Diploma in Accounting
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Diploma in Accounting
Earn the Diploma in Accounting by completing the five core courses and any six specialist courses listed below.
Diploma in Accounting FAST TRACK Option
- Finish your Diploma in Accounting in less than a year
- Virtual Classroom format
- Final examinations are held online via Examity
- Students pursuing a professional designation may take additional courses to satisfy external program requirements
Required Core Courses
Please ensure you have completed any course prerequisites or equivalencies before enrolling for Accounting courses. Visit Accounting Course Prerequisites for more information.
3.0 UNITS
ACC 925
Introductory Financial Accounting
Specialist Courses (Complete any 6)
3.0 UNITS
ACC 930
Advanced Management Accounting
3.0 UNITS
ACC 931
Auditing
3.0 UNITS
ACC 932
Management Information Systems
3.0 UNITS
ACC 933
Financial Management
3.0 UNITS
ACC 934
Advanced Financial Accounting
3.0 UNITS
ACC 937
Taxation I
3.0 UNITS
ACC 938
Taxation II
Basic Courses (optional)
3.0 UNITS
ACC 818
Economics
1.5 UNITS
ACC 829
Preparatory Mathematics
1.5 UNITS
ACC 830
Basic Bookkeeping
3.0 UNITS
ACC 855
Business Statistics
3.0 UNITS
BUS 436
Business Law
3.0 UNITS
BUS 825
Business Foundations
3.0 UNITS
BUS 850
Business Communications
3.0 UNITS
BUS 852
Business Strategy
3.0 UNITS
HRM 821
Organizational Behaviour
**Some courses use Examity Online Proctoring for final examinations. Please check the course outline for more information.