and a minimum cumulative GPA (CGPA) of 2.00 on all courses attempted.
At the time of applying for graduation no course applicable to the BBA program may be older than 10 years, and no upper-level BUS or ECON course applicable to the BBA may be older than five years.
See the Graduation section of the calendar for more information.
Students are allowed up to eight consecutive years to complete program requirements.
Students with personal extenuating circumstances can apply to the Director of the School of Business for an extension. At the Director of the School of Business’ discretion, an extension of up to two years, allowing up to 10 consecutive years for program completion, might be granted.
For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.