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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

Degree Qualifications: BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)

Discipline: Business and related studies

Credential: Degree (4 year)

Program Title: Business Administration

Transfer credits / courses

50%

Semesters Remaining 4

Granted 10.00
Total 20.00

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. 

Minimum Course Grade Required (if applicable)

N/A

Minimum Grade for Admission≥ 75%

Pathway Requires Previous Program Graduation Yes

Bridging

N/A

Program Residency Requirement

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 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:

  • Trent University offers a Specialization in Accounting. Students must complete a specific cluster of courses in order to be recognized as completing the specialization. Students are referred to the Academic Calendar for more details.

 

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). 

For more information on academic and credit transfer policies, including residency requirements, visit the institutional profile.

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

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  
 


Last Updated: September 17, 2026