Applied Accounting (Certificate)

Launch your career in accounting and bookkeeping with the Certificate in Applied Accounting. This 15-credit program offers comprehensive training in relevant accounting software, including QuickBooks, Sage and Excel, ensuring you’re job-ready upon graduation. 

This program offers flexible course options with online and evening classes available. You can also study full-time or part-time, the choice is yours.  

Get certified 

Once you’ve graduated, you can continue to build on the skills you learned in this program by obtaining QuickBooks Certification. Graduates can also seamlessly transfer into the Diploma in Accounting or the Bachelor of Business Administration at Douglas, opening doors to even more employment opportunities. 

Job opportunities 

This credential makes you job-ready upon graduation. You’ll be prepared to work as a bookkeeper or accounting technician once you graduate. More than 9,500 bookkeeping and accounting technician job openings are expected in B.C. over the next 10 years. You can also expect a median salary of $52,000 once you graduate. 

University transfer  

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