Professional Accounting
Current
Certificate Requirements
To qualify for certification, students must complete 646 hours of course work. At least 50% of the program requirements must be completed through Langara, and this must be the final 50% of the program. Courses may be taken individually as long as individual course prerequisites have been met. Students completing the certificate do not need to apply to the program as registration is by course. Students who have completed previous course work and would like to have the courses approved for prerequisites or exemptions towards the certificate must provide documents in the form of official transcripts before registration along with the Exemption/Prerequisite Approval Form.
Upon successful completion of all the required and elective courses with a minimum C+ grade for each course, students will need to complete an Application for Graduation Form. All requirements must be completed within five years of starting the program.
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 below.
| 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 |
Request Prerequisite Approval
To request for a prerequisite approval, students will need to submit the following first two documents to csaccounting [at] langara.ca (csaccounting[at]langara[dot]ca) and request for official transcript:
- Exemption/Prerequisite Approval Form (fill out the form)
- CPA Transcript Assessment (this is optional for students not pursuing CPA, but it will greatly support the request)
- 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.
Program Coordinator
Accounting & Finance, Continuing Studies
Langara College
100 West 49th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Y 2Z6
