BA/BS in Business Administration - Accounting at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Accounting programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,428 per credit (CAD 757 per credit for local students).
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting is a four-year degree delivered through Mount Royal's Bissett School of Business in Calgary. Coursework covers financial reporting, auditing, taxation and accounting systems, alongside broader business topics of finance, ethics and strategy, with content aligned to Chartered Professional Accountant competencies. Learning is reinforced through co-op placements, case studies and financial simulation projects, and students have the option of study abroad or field school experiences. The curriculum is positioned as preparation for the CPA certification program after graduation. It suits students aiming for careers in accounting, financial analysis, taxation, advisory work, auditing, or longer-term paths toward senior finance roles, who want a business degree with a strong professional-accounting orientation and applied, work-integrated components built into the four years of study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry from Alberta high school requires five Grade 12 courses, including English Language Arts 30-1 (minimum 60%) and Mathematics 30-1 or 30-2 (minimum 60%), plus three further courses from Groups A, B or C. Applicants may also qualify through successful completion of a two-year business diploma, applied degree, or four-year baccalaureate from an accredited post-secondary institution. Post-secondary transfer applicants are assessed on GPA and mature applicants need at least two Grade 12 courses. Applicants whose first language is not English must complete any English course required for the program and meet Mount Royal's institution-wide English Language Proficiency requirement, met by, among other options, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 per band, TOEFL iBT 86 overall with at least 20 per section (4.5 overall with at least 4.0 per band for tests taken from January 21, 2026), PTE Academic 58 with at least 55 per area, CAEL 70 with at least 60 per band, or Duolingo English Test 120. The Fall 2026 early admission period ran October 1, 2025 to February 1, 2026, with ongoing admission by program space through August 31, 2026; the international application deadline was May 1, 2026 with documents due May 15.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to MRU: for the Fall 2026 cycle (the most recently published, as MRU had not yet posted Fall 2027 dates) the early-admission window ran 1 October 2025 to 1 February 2026, ongoing admission by space continued to 31 August 2026, and final transcripts were due 1 August 2026; Winter 2026 entry closed 15 December 2025 and Spring 2026 opened 1 October 2025 with documents due 15 April 2026. International applicants must apply by 1 May 2026, with documents due 15 May 2026. Competitive programs such as Nursing, Midwifery and Interior Design fill within the early-admission window and effectively close by 1 February. Admission runs first-qualified, space-available after the early window rather than on one fixed date, and is not described as rolling indefinitely. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
