Business - Accounting (Full - Time)
Description
Learn the essential skills to start a career in Accounting.
The Business - Accounting Ontario College Diploma program balances accounting theory with tools used in the industry. This program equips you with the essential skills for various entry-level accounting positions.
Learn how to complete accounting tasks, from conducting bookkeeping responsibilities to preparing financial statements and personal income tax returns. Expand your knowledge of various business concepts including economics and finance.
Explore accounting concepts while sharpening your communication, math and technological skills. Courses incorporate accounting software to strengthen your computer literacy, and provide you with up-to-date technical skills, which is essential in this field.
Students considering a professional accounting designation or an accounting credential are advised to make inquiries with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) before deciding to complete this program. See Additional Information for further details.
This program prepares you for entry-level positions in:
- financial accounting
- managerial accounting
- payables and receivables
- taxation
Graduates typically find employment in roles such as:
- accounts payable clerk
- accounts receivable clerk
- bookkeeper
- payroll clerk
- junior staff accountant
To qualify for this diploma, you must complete the program within six years.
SUCCESS FACTORS
This program is well-suited for students who:
- Enjoy problem solving and critical-thinking activities.
- Are inquisitive and have an analytical nature.
- Can work well independently and in a group.
- Are detailed-oriented, organized and adaptable.
- Are comfortable using a variety of computer applications.
- Possess a high standard of ethics.
College Eligibility
Program Eligibility
Should the number of qualified applicants exceed the number of available places, applicants will be selected on the basis of their proficiency in English and mathematics.
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent. Applicants with an OSSD showing senior English and/or Mathematics courses at the Basic Level, or with Workplace or Open courses, will be tested to determine their eligibility for admission; OR
- Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) certificate; OR
- General Educational Development (GED) certificate; OR
- Mature Student status (19 years of age or older and without a high school diploma at the start of the program). Eligibility may be determined by academic achievement testing for which a fee will be charged.
Program Eligibility
- English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or equivalent).
- Mathematics, Grade 12 (MAP4C or equivalent).
- Applicants with international transcripts must provide proof of the subject-specific requirements noted above and may be required to provide proof of language proficiency. Domestic applicants with international transcripts must be evaluated through the International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) or World Education Services (WES).
- IELTS-International English Language Testing Service-Overall band of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band; OR TOEFL-Internet-based (iBT)-overall 80, with the minimum of 20 in each component: Reading: 20; Listening: 20; Speaking: 20; Writing: 20; OR Duolingo English Test (DET) Overall 110, minimum of 110 in Literacy and no score below 95.
Should the number of qualified applicants exceed the number of available places, applicants will be selected on the basis of their proficiency in English and mathematics.
COURSES:
Level: 01
ACC2201 Financial Accounting I
BUS2301 Business Computer Applications
ENL1813 Communications I
MGT2201 Business Fundamentals
QUA2210 Basic Business Mathematics
BUS2301 Business Computer Applications
ENL1813 Communications I
MGT2201 Business Fundamentals
QUA2210 Basic Business Mathematics
Level: 02
ACC2202 Financial Accounting 2
ACC2343 Spreadsheet Applications
ECO2200 Economic Issues
ENL1823 Communications 2
FIN2230 Finance
Level: 03
ACC2343 Spreadsheet Applications
ECO2200 Economic Issues
ENL1823 Communications 2
FIN2230 Finance
Level: 03
ACC2209 Financial Accounting 3
ACC2233 Management Accounting I
ACC2262 Introduction to Personal Taxation
ACC2385 Accounting Software Applications
ACC2233 Management Accounting I
ACC2262 Introduction to Personal Taxation
ACC2385 Accounting Software Applications
English General Education Elective: choose 1
Level: 04
ACC2211 Payroll and Compliance
ACC2234 Management Accounting 2
ACC2265 Audit Principles and Business Issues
ACC2234 Management Accounting 2
ACC2265 Audit Principles and Business Issues
Elective: choose 1
ACC0012 Integrated Accounting Practice
ACC0044 Work Experience
ACC0044 Work Experience
General Education Elective: choose 1
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Accounting Software Applications
- Audit Principles and Business Issues
- Basic Business Mathematics
- Business Computer Applications
- Business Fundamentals
- Integrated Accounting Practice
- Canadian Identity
- Communication Dynamics
- Communications II
- Economic Issues
- Financial Accounting I
- Financial Accounting 2
- Financial Accounting 3
- Introduction to Personal Taxation
- Management Accounting I
- Management Accounting 2
- Payroll and Compliance
- Spreadsheet Applications
- Work Experience
- Communications I
- Finance
- Symbols, Text and Meaning
- Contemporary Canadian Issues
- The Art of Oratory
- Contemporary Canadian Issues
Overview
- Institution: Algonquin College
- Program type: Diplôme
- Language: English
- Program Code: 0214C09FAO
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.