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Business - Business Administration - Accounting

3-year, Ontario College Advanced Diploma Program

Program Info

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Accounting is a service activity which identifies, measures, records and communicates quantitative information, primarily financial in nature, about economic entities. As a part of a management team in business or government, our accounting graduate will help gather, organize and analyze information for owners, creditors and government agencies. Should a graduate choose to continue his/her studies towards a professional designation, the curriculum has been arranged to enable graduates to apply for advanced standing in the program conducted by the Certified General Accountants Association (C.G.A.).

Employment Opportunities: 

Graduates of the program are fully trained to assume accounting management positions in business and industry, accounting firms, non-profit organizations and in the government sector.

Career categories include prospective positions such as accounting department managers, accounts managers, accounting controllers or directors of financial services.

Admission Requirements: 
  1. Ontario Secondary School Diploma (or equivalent) with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (U/C), or Open (O) preparation levels.
  2. or successful completion of the Mature Student Assessment.
  3. or appropriate credits from the Academic and Career Entrance program (ACE).

Courses Recommended: Grade 11 College Preparation Mathematics.

Applicants not meeting these admission requirements are encouraged to consider the College Access or General Arts and Science Certificate or Diploma programs; students who successfully complete one of these programs would be eligible to apply to programs in the Business, Hospitality and Media Arts areas.

Advanced Placement: 

Graduates from Thunder Bay high schools who successfully complete a prescribed set of business courses with a final mark of 70% or above may be eligible for college credit experience.

Articulation Agreements: 

Graduates from this program are eligible to access articulation agreements with the following universities:

  • Lakehead University
  • University of Lethbridge, Alberta
  • Athabasca University
  • Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
  • University of Western Sydney, Australia

For more information on Articulation Agreements

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