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Business-Accounting to Business Administration with a Specialization in Accounting
Where Are You Now?

Loyalist College
Discipline: Business and related studies
Credential: College Diploma (2 year)
Program Title: Business-Accounting
Where Do You Want to Go?
Trent University- Peterborough
Degree Qualifications: BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)
Discipline: Business and related studies
Credential: Degree (4 year)
Program Title: Business Administration with a Specialization in Accounting
Transfer credits / courses
Semesters Remaining
Course Equivalencies Granted
Students entering the Business – Accounting Diploma program in Fall 2024 or later will receive the following 10.0 transfer credits, provided they meet eligibility requirements:
- 0.5 ADMN 1000H – Contemporary Issues in Management and Organization
- 0.5 ADMN 1221H – Financial Accounting
- 0.5 ADMN 2221H – Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting
- 0.5 ADMN 3550H - Operations Management, Concepts, and Cases
- 0.5 ADMN 3710H – Taxation-Individual
- 0.5 ECON 2200H – Introduction to Statistics for Economics and Management
- 2.5 unassigned Business Administration credits at the 1000 level
- 2.5 unassigned Business Administration credits at the 2000 level
- 1.0 unassigned Arts credit at the 1000 level
- 1.0 unassigned Arts credit at the 3000 level
Students who entered the Business - Accounting Diploma prior to Fall 2025 are encouraged to contact Trent University about transfer credits received through this pathway.
Requirements
To qualify for this pathway, students must:
- Successfully complete Loyalist College’s Business – Accounting Diploma program;
- Achieve a minimum overall average of 75%.
Students interested in degree programs not included in this pathway are referred to the Trent University website for information about admission requirements. Applicants will be considered in accordance with Trent University's general admission requirements. Students who meet the terms of the pathway will be eligible to receive the block of credits, but all transfer credits received may not be apply in full to all degree programs.
Applicants who do not meet the minimum average requirements, but who are otherwise admissible to Trent University, will be considered for admission based on general admission requirements.
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Minimum Grade for Admission≥ 75%
Pathway Requires Previous Program Graduation Yes
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Students must complete the following 10.0 credits at Trent University to fulfill requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours):
- 0.5 ADMN 2100H - Introduction to Marketing
- 0.5 ADMN 2220H – Organizational Behaviour
- 0.5 ADMN 2230H – Human Resource Management
- 0.5 ADMN 2510H – Organization Theory
- 0.5 ADMN 3032H – Strategic Management
- 0.5 ADMN 3200H – Financial Management
- 0.5 ADMN 3300H - Personal Ethics in Organizations and Business
- 0.5 ECON 1010H – Introductory Microeconomics
- 0.5 ECON 1020H – Introductory Macroeconomics
- 0.5 credit from the following:
- 0.5 ECON 1250H – Introduction to Mathematics for Economics and
Management; or - ADMN 2600H – Applied Quantitative Analysis
for Business
- 0.5 ECON 1250H – Introduction to Mathematics for Economics and
- 0.5 credit from the following:
- 0.5 ADMN 4032H – Strategic Management 2;
- 0.5 ADMN 4040H – Managing Organizational Change;
- 0.5 ADMN 4101H – Thinking About Management; or
- 0.5 ADMN 4450H – Perspectives and Practices for Organizational Sustainability
- 0.5 Business Administration credit at the 4000 level
- 2.5 Business Administration credits at the 3000 level or above
- 1.5 additional credits, including:
- 0.5 credit from the Approved Indigenous Course List
*Additional notes:
- Students interested in pursuing the Specialization in Accounting must complete the following courses through Business Administration and choice elective credits:
- 0.5 ADMN 3121H – Intermediate Management Accounting;
- 0.5 ADMN 3221H – Intermediate Financial Accounting 1;
- 0.5 ADMN 3321H – Intermediate Financial Accounting 2;
- 2.0 credits from the following:
- 0.5 ADMN 1620H – Introduction to Information Systems;
- 0.5 ADMN 3250H – The Legal Environment of Business;
- 0.5 ADMN 3700H - Investments;
- 0.5 ADMN 4300H – Financial Management 2;
- 0.5 ADMN 4301H - Auditing;
- 0.5 ADMN 4302H – Advanced Management Accounting;
- 0.5 ADMN 4303H – Advanced Financial Accounting;
- 0.5 ADMN 4710H – Taxation-Corporate
- Students must achieve a minimum 65% grade, with a minimum overall average of 70% in specialization courses to be recognized as completing the Specialization in Accounting. ADMN 3200H - Financial Management (completed through major requirements) is also required for the specialization and minimum grades apply.
Degree requirements are subject to change. Students should consult the Academic Calendar for course descriptions, degree requirements, and academic regulations (https://trentu.ca/calendar). Consultation with an academic advisor is strongly recommended prior to course registration to support degree planning, course selection, and progression toward degree completion (https://trentu.ca/advising).
Language of Instruction
English
Cancellation Policy
This Agreement will be reviewed annually, or more frequently if significant curriculum changes occur at either institution that may impact the pathway. Either party may terminate this Agreement by providing one year's written notice to the other party. In the event of termination, the parties will make reasonable efforts to ensure that students currently enrolled in the pathway are able to complete their studies without disruption.
Documentation
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Contact / Apply
Recruitment and Admissions Office
Trent University
1-888-739-8885
discovertrent@trentu.ca
pathways@trentu.ca
http://trentu.ca/transfer
http://trentu.ca/pathways
Check the Trent University- Peterborough website for more information.
Last Updated: September 17, 2026