Curriculum
Program Highlights
The designation of Associateship in Canadian Surety Bonding (A.C.S.B.) will be conferred by the Surety Association of Canada which will develop core surety course material.
The course and program will be administered by the School of Continuing Studies of the University of Toronto.
To receive the A.C.S.B. designation students will be required to complete a total of six courses including four core courses and two electives.
The two electives will be chosen from a group of eighteen offered via the University of Toronto Distance Learning Calendar.
Core Courses
- Principles of Suretyship - (prerequisite) ........................................................... SCS 0933
- Contract Surety ...................................................................................................... SCS 0934
- Accounting: The Fundamentals ......................................................................... SCS 0984
- Construction and Surety Law ............................................................................. SCS 0935
Elective Courses
- Advanced Financial Accounting ......................................................................... SCS 0914
- Advanced Management Accounting .................................................................. SCS 0915
- Auditing ................................................................................................................... SCS 0906
- Business Law ........................................................................................................ SCS 0973
- Business Managment .......................................................................................... SCS 0977
- Business Strategy ................................................................................................. SCS 0974
- Economics - Introductory ..................................................................................... SCS 0980
- Financial Management ........................................................................................ SCS 0976
- Accounting and Analysis ..................................................................................... SCS 0988
- Management Accounting ..................................................................................... SCS 0983
- Marketing - An Introduction .................................................................................. SCS 0978
- Organizational Behavior ....................................................................................... SCS 0988
- Reinsurance Practices ......................................................................................... SCS 0931
- Risk Control ............................................................................................................ SCS 0985
- Risk Management ................................................................................................. SCS 0981
- Taxation ................................................................................................................... SCS 0975
- Writing for Business .............................................................................................. SCS 0913
[NOTE: Course Titles and Numbers can vary. If there are discrepancies between the above list and the information published by the University of Toronto, please contact the SAC office for clarification]
For students registered in the A.C.S.B. program Principals of Suretyship is the prerequisite for all surety courses and must be taken first. There is no prerequisite requirement for non-program students.
Students may carry forward Introductory Accounting from previous studies. However, all students must take two electives with no credit given for previous studies.
Principles of Surety, Contract Surety and Construction & Surety Law courses have been developed by the Surety Association of Canada using the program guidelines course material and text books from existing resources or developed on consultation with outside sources.
Where material is too American influenced or not applicable in Canada, Canadian supplements will be supplied by contribution with expertise in the areas.
There will be no academic credit given for work experience.