StrongerBC Future Skills Grant

StrongerBC Future Skills Grant

The Advanced Accounting Short Certificate Program is eligible for funding from the StrongerBC Future Skills Grant, which provides up to $3,500 in tuition fund. To register for this program using the grant, please check our grant webpage here for application status and instructions.

Registered students may refer to relevant information and FAQ below:

The Advanced Accounting Short Certificate Program includes five advanced accounting courses:

  1. BSAD 3000 Financial Accounting 4
  2. BSAD 1060 Taxation 1
  3. BSAD 1064 Auditing 1
  4. BSAD 2006 Strategy for Financial Managers
  5. BSAD 1057 Management Accounting 2

Each course above has required course prerequisites. Students registering for the program will need to satisfy the respective course prerequisites in order to register for the course(s), meaning students will need to have taken prior lower level accounting courses. If the prerequisite was completed outside of Langara Continuing Studies, students will need to request for prerequisite approval by submitting the Prerequisite Approval Form along with official transcript from the institution where the coursework was completed. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Can I complete this program online?

  • All five courses in this program are offered in-person only - it is not possible to complete any of the courses online.

How do I know if there is date conflict between the courses?

  • Generally each course has one weekly evening class on the same day every week over a speicifc number of weeks. As long as the courses you have chosen are not held on the same day, then there should be no conflicts. View our course schedule here.

If I am using the grant, do I still get five years to complete the program?

  • Students using the grant are provided up to one year / 52 weeks to complete the program.

Does the grant cover textbook costs?

  • Yes, the grant covers textbook costs as well. Visit our bookstore page here for instructions on how to apply grant toward textbook costs.

For all other Accounting FAQs, visit our FAQ tab.