Academic Calendar 2012/2013

PROGRAM OF STUDYYear IIITERM VcR.ACCT 350 Audit 3ACCT 351 Advanced Financial Accounting 3ACCT 352 Issues in Global Accounting Practice 3ACCT 358 Advanced Management Accounting 3ACCT 370 Directed Field Study Seminar 3TERM VIACCT 391 Accounting Theory 3Elective 3Choose three from the following options:ACCT 390 Advanced Audit 3ACCT 392 Taxation II 3ACCT 394 Management Information Systems 3ACCT 395 Advanced Finance 3MGTS 352 Operations Management 3Year IVTERM VIIACCT 371 Directed Field Study I 3ACCT 372 Directed Field Study II 3ACCT 373 Directed Field Study III 3ACCT 374 Directed Field Study IV 3ACCT 353 Leadership and Ethics 3TERM VIIIACCT 375 Directed Field Study V 3ACCT 376 Directed Field Study VI 3ACCT 377 Directed Field Study VII 3ACCT 378 Directed Field Study VIII 3ACCT 398 Strategic Management 3The minimum passing grade for a course at MacEwan University is a Dunless otherwise noted next to the appropriate course in the programof study.institutional graduation regulationsMacEwan University has institutional graduation regulationsfor Ministry approved programs.Institutional regulations are those that each studentmust fulfil in order to be eligible to receive a MacEwanUniversity credential.Details are available in the university’s Graduation PolicyC2100 and other relevant policies as noted below.Academic Residency – A student must complete atleast 50 per cent of courses through MacEwan University.Challenge examinations, transfer credit and other specialassessments (for example, prior learning and recognition) arenot included in the 50 per cent (C1015 Academic Residency).Academic Standing – A student must obtain a minimum2.00 Academic Standing GPA to be considered in GoodStanding (C2070 Academic Standing).Attendance – A student must comply with any courseor program attendance and punctuality requirements asnoted on course outlines or in program handbooks (C2050Attendance). In addition, sponsored students may havespecial attendance requirements.Graduation Grade Point Average – A minimumGraduation Grade Point Average (GGPA) of 2.00 on the 4.00scale is required.Grant MacEwan University • A C A D E M I CMinimum Course Grade – Some programs may requirethe achievement of a specific grade in a course for graduationpurposes. For specific course grade requirements, please referto your Program of Study.Minimum Transfer Grade – A minimum course transfergrade of D is required except when a higher grade is specifiedas a program requirement for graduation – see “MinimumCourse Grade” (C2030 Inter-Institutional Transferability).Non-duplicative Coursework – Each course completed forcredit or for which transfer credit is granted may be used onlyonce for credit towards fulfilling any program requirement.Prerequisites/Co-requisites – Each student is responsible forfulfilling each course prerequisite or co-requisite as listed in thecourse description (E3101 Student Rights and Responsibilities).Program Time Limits – A student in Bachelor of AppliedBusiness Administration-Accounting has six years from the firstday of the term of acceptance to complete all requirements tobe eligible for a credential (C2075 Program Time Limits).Repeating Credit Courses (Policy is under review andsubject to change) – A student in a credit course shall beallowed to repeat any course one additional time, regardless ofwhether the initial registration resulted in a failing or passinggrade (C1035 Repeating Credit Courses). Course Withdrawals(W) and Audits (AU) do not count as course attempts.Required English Course – A student in a Ministry approvedprogram shall take an English course as specified in theProgram of Study (C1030 Required English Course).For further informationBachelor of Applied Business Administration – AccountingEna Chaisson, University AdvisorPhone: 780‐497‐5226Email: accounting@macewan.caFacultyChairDarlene Lowe, MBA (Athabasca)Financial Accounting; Management. CMA.Mark Arnison, MBA (Alberta)Strategic and Operations ManagementW. Les BarnhouseCMA.Leslie Blyth, PhD (Berne)Business Administration; Accounting. CGA. CA(R). FCIS. P.Adm.ACP.Steve Bruns, Cert. (Alberta)Supervisory Development; Accounting. CMA.Jane Causgrove-Reinhart, MBA (Alberta)Finance; Organizational Theory. CGA. CFP.Stephanie Ibach, MBA (Alberta)CGA.Irina Levin, BA (Athabasca)Audit; Financial Accounting. CA.Beata Montgomery, BBA (NAIT)CGA.Jon OkoCAOdette Pinto, PhD (Alberta)Accounting; Taxation. CGA.Humayun Qadri, MBA (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)Management Accounting. CMA. CFM.Fraser Wilson, MBA (Toronto)FinanceC A L E N D A R 2012/2013 • www.MacEwan.caBachelor of Applied Business Administration – Accounting • Bachelor of Applied Business Administration – Accounting169