The Associate of Commerce and Business Administration Diploma is awarded to students who have completed the lower-level requirements of the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Associate diplomas are of particular value to students who want to save money by completing the lower level requirements of a business degree in their local community before transferring to another university such as Simon Fraser University or University of British Columbia for third and fourth year. Associate diplomas are also intended to recognize the accomplishments of students who for financial, family, work or academic reasons are not able to complete a full four-year business degree. Topics include professional writing, mathematics, principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics, financial and management accounting, commercial law, marketing, and more.