Accounting Technician Diploma
This diploma is awarded to students who complete 60 credits of coursework, the equivalent of a two year full-time program. The primary goal of the Accounting Technician Diploma is to train accounting technicians, who generally work as supervisors in accounting departments or as para-professionals in public accounting firms. Students may also decide to continue their education in order to attain a degree and become a professional accountant.
* Program is available to applicants residing in Canada or outside Canada.
Admission Requirements
Open Admission – All persons are eligible for general admission to Open Learning and can apply for course registration as well as admission into credential programs.
B.C. Principles of Math 11 with a C+ or better; or B.C. Applications of Math 12 with a pass (50%) or better; or completion of OL MATH 0523 with a C+ or better; or completion of MATH 0510 (Math 11) and MATH 0610 (math 12) with a C+ or better is recommended.
73% on the combined English 12 and Government Exam (within the last 5 years); or Level 4 on the Composition Section of the LPI (within the last 2 years); or completion of OL-ENGL 0661; or completion of ENGL 0500 (English 11); or Completion of ESAL 0570 and ESAL 0580 with a C+ or better is also recommended.
Residency Requirements
Minimum of 9 TRU credits (distance or on-campus)
Diploma Requirements
60 credits, with a minimum graduating grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 over the diploma requirements, are required as follows:
Required Courses
ACCT 1211, Accounting 1 (3)
ACCT 1221, Accounting 2 (3) (ACCT 1221) (students with BBUS 2211 take 3 more credits of elective)
ACCT 1921, Accounting Systems 1 (3)
BBUS 1371, Management Information Systems 1 (3)
BBUS 2541, Management Accounting (3)
BBUS 3121, Financial Management (3)
BBUS 3201, Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (3)
BBUS 3211, Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (3)
BBUS 3221, Taxation (3)
BBUS 3231, Income Taxation 2 (3)
BBUS 3251, Intermediate Management Accounting (3)
BBUS 3931, Business Law (3)
BBUS 4231, External Assurance (Auditing (3)
ECON 1901, Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ECON 1951, Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ENGL 1061, Written Communication (3)
ENGL 1071, Business Communication (3)
MATH 1071, Fundamentals of Mathematics for Business and Economics (3) or
MATH 1091 (3), Business Mathematics (3)
STAT 1201, Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Electives (3 credits)
* note that ACCT 1211 + ACCT 1221 = BBUS 2211. Therefore students may elect to take BBUS 2211 instead and add 3 additional credits of electives
Elective Requirements (3 credits)
Suggested electives:
- CGA or CA
BBUS 4251, Advanced Management Accounting (3)
- CMA
BBUS 2721, Organizational Behaviour 1: The Individual and Work Groups (3)
BBUS 3331, Production and Operations Management (3)
- Other suggested electives