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Get experience with QuickBooks, Excel, data analytics and Sage 50 Accounting software with the Accounting Diploma. Once you graduate, you will be equipped to take on junior management positions, including managing a firm's financial, general or cost accounting areas, accounting information systems, or financial management practices, in small to medium-sized firms.
We offer day and evening courses as well as part-time and full-time studies for your busy schedule.
Two ways to get a practical education
Earn money and get relevant work experience before you graduate with the optional Co-operative Education Program.
Complete projects in the modern workplace with the Business Internship Program.
Get certified as a Chartered Professional Accountant
The Accounting Management Diploma program partially satisfies the entrance requirements of the Chartered Professional Accountant's (CPA) (PEP). If you're interested in furthering your accounting career and satisfying the entrance requirements of the CPA PEP, you can transfer seamlessly into 51Ç鱨վ’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting program.
University transfer
Your credential may also transfer to accounting programs at other post-secondary institutions in B.C. and Alberta. Visit the and your transfer university’s website regularly to confirm which courses transfer.
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
Note: Some courses in this program require students to have completed Foundations of Math 11 with a grade of C (some courses may have a higher requirement). Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you check each individual course prerequisite and ensure that you have completed requirements prior to registration.
Calculate your tuition and see the approximate cost of taking your program at 51Ç鱨վ with the tuition & fee estimator. See costs broken down into categories including tuition fees, textbooks, student activity fees, U-Pass and more.
For more information, refer to the tuition fee charts.
Graduation Requirements For Students Completing by Summer 2023:
Graduation Requirements For Students Completing After Summer 2023:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
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Select one of the following two options:
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A) ACCT 1110 AND |
Principles of Accounting I AND Principles of Accounting II |
3.00
3.00 |
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B) ACCT 1235 AND One (1) Elective1 |
Principles of Accounting I & II AND Select one course from the CBA Faculty |
3.00
3.00 |
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Select one course from the following two options:
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Business Communication |
3.00 |
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Academic Writing |
3.00 |
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Required Courses:
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Computer Applications for Accounting |
3.00 |
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Introductory Managerial Accounting |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Accounting I |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Accounting II |
3.00 |
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Intermediate Managerial Accounting |
3.00 |
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Introductory Business Law |
3.00 |
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Excel for Business |
3.00 |
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Systems Analysis and Design |
3.00 |
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Business Mathematics |
3.00 |
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Corporate Finance |
3.00 |
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Management Essentials |
3.00 |
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Business Statistics |
3.00 |
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Principles of Microeconomics |
3.00 |
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Principles of Macroeconomics |
3.00 |
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Introductory Marketing |
3.00 |
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Two (2) Electives1 |
Select two 1000-4000 level courses from ACCT, BUSN, BLAW, CSIS, ECON, FINC or MARK |
6.00 |
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Credits |
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60.00 |
1Elective(s) : 1000-2000 level courses must be university transferable. A university transferable course is a course that transfers to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBCV, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC – according to the BC Transfer Guide.
2Students who have already taken MATH 1125, can substitute the course for FINC 1231.
Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Career opportunities include: