Prerequisites

Prerequisites

In order to enroll in a course, students must meet individual course prerequisites. Courses which have no prerequisites are open to all students. For courses with prerequisites, students must complete the prerequisite with minimum grade of C+ or 65% before they can take the course. Please see the prerequisite table at the bottom of this page.

If the prerequisite was completed outside of Langara Continuing Studies, students will need to request for prerequisite approval. The deadline to request for prerequisite approval for upcoming semesters will be two weeks prior to first day of the semester (ie, April 21 deadline for approval to register for courses in May-August semester, first day of semester on Monday May 5).

First Day of Semester DEADLINE - Prerequisite Approval Request
May 5 for May-August 2025 (Summer) April 21, 2025
September 2 for September-December 2025 (Fall) August 19, 2025

To request for a prerequisite approval, students will need to submit the following first two documents to csaccounting@langara.ca and request for official transcript:

  1. Exemption/Prerequisite Approval Form (fill out the form)
  2. CPA Transcript Assessment (this is optional for students not pursuing CPA, but it will greatly support the request)
  3. Official Transcript from the institution where the equivalent prerequisite coursework was completed. Please note, official transcript is an unopened/sealed mail containing the transcript. It's recommended that students drop off this official transcript to Continuing Studies at Langara Main Campus, or have the institution mail it to the address below.

    1. Program Coordinator

      Accounting & Finance, Continuing Studies

      Langara College

      100 West 49th Avenue

      Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6

Course Exemptions

If eqiuvalent coursework was completed, students may be eligible for course exemption to be exempted from completing a course toward the program credential. For instance, if student has completed an equivalent course to BSAD 1087 at BCIT, student may be eligible for course exemption in BSAD 1087 in our program and do not need to take BSAD 1087.

To request for a course exemption, please complete an Exemption/Prerequisite Approval Form with official transcripts from the institution where you completed the coursework.

For description of the difference between a prerequisite approval and a course exemption, visit our FAQ.

The prerequisite for each course is shown in table below or visit our program chart here for the full program prerequisite sequence.

Course Required Prerequisites -
Minimum C+ (65%)
Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1084)  None
Financial Accounting 1 – Part 2 (BSAD 1085)  Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1084) or equivalent
Financial Accounting 2 (BSAD 1086) Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 and Part 2 (BSAD 1084 and BSAD 1085) or equivalent
Financial Accounting 3 (BSAD 2088) Financial Accounting 2 (BSAD 1086) or equivalent
Management Accounting 1 (BSAD 1087) Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 and Part 2 (BSAD 1084 and BSAD 1085) or equivalent
Economics – Micro & Macro (BSAD 1088) None
Basic Probability & Statistics (BSAD 1123) None
Quantitative Methods 1 (BSAD 1083) Basic Probability & Statistics (BSAD 1123) or equivalent
Business Communications (GBSC 1004)  None
Finance 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1089)  Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 and Part 2 (BSAD 1084 and BSAD 1085) and Quantitative Methods (BSAD 1083) or equivalent
Finance 1 – Part 2 (BSAD 2089)  Finance 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1089) or equivalent
Business Law in Canada (BSAD 1005) None
Management Information Systems (BSAD 1090) None
Sage 50-1 Simply Accounting 1 (CSFW 1000) Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1084) or equivalent
Sage 50-2 Simply Accounting 2 (CSFW 2001) Sage 50-1 (CSFW 1000) or equivalent
Sage 300-1 ACCPAC 1 (CSFW 1004) Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1084) or equivalent
Sage 300-2 ACCPAC 2 (CSFW 2011) Sage 300-1 (CSFW 1004) or equivalent
Quickbooks 1 (CSFW 1030) Financial Accounting 1 – Part 1 (BSAD 1084) or equivalent
Quickbooks 2 (CSFW 2030) Quickbooks 2 (CSFW 2030) or equivalent
Taxation 1 (BSAD 1060) Financial Accounting 3 (BSAD 2088) or equivalent
Auditing 1 (BSAD 1064) Financial Accounting 3 (BSAD 2088) and Quantitative Methods (BSAD 1083) or equivalent
Management Accounting 2 (BSAD 1057) Management Accounting 1 (BSAD 1087) and Finance 1 – Part 1 and Part 2 (BSAD 1089 and BSAD 2089) or equivalent
Financial Accounting 4 (BSAD 3000) Financial Accounting 3 (BSAD 2088) or equivalent
Strategy for Financial Managers (BSAD 2006) Management Accounting 2 (BSAD 1057) and Financial Accounting 3 (BSAD 2088) or equivalent

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