Program

Program

Required Courses:

  • Auditing 1 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Basic Probability and Statistics (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Business Communications (36 hours, 3.6 CEUs)
  • Business Law in Canada (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Economics - Micro & Macro (39 hours, 3.9 CEUs)
  • Finance 1 - Part 1 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Finance 1 - Part 2 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Financial Accounting 1 - Part 1 (32 hours, 3.2 CEUs)
  • Financial Accounting 1 - Part 2 (32 hours, 3.2 CEUs)
  • Financial Accounting 2 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Financial Accounting 3 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Financial Accounting 4 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Management Accounting 1 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Management Accounting 2 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Management Information Systems (39 hours, 3.9 CEUs)
  • Quantitative Methods 1 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Strategy for Financial Managers (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)
  • Taxation 1 (54 hours, 5.4 CEUs)

Elective Courses:

  • Quickbooks 1 (18 hours, 1.8 CEUs)
  • Quickbooks 2 (18 hours, 1.8 CEUs)
    OR
  • Sage 50-1 Simply Accounting 1 (18 hours, 1.8 CEUs)
  • Sage 50-2 Simply Accounting 2 (18 hours, 1.8 CEUs)
    OR
  • Sage 300-1 ACCPAC (18 hours, 1.8 CEUs)
  • Sage 300-2 ACCPAC (18 hours, 1.8 CEUs)

Note: Course hours above include instructional as well as supplemental hours.

Grade Requirement

In order to progress in the program, students must achieve a minimum C+ or 65% grade in all courses. Students unable to meet this minimum will not be permitted to advance to the next course and may need to take courses outside of the program to maintain full-time status. For instance, students who do not pass BSAD 1086 will not be able to advance to BSAD 2088. In addition, students may need to enroll in courses outside of the program to maintain full-time status if they are not eligible to take any other courses in the program in a given semester. 

Note: A minimum C+ or 65% grade in all courses that are part of the curriculum is required to be awarded the Continuing Studies Diploma in Advanced Accounting.

Scheduling

The Advanced Accounting program is a full-time program, offered over two academic years. Each semester is 13-15 weeks in length with a two to three week break between semesters. Students will have assigned course schedule each semester. Courses are generally held on weekday evenings (6:30-9:30pm) and ocassionally on weekends (9:00am-4:00pm). Intake dates are January, May and September. 

Please note: Those starting in January and May semester will complete the program in 5 consecutive semesters. Those starting in September semester will complete the program in 6 semesters, with a term break in Term 3. 

Effective January 2025 intake and forward, all students will complete the program in 6 semesters, and there will be no scheduled term break.