DIPLOMA PROGRAMS
There are three diplomas programs offered in the School of
Business and Economics: The
Diploma in Management Studies, the Diplomas in Business
Administration, and the Diploma in
Accounting. A student may enrol in and qualify to receive a
diploma in only one of the
programs.

    Admission requirements and specific academic
regulations for each of the
diplomas are outlined below. Note that the last grade received on
any course attempt will be
used to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) and that no
course may be attempted more
than twice. This rule applies to courses taken at this and other
institutions.

    Application for admission should be sent to the
Office of the Registrar:
Admissions.

 Diploma in Management Studies Program
The Diploma in Management Studies is designed to introduce
holders of non-Business degrees
to the functional areas of Business and to allow students to
explore areas of special interest in
their final term. Exceptional students may wish to use the
program as a vehicle to enter a Master
of Business Administration program.

    The program is three academic terms in length. Term
Two (Fall) and Term
Three (Winter) must be taken on a full-time bases.

 Admission requirements
 1.
       Admission to the program normally requires an
      undergraduate degree. This may
      be in any discipline except Business.
 2.
       Students may be admitted directly into Term Two if they
      have completed all of
      Term One or its equivalent.
 3.
       Exemptions may be granted for any three of BU155, or
      BU205, or BU231, or
      BU388, or their equivalents. Students granted these exemptions
      must substitute Business electives
      as approved by the External Programs Director.
 4.
       Normally, students must attain a minimum GPA of 6.00 in
      the courses in Term One
      in order to be admitted to Term Two. This average must be
      attained with a maximum of four
      credit attempts; that is, only two courses may be repeated or
      substituted. This rule applies to
      courses taken at this and other institutions. Note that a higher
      average may be required if the
      demand from qualified applicants for places in the program
      exceeds the number of places
      available.

    The program is three terms in duration of which
Terms Two and Three are
offered only on a full-time basis.

 Term One (Admission Requirements for Term Two)
 EC120 or EC101
 Introduction to Microeconomics
 EC140 or EC102
 Introduction to Macroeconomics
 BU111 and BU121
 (or BU100*)
 Introduction to Business Organization
 BU227
 Introduction to Financial Accounting
 BU247
 Managerial Accounting

 Term Two (Fall)
 BU155
 Data Processing and Information Systems
 or
 BU115
 Computer Fundamentals
 BU205
 Introduction to Applied Statistics
 BU352
 Marketing I
 BU383
 Financial Management I
 BU388
 Human Resources I

 Term Three (Winter)
 BU231
 Business Law
 BU385
 Operations Management I
 One and a half elective credits selected from the
      following list:
 BU208
 Interpersonal Communication
 BU233
 Personal Investments
 BU311
 Small Business Management
 BU357
 Taxation
 BU362
 Marketing II
 BU393
 Financial Management II
 BU398
 Human Resources II
 BU430
 Management Controls
 BU454
 Personnel Management
 BU464
 Labour Relations

 Academic Regulations:
 1.
       Students who do not attain the required GPA in the
      courses of Term One may be
      allowed to proceed on probation without condition by a motion of
      the faculty of the Department
      of Business.
 2.
       In order to graduate, students must attain a minimum
      cumulative GPA of 7.00 in
      the required and elective courses in Terms Two and Three. This
      average must be attained with
      a maximum of five and one-half credit attempts in these terms
      combined; that is, only one
      course may be repeated or substituted.
 3.
       Term Two and Term Three must be taken consecutively and
      on a full-time basis.
 4.
       Students have until August 31 of the academic year in
      which they are enrolled to
      complete Term Two and Term Three requirements.

 Diploma in Business Administration Program
The Diploma in Business Administration has been designed to meet
the needs of people with
work experience in business or government who wish to enhance
their skills in the functional
areas of administration.

    The courses in the program have been selected to
give broad coverage of
the functional areas of management.

    The program is made up of six credits (four required
and two elective). It
is a part-time program only. Courses are offered in the evenings.

 Admission requirements
 1.
       Students must have three years of work experience in
      business or government
      following their most recent formal education or an undergraduate
      degree in any discipline except
      business.
 2.
       Students may be granted a maximum of two credits toward
      the diploma for courses
      taken prior to admission to the program. This rule applies to all
      students with or without a
      previous degree or diploma.

