FAQs for 2025 BBA program pause
Are you a BBA student?
The BBA program curriculum (including Accounting, Marketing, International Business and Management) is under review, and intake of new students will be paused beginning January 1, 2025.
Students who are currently enrolled in the BBA, or who start before intake is paused, will be able to complete their degree. All required courses will be offered to ensure students can complete all necessary elements of their BBA program.
If you are currently enrolled in a two-year business diploma program or a two-year university transfer diploma program with the Langara School of Management, rest assured that this will have no impact on your studies in the diploma program. If your intent is to transfer into the BBA, we encourage you to apply immediately.
Q: Can I finish my current BBA degree program? Will my courses still be available?
A: The BBA program is under revision and intake of new students will be paused beginning January 2025. Students who are enrolled in the BBA currently, or who start before intake is paused, will be able to complete their degree. All required courses will be offered to ensure students can complete all necessary elements of their BBA degree.
Langara's business diploma programs will continue as usual, with all courses in the diploma program continuing. While we are working to create an updated BBA program, we will not enroll new students beginning spring 2025. This is a temporary measure. Students may still enroll in the two-year diploma program and would be able to either transfer to another post-secondary institution to complete a degree or apply to join Langara's new BBA program once it launches.
Q: What if I am a current business diploma student and want to transfer to the new BBA?
A: If you are currently enrolled in a two-year business diploma program with the Langara School of Management, the upcoming changes will have no impact on your studies in the diploma program. If your intent is to transfer into the current BBA program, we encourage you to apply immediately. If you are an Accounting, Business Management, Financial Management, or Marketing Management diploma student, please speak with an advisor regarding your options for transferring into the BBA for fall 2024.
Q: What if I am a university transfer student enrolled in a two-year diploma program?
A: Students who plan on completing their business degree at another post-secondary institution will be unaffected by these changes. If your intent is to transfer into the current BBA, we encourage you to apply immediately. You must be enrolled in the BBA for the fall 2024 term.
Q: When will the BBA open applications again? Can I wait till then?
A: We will share more information about the new BBA curriculum and reopening of applications as soon as we can. You may wish to enroll in one of the diploma programs—Accounting, Business Management, Financial Management or Marketing Management—and apply to continue your studies in the BBA program once admissions reopen. If you are a former BBA student who wishes to return to complete the program, please speak to an advisor regarding your options. Please visit Langara.ca/admissions for details.
Q: If I apply to the BBA for summer or fall 2024, will the courses that I need be offered?
A: All required courses will continue to be offered to current students, both in the diploma program and those currently enrolled in the BBA program. There is no change to BBA admissions for summer 2024 or fall 2024.
Q: Why does the BBA need to be revised?
A: As part of best practices, all educational programs are reviewed and revised from time to time. We are working on updating the degree program to ensure it continues to meet the changing nature of business into the coming decades.
Q: What about general students who are taking business courses for credit for other program requirements and/or as electives?
A: The upcoming changes to the four-year BBA degree will not affect other Langara students who are taking business courses for credit or other program requirements and/or electives. These courses will continue to be offered.
Q: When is the last day I can apply for the fall 2024 semester?
A: All admission dates for programs are available here: Langara. Admissions: Career Studies: Application Information
Q: When will the new version (curriculum) of the program be implemented?
A: Faculty and staff are working to submit a new BBA curriculum to the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills for review. We will continue to inform the Langara community about our progress.