Financial Management
Courses
Current
Note: As of the Spring (January) Semester 2026 intake, applications for admission to the Diploma in Financial Management and the Diploma in Financial Management (Co-operative Education) have been suspended until further notice.
The objective of this two-year diploma program is to prepare for careers in accounting and financial services. The curriculum includes a mix of business and academic courses that provide students with both the practical skills required in accounting and financial services and proficiency in business decision-making and analysis. Many of the program courses are eligible for university-transfer credit or exemptions for the courses offered by the Certified General Accountants Association, the Certified Management Accountants Society, or the Institute of Chartered Accountants. As well, many of the courses carry credit towards a professional designation in the fields of credit management, banking, trust administration, and insurance.
The program provides students with the opportunity to customize their program to suit their particular requirements. Students will be required to obtain 60 credits. Forty-five of the credits will come from compulsory courses, nine credits will come from optional financial management courses, and six credits may be academic electives. Thus students wishing to maximize their credits in either accounting or finance will be able to do so, but those interested in a general Diploma in Financial Management will be able to pick from a variety of courses according to their interests.
Graduates of this program who meet the minimum academic entrance requirements will be able to ladder into the third year of the bachelor of business administration (BBA). Those who wish to pursue the accounting concentration may be admitted into the BBA, but they will need to complete all the bridging courses to meet upper-division course prerequisites. Graduates who wish to undertake one of the other concentrations should meet with the department.
To obtain a Diploma in Financial Management, students will be required to attain 60 credits as described below:
whichever has not been taken to satisfy the core requirement above
Notes: FMGT 1321, 1323, 2294, 2308, 2421, and 2423 are recommended for students who plan on pursuing an accounting designation.
Elective courses chosen from the arts and science or career program course offerings
Program Notes:
- Students are advised to review individual course descriptions for prerequisites. Not all courses will be offered in every semester; students should take care when planning their course schedule.
