Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) degree requirements

As an AFM student, in your first-year, you'll complete 2 study terms, taking 5 courses each term. Your required courses for Year 1 will be scheduled for you. Prior to beginning your studies in September, admitted Year 1 students can viewÌýtheir class schedules on QUESTÌýat the end of July.

AFM students have a total of 13 electives throughoutÌýyour 4 years of the undergraduate program. Most of these electives are available in Years 3 and 4, after you've built a foundation in accounting, finance, and business and explored 2 co-op work terms. Your in and out of classroom experiences in Years 1 and 2 will guide you in customizing your 3rd and 4th years to create your own unique career pathway.

With your 13 electives, you must choose one (or more) Career Interest Specializations:

You may also work toward optional certificates, a minor, take general interest courses, or pursue a stream:

First-year course schedule

View the Academic Calendar Degree RequirementsÌýfor AFM students.Ìý

Fall (1A) Term Winter (1B) term
Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) 191Ìý- Introduction to Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 1 AFM 182Ìý– Introduction to Financial Reporting and Managerial Decision Making 2
AFM 132Ìý- Introduction to Business Stages AFM 121Ìý–ÌýIntroduction to Global Financial Markets**

AFM 111 - Professional Pathways & Problem-Solving, orÌý

BET 100 - Foundations of Entrepreneurial Practice (the other course is taken in 1B)

 AFM 113 - Analytic Methods for Business 2
AFM 112 - Analytic Methods for Business 1 Communication Studies (COMMST) 111Ìý– Leadership, Communication andÌýCollaboration
Economics (ECON) 101Ìý-ÌýIntroduction to Microeconomics*

BET 100 - Foundations of Entrepreneurial Practice, orÌý

AFM 111 - Professional Pathways & Problem-SolvingÌý(the other course is taken in 1A)

Notes:

  • You will automatically be enrolled in your 10Ìýrequired first year courses as listed above
  • AFM 111 or BET100,ÌýAFM 112,ÌýAFM 132, AFM 191, and ECON 101 must be completed in yourÌý1A term
    • *Students who choose to pursue courses with more focus on analytics must take CS 115ÌýorÌýCS 135 instead of ECON 101 in 1A (ECON 101 is taken in 2A instead)
    • **Students who pass CS 115ÌýorÌýCS 135 can choose to take AFM 127 in place of AFM 121 to continue pursuing courses with more focus on analytics.

Sequence of courses & degree checklists

Sequence of courses:

Degree checklist: