Students wishing to pursue a professional accounting designation, such as that of a Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or Certified General Accountant (CGA), should be aware that meeting the minimum requirements of the accounting major will not necessarily ensure that the entry requirements for any particular accounting designation have been met. Student should seek advice during their Bachelor of Business Administration program from the relevant professional organization involved.

The University of Regina is officially recognized as one of 11 Canadian universities accredited by CMA-Canada. This accreditation allows qualifying graduates to be exempt from part 1 of the CMA National Entrance Examination. Please contact a Faculty of Business Administration Academic Advisor for more information.

Careers in Finance

A Finance Major is available for students interested in careers in finance. This major requires BUS 395, 495, 497, 498 and one of BUS 472 AA-ZZ, 491, 492 AA-ZZ. Student may also want to consider choosing their arts and science electives from the areas of economics, computer science and statistics.

Students interested in learning more about becoming a Certified Financial Planner or Chartered Financial Analyst, should contact the following:

The Canadian Institute of Financial Planning: www.cifps.ca

The Chartered Financial Analyst: www.cfainstitute.org

Careers in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations

A Human Resource Management Major is available for students interested in careers in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations. This major requires that students take five of the following classes: BUS 355, 356, 357, 358, 361, 362, 363, 364, 453, 455, 461, and 473 AA-ZZ. Such students should also consider taking their elective arts and science courses from the social sciences.

Students interested in becoming human resource managers and practitioners might wish to consider courses leading to the Canadian Human Resource Professional (CHRP) designation. The Faculty of Business Administration offers 8 courses that prepare students to write the national exams for the CHRP designation. Three are BBA required courses – BUS 285, 260, and 250; the others are 355, 356, 357, 358, and 453. Workplace Health and Safety (the remaining require course) can be obtained through distance education. Students should speak with a program advisor first to determine if the course will count toward their BBA from the University of Regina.

The CHRP designation requires that a human resource professional recertify every 3 years. Many of the University of Regina’s HRM, MBA, and MHRM courses qualify for continuing professional development credits, if these had not been used before when gaining the designation.

Careers in Marketing

A Marketing Major is available for students interested in careers in marketing. This major requires BUS 310, 312 and 413* and two of BUS 410, 414, 415, 416, 417, 435AM and 474 AA-ZZ. These students should consider choosing their arts and science electives from the areas of psychology, sociology and statistics. (*effective 2008-20 BBA admissions)

Careers in Management

A Management Major is available for students interested in careers in General Management. This major requires students to complete five BUS courses beyond the core requirements of the BBA degree.

Careers in International Business

An International Business Major is available to students graduating from Spring 2008 onward. The major requires BUS 308; and four of: BUS 309, 364, 415, 491*, 408AA-ZZ* or 474AA*, or ECON 341;  and one of: ECON 342*, PSCI 240, SOC 201 or an approved university level language course in a language other that the student's first language. *(Students can count only one of BUS 408AA-ZZ or 474AA, and only one of BUS 491 or ECON 342 as part of the major.) Students interested in learning more about becoming a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP), should contact the following:

Forum for International Trade and Training (FITT): www.fitt.ca