 Required Courses
 BU111 and BU121
 (or BU100*)
 Introduction to Business Organization 
 BU115
 Computer Fundamentals
 or BU155
 Data Processing and Information Systems
 BU227
 Introduction to Financial Accounting
 BU247
 Managerial Accounting
 BU352
 Marketing I
 BU388
 Human Resources I
One of:
 (1) EC101 or EC120
 Introduction to Microeconomics
 (2) EC102 or EC140
 Introduction to Macroeconomics

 Electives:
 EC101 or EC120
 Introduction to Microeconomics
 EC102 or EC140
 Introduction to Macroeconomics
 Any two senior level economics half-credit
courses
 One of:
 (1) BU205
 (2) EC235
 (3) BU275
 Applied Statistics
 BU208
 Interpersonal Communication
 BU231
 Business Law
 BU233
 Personal Investments
 BU255
 Decision Analysis
 BU311
 Small Business Management
 BU357
 Taxation
 BU362
 Marketing II
 BU383
 Financial Management I
 BU385
 Operations Management I
 BU387
 Intermediate Accounting I
 BU393
 Financial Management II
 BU397
 Intermediate Accounting II
 BU398
 Human Resources II
 BU454
 Personnel Management
 BU464
 Labour Relations
 BU471
 International Strategic Management

 Academic Regulations:
 1.
       In order to graduate, students must attain a minimum
      cumulative GPA of 6.00. This
      average must be attained with a maximum of seven credit attempts;
      that is, only two courses
      may be repeated or substituted.
 2.
       Students must complete at least four credits at Wilfrid
      Laurier University after
      admission to the program.

 Note:
Although diploma students are allowed to take BU255/EC255 without
the prerequisite of
MA130, such students should be aware that the other members of
the class will have taken this
Mathematics course and the instructors may assume that all
students have the same level of
sophistication in mathematics. As a result, students without the
prerequisite may be at a
disadvantage.

 Diploma in Accounting Program
The Diploma in Accounting has been designed to meet the needs of
people planning for a career
in accounting.

    The program is offered on both a full-time and a
part-time basis. Full-time
students must take Term Two in the fall and Term Three in the
winter.

 Admission Requirements:
 l.
       Admission to the program normally requires an
      undergraduate degree. This may
      be in any discipline except business.
 2.
       Students may be admitted directly into Term Two if they
      have completed all Term
      One or its equivalent.
 3.
       Exemptions may be granted for any of BU155, or BU205, or
      BU231, or their
      equivalents. Students granted these exemptions must substitute
      non-accounting business electives
      as approved by the External Programs Director.
 Term One (Spring)
 EC120 or EC101
 Introduction to Microeconomics
 EC140 or EC102
 Introduction to Macroeconomics
 BU111 and BU121
 (or BU100 )
 Introduction to Business Organization
 BU227
 Introduction to Financial Accounting
 BU247
 Managerial Accounting
 Term Two (Fall)
 BU115
 Computer Fundamentals
 or
 BU155
 Data Processing and Information Systems
 BU205
 Introduction to Applied Statistics
 BU231
 Business Law
 BU387
 Intermediate Accounting I
 BU383
 Financial Management I
 BU397
 Intermediate Accounting II
 Term Three (Winter)
 BU357
 Taxation
 BU393
 Financial Management II
 BU457
 Financial Accounting Theory
 BU467
 Advanced Management Accounting
 BU477
 Auditing
 BU476
 Accounting Information Systems or BU415
Introduction to Management
Information Systems
 Courses are available to enable students to
      complete CA and/or CMA
      requirements. Contact the External Programs Director for further
      information.
 Academic Regulations:
 1.
       Students must attain a minimum GPA of 6.00 in the
      courses of Term One in order
      to be admitted to Term Two. This average must be attained with a
      minimum of four credit
      attempts; that is, only two courses may be repeated.
 2.
       Students who do not attain the required GPA in the
      courses of Term One may be
      allowed to proceed on probation without condition by a motion of
      the faculty of the Department
      of Business.
 3.
       In order to graduate, students must attain a minimum
      cumulative GPA of 6.00 in
      Terms Two and Three. This average must be attained with a maximum
      of six and one-half credit
      attempts in these terms combined; that is, only one course may be
      repeated or substituted.
 4.
       Subject to the approval of the External Programs
      Director, part-time students may
      take Term Two courses prior to completing Term One.
 5.
       Students must complete at least six credits at Wilfrid
      Laurier University after
      admission to the program.

 Note:
 The Diploma in Accounting does not include all of
the courses needed to
satisfy Chartered Accountant or Certified Management Accountant
program requirements. These
additional courses are available, however, through the Department
of Business. See the External
Programs Director for information on these courses.