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Accounting & Finance - BComm (Hons)

Accounting & Finance

Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
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Full-time formats: 
• 4 Year
• 5-Year Co-op

Part-time format:
N/A

Requirements: 
Grades-Only


Grade range:
Mid 80s

Faculty:
Ted Rogers School of Management


Experiential learning:

Co-op available

 

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Is this degree for you?

The Accounting & Finance degree program combines theoretical and practical learning to prepare for a successful career in accounting and finance. You’ll start with 2 years of common study and earn the necessary credits to start on the path toward a chosen professional designation.

Accounting students study Financial reporting, auditing, taxation and performance measurement.

Finance students learn about risk management, investments, corporate financial analysis and financial planning.

 Experiential learning opportunities: Co-op available

You’ll gain experience through networking events, case competitions, an optional co-op program and the Bloomberg Lab with 12 interactive financial information terminals.

Major options:

  • Accounting
  • Finance

 Recognized by:

  • Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute

 Accreditations: 

  • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  • Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario)

The following is a preview of first-year courses based on the available current academic undergraduate calendar for this program.

1st Semester

REQUIRED:

  • BUS 221** Business Decision-Making
  • CAF 199‡ Communication Skills
  • GMS 200 Introduction to Global Management
  • MHR 405 Organizational Behaviour
  • QMS 130* Quantitative Business Analysis

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies.

2nd Semester

REQUIRED:

  • AFA 100* Introductory Financial Accounting
  • AFF 210* Principles of Finance I
  • CMN 279** Introduction to Professional Communication
  • QMS 230 Statistics for Accounting and Finance

LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies.

Career possibilities:

Accounting major:

  • Auditor
  • Business appraiser
  • Financial analyst

Finance major:

  • Business analyst
  • Compliance officer
  • Risk analyst

Employer possibilities:

Accounting major:

  • Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
  • Deloitte
  • Ernst & Young

Finance major:

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • KPMG
  • Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Further education:

  • Business Administration (MBA)
  • Professional designations such as CFA or CPA
    • Accounting graduates: Professional Master’s Diploma in Accounting (an accelerated path to a CPA designation)

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Students learn valuable skills working on real-life investments

Finance students don't just learn about portfolio management and stock valuation through textbooks — they also work on a real-money investment fund to gain practical experience.

Read more: Capital gains: students learn valuable skills working on real-life investment fund

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Requirements

This is a Grades-Only program. Admission decisions for Grades-Only programs are based on academic performance.

Academic requirements for full-time, 4-year program

To be considered for admission, Ontario high school students must meet the following requirements:

  • Completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • Completion of 6 Grade 12 U or M courses with a minimum overall average of 70%
  • Completion of the following required Grade 12 U courses (minimum grade of 75% in each):
  • English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
  • Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)

An overall average of 70% is required for consideration. Due to competition, the average needed for admission can fluctuate each year (it depends on the number of applications received and the number of spaces available). The grade range at the top of this page represents the average required in previous years.

Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page. If you haven’t been educated in Ontario, you may be considered with the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.



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Fees and funding

Tuition and fees range 2025-2026

For detailed fees info, visit tuition and fees by program and costs to expect.

Full-time format:

Ontario: $11,682 - $11,738
Out-of-province: $12,526 - $12,582
International: $42,316 - $42,372


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Ted Rogers School of Management

The Ted Rogers School of Management at TMU is the ideal place to launch your business career, located in the heart of downtown Toronto.

You'll be joining a community of over 13,000 students, learning from more than 200 professors connected to the business world, in one of Canada’s leading diverse, entrepreneurial universities.

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While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.