Program

Accounting (Diploma)

Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Accounting
Credits
60.00
Length of program
Four semesters
Credential type
Diploma
Campus
New Westminster
Learning format
Full-time
Part-time
Admission type
Open Enrolment - General Admission Requirements
Offered
Fall
Summer
Winter

Overview

Get experience with QuickBooks, Excel, data analytics and Sage 50 Accounting software with the Accounting Diploma. Once you graduate, you will be equipped to take on junior management positions, including managing a firm's financial, general or cost accounting areas, accounting information systems, or financial management practices, in small to medium-sized firms. 

We offer day and evening courses as well as part-time and full-time studies for your busy schedule. 

Two ways to get a practical education 

Earn money and get relevant work experience before you graduate with the optional Co-operative Education Program. 

Complete projects in the modern workplace with the Business Internship Program.

Get certified as a Chartered Professional Accountant 

The Accounting Management Diploma program partially satisfies the entrance requirements of the Chartered Professional Accountant's (CPA) Professional Education Program (PEP). If you're interested in furthering your accounting career and satisfying the entrance requirements of the CPA PEP, you can transfer seamlessly into Douglas College’s Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting program. 

University transfer 

Your credential may also transfer to accounting programs at other post-secondary institutions in B.C. and Alberta. Visit the B.C. Transfer Guide and your transfer university’s website regularly to confirm which courses transfer. 

Admissions Requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:

Note: Some courses in this program require students to have completed Foundations of Math 11 with a grade of C (some courses may have a higher requirement). Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you check each individual course prerequisite and ensure that you have completed requirements prior to registration. 

 

Cost

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Program Requirements

Curriculum framework

Graduation Requirements For Students Completing by Summer 2023: 

  • Successful completion of 60 credits
  • 25% (15 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
  • A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required
  • Time limit to complete program graduation requirements: seven (7) years

Graduation Requirements For Students Completing After Summer 2023:

  • Successful completion of 60 credits
  • 50% (30 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
  • A minimum program GPA of 2.00 is required
  • Time limit to complete program graduation requirements: seven (7) years

 

Course Requirements:
 
 

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

Select one of the following two options:

 

A)  ACCT 1110

     AND

     ACCT 1210

Principles of Accounting I 

AND

Principles of Accounting II

3.00

 

3.00

B) ACCT 1235

    AND

    One (1) Elective1

Principles of Accounting I & II

AND

Select one course from the CBA Faculty

3.00

 

3.00 

Select one course from the following two options:

 

 

CMNS 1115

Business Communication

3.00

ENGL 1130

Academic Writing

3.00

Required Courses:

 

ACCT 1222

Computer Applications for Accounting

3.00

ACCT 2320

Introductory Managerial Accounting

3.00

ACCT 3310

Intermediate Accounting I

3.00

ACCT 3410

Intermediate Accounting II

3.00

ACCT 3420

Intermediate Managerial Accounting

3.00

BLAW 1320

Introductory Business Law

3.00

CSIS 1190

Excel for Business

3.00

CSIS 2200

Systems Analysis and Design

3.00

FINC 12312

Business Mathematics 

3.00

FINC 2340

Corporate Finance

3.00

BUSN 1210

Management Essentials

3.00

BUSN 24293

Business Statistics

3.00

ECON 1150

Principles of Microeconomics

 3.00

ECON 1250

Principles of Macroeconomics

 3.00

MARK 1120

Introductory Marketing

 3.00

Two (2) Electives1

Select two 1000-4000 level courses from ACCT, BUSN, BLAW, CSIS, ECON, FINC or MARK

 6.00

 Credits

 

60.00

 

1Elective(s) : 1000-2000 level courses must be university transferable. A university transferable course is a course that transfers to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBCV, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC – according to the BC Transfer Guide. 

 

2Students who have already taken MATH 1125, can substitute the course for FINC 1231.

3Students who have already taken MATH 1160, can substitute the course for BUSN 2429. 
 

 

Program Guidelines

Program Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this program and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the program, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Career Pathways

Career opportunities include:

  • Accounting Clerk
  • Accounts Payable Clerk
  • Accounts Receivable Clerk
  • Bookkeeper
  • Customer Service Representative (Banking)
  • Collection Clerk
  • Finance Clerk
  • Insurance Clerk
  • Real Estate Clerk
  • Recruiter
  • Tax Preparer