Public Accounting (Concentration)

Curriculum Guideline

Effective Date:
Program code
CNPACC
Discontinued
No
Program
Faculty
Commerce and Business Administration
Department
Accounting
Credential type
Concentration
Transcript title
Concentration in Public Acct
Date of first offering
Start term
202630
End term
Not Specified
Credential
Concentration
Credits
12.00
Admissions requirements

There are no separate admission requirements for this concentration; however, the student must be enrolled in a Bachelor of Business Administration program in order to complete this concentration.

Curriculum framework

Concentration in Public Accounting:

  • This concentration is available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) program at Douglas College.
  • Successful completion of 12.00 credits including at least 6.00 credits at the upper-level (3000-level or higher).
  • A minimum program GPA of 2.00.

Course Requirements:

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

Select two of the following courses:

ACCT 4580 (see note 1)

Ethics and Workplace Skills

3.00

ACCT 4880 (see note 1)

Applied External Audit  3.00

ACCT 4890 (see note 1)

Business Applications

3.00

Select two of the following courses:

ACCT 3421

Cryptocurrency Accounting & Taxation

3.00

ACCT 3550

Real Estate Accounting

3.00

ACCT 3570

Real Estate Taxation

3.00

ACCT 3850

Detecting Accounting Fraud

3.00

ACCT 4280

Not-For-Profit and Public Sector Accounting

3.00

ACCT 4570

International Taxation

3.00 

ACCT 4580 (see note 1)

Ethics and Workplace Skills

3.00

ACCT 4670

Taxation at Death and Estate Planning

3.00

ACCT 4880 (see note 1)

Applied External Audit

3.00

ACCT 4890 (see note 1)

Business Applications

3.00

MARK 4470

Professional Services Marketing

3.00

Total Credits

12.00

Notes:

1) While ACCT 4580, ACCT 4880, and ACCT 4890 appear in more than one list of program courses, each course may be counted toward program requirements only once.

 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this program, successful students will be able to:

• Apply analytical techniques to evaluate financial statements;
• Utilize software and tools to enhance the auditing process;
• Communicate audit findings clearly and effectively;
• Exhibit a strong understanding of ethical standards and professional standards; 
• Apply classroom knowledge to practical audit scenarios