Financial management was offered through the business department at Ryerson Polytechnical Institiute starting in 1965. In 1970, Accounting and Finance was instituted as a study option under Business Administration, a part of the Business Division of the college. A diploma was offered beginning in 1973, and a Bachelor in Business Managment (BBM) from 1989. Renamed as the Accounting option in 1995, the degree awarded became a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) in 1999, 7 years after Ryerson officially became a university. The Faculty of Business was established in 2005, offering Accounting as a major. The faculty was renamed the Ted Rogers School of Management in 2008, and the new school of Accounting and Finance opened in 2013, offering majors in both Accounting and Finance.

Timeline:
Financial Management, Business: 1965-1960
Financial Management Option, Business Aministration: 1960-1970
Accounting Finance Option, Business Division: 1970-1996 (Dipl, 1973-1988; Dipl OR BBM, 1989-1996)
Accounting option, Business Managment: 1996- (Dipl OR BBM, 1996-1997; BBM, 1997-1999; BComm, 1999-2000)
Accounting Major, Business Management: 2000- (BComm)
Accounting Major, Business Management, Faculty of Business: 2000-2008 (BComm)
Accounding Major, Business Management, Ted Rogers School of Management: 2008-2013 (BComm)
Accounting & Finance Major, School of Accounting and Finance, Ted Rogers School of Managment: 2013- (BComm)