Baccalauréat en
administration des affaires - expertise comptable (B.A.A.)

In Brief

The Bachelor of Business Administration – Public Accounting program includes:

• 18 accounting courses
• 9 courses in other business administration disciplines
• 3 complementary courses

In the first part of the program, the accounting courses focus on developing concepts and tools that pertain to the accounting profession. The second half of the program places a greater emphasis on integrative courses.

You can enhance your training by choosing one of our two optional profiles or by undertaking an integrated pathway to the master’s program.

After completing the program:

• you will have acquired the skills required to strategically plan, direct and control financial affairs in order to ensure sound management of an organization’s financial performance
• you will be skilled in all aspect of an organization’s management and have the competencies to be involved in developing and monitoring its goals, policies and global strategy
• you will know how to plan and manage projects

Note that, depending on the profile you choose (international or distinction), you may be required to take certain courses in addition to those included in the program. For the international profile, the 12 credits completed abroad must be contributory to the program. As a result, an additional semester may be required.

A Dynamic Pedagogical Approach

This program emphasizes the development of skills required by the Ordre des CPA du Québec. It will increase your knowledge and develop your abilities to communicate, make decisions, work as a team and use new technologies, in addition to helping you become more independent. You will also explore the concepts of social responsibility, sustainable development and openness to the world.

Objectives

• Acquire the essential knowledge specific to each administrative science discipline.
• Acquire specialized knowledge and skills that are specific to professional practice in accounting.
• Develop agility with current and emerging information technology specific to the business world.
• Acquire the knowledge and skills required to make ethical and responsible business decisions.
• Become aware of the intercultural and international dimensions of the business world.
• Learn to communicate effectively while respecting others.
• Learn to work effectively in teams in a variety of contexts.
• Learn to propose management strategies that are adapted to various professional situations.

Studies Profiles

Sustainable Development Profile

The sustainable development profile (webpage in French only) is the ideal pathway to gain more extensive knowledge about applying the concepts of sustainable development and understanding its issues. It aims to provide an interdisciplinary experience in problem solving and develop sustainable development skills in one’s field of study. The profile includes 12 credits: 3 credits for the mandatory course titled DDU-1000 Fondements du développement durable; 3 credits for a specialized course related to the academic program’s discipline; and 6 credits that can be earned through an internship, an intervention project, or one or two specialized courses selected from a predetermined list.

Honours Profile

The distinction profile (webpage in French only) puts students on a fast track to the graduate programs. It consists of an agreement of 12 credits (including 0 to 6 undergraduate credits and 6 to 12 master’s credits, based on the agreement) entered into between a bachelor’s program directorate and a master’s program directorate. The master’s-level courses are contributory to both programs.

The Bachelor of Business Administration – Public Accounting program offers the distinction profile with the following program (webpage in French only):

• Master of Business Administration – Accounting (MBA)

Entrepreneurial Profile

The entrepreneurial profile (in French only) fosters the emergence and development of skills that will enable students to take initiatives, carry out projects and manage them. This profile consists of 12 credits: 3 credits on the foundations of entrepreneurship; 6 portfolio credits; and 3 credits in connection with the academic domain or entrepreneurship.

Profil Honor

Le profil Honor entend mettre en valeur l'excellence et la motivation des étudiantes et des étudiants, grâce à un parcours enrichi qui comporte des sections de cours réservées aux cohortes du Profil.

International Profile

The international profile (in French only) lets students undertake 1 or 2 semesters at a partner university located outside of Canada. Refer to the database of Université Laval’s International Office (webpage in French only) for the list of partner universities.

Continuance of Studies

This bachelor’s program leads to graduate studies, including the Specialized Graduate Degree (DESS) in Accounting (in French only) and the Master of Business Administration – Accounting (in French only). It also leads to several specialization tracks in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Administration (MSc) programs.

Program Benefits

Distance Learning

This program can be completed partly or entirely in distance learning delivery mode a formula that offers all the flexibility you need to reconcile studies with other aspects of your life. Note, however, that some distance learning courses may require your online presence at specific times in some cases. Refer to the distance learning website (in French only) to find out more about this delivery mode and the training activities available in distance learning for this bachelor’s program.

Certain Courses Given in English

This program offers you the option of taking certain management courses in English. In these courses, although they are taught in English only, you may write your assignments and exams in French. Refer to the list of undergraduate courses offered in English for more details (webpage in French only).

Student Exchanges Canada

Undertake 1 or 2 semesters in one of many Canadian universities outside Québec and improve your English skills.

Find out more about the possibilities with Student Exchanges Canada (webpage in French only).

Gateway

Do you hold a DCS in Fashion Marketing, in Accounting and Management Technology, in Insurance and Financial Services, in Business Management, in Transportation Logistics or in Real Estate Appraisal Technology? Do you have an R score of at least 26? You could be granted up to ten courses in equivalencies and shorten the length of your studies. 

View all of our gateway agreements (in French only). 

Integrated Pathway to the Master’s Level

The integrated pathway allows you to undertake master’s-level coursework that contributes to both the bachelor’s and master’s programs, subject to a formal agreement between the directorates of the 2 programs in question. The Bachelor of Business Administration – Public Accounting offers an integrated pathway with the following program (webpage in French only):

• Master of Business Administration – Accounting (MBA)
  
  

Internships

As part of your program, you will have an opportunity to undertake up to 2 for-credit and paid internships in a professional setting, here or abroad, that can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis in the summer, fall or winter semesters. The team at the Service du développement professionnnel en sciences de l’administration (webpage in French only) will accompany you in your search for an internship. You can also participate in career days. These are great opportunities to meet with organizations that are currently recruiting!

Sample Track

Consult the sample track (in French only) suggested for this program.

For Whom Is This Program Intended?

The Bachelor of Business Administration – Public Accounting is intended for anyone wishing to obtain the CPA designation in order to take on stimulating challenges in various types of organizations, such as public accounting firms.

This program is a mandatory component of the pathway leading to the CPA designation: refer to the integrated pathway (bachelor’s, DESS and MBA) (in French only) that prepares you for the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés (CPA) du Québec exam.

Have you studied outside Canada? Learn about admission requirements based on your place of residence.

Your Future

With their versatility, individuals with a specialized degree in public accounting enjoy excellent employment prospects, whether they be in the corporate world, accounting firms or government.

Financial Aspects

Scholarships and Financial Aid

The Bureau des bourses et de l'aide financière (in French only) has all the information you need regarding the available sources of funding for your studies, including the various government financial aid programs and the admission, excellence and mobility scholarships.

Admission scholarships

If you graduated from a Québec college institution (CÉGEP) with an R score of at least 28, you could apply for an admission scholarship of $2,000. Nearly $450,000 in scholarships are awarded to students every year.