Accounting (Post-Degree Diploma)
Curriculum Guideline
Effective Date:
Program code
PDACCT
Discontinued
No
Program
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Accounting
Credential type
Post-Degree Diploma
Transcript title
Accounting Post-Degree Diploma
Date of first offering
Start term
201630
End term
201710
Credential
Post-Degree Diploma in Accounting
Length of program
One year
Credits
30.00
Admissions requirements
Applicants must meet the admission requirements listed below:
- General College Admission Requirements
- Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country. Any applicant who earned their credential in a language other than English must meet the Douglas College English language proficiency requirement.
- Applicants must have the following courses (or equivalent):
- ACCT 1235 Principles of Accounting I and II; or ACCT 1110 and ACCT 1210
- ACCT 2320 Introductory Management Accounting
- ECON 1150 Principles of Micro Economics
- ECON 1250 Principles of Macro Economics
- BUSN 1320 Introductory Business Law
- BUSN 2429 Business Statistics I or MATH 1160
- BUSN 3431 Business Statistics II
- FINC 2340 Fundamentals of Financial Management (with a minimum grade of C)
- CSIS 2200 Systems Analysis and Design
- BUSN 4275 Business Strategy and Competitive Analysis
Applicants who do not have all the required prerequisite courses should enroll in the Post-Degree Diploma in Accounting Studies program.
Curriculum framework
Graduation Requirements:
- Successful completion of 30 credits
- 50% (15 credits) of all coursework must be completed at Douglas College
- 15 credits out of the 27 required upper level credits must be completed at Douglas College.
- * For these courses a "C+" overall average is required for graduation with a minimum grade of "C" for each individual course.
- ** 1000-2000 level electives must be university transferable (courses that transfer to one of the 5 Research Universities - SFU, UBC, UBCO, UNBC or UVIC) according to the BC Transfer Guide.
Course Requirements:
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| ACCT 3310* | Intermediate Accounting I* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 3410* | Intermediate Accounting II* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 3420* | Intermediate Management Accounting* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 3370* | Income Tax I* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 3470* | Income Tax II* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 4510* | Advanced Financial Accounting* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 4520* | Advanced Management Accounting* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 4750* | Auditing* | 3.00 |
| ACCT 4850 | Accounting Theory | 3.00 |
| Elective** | Open elective at the 1000-4000 level** | 3.00 |
| Total Credits | 30.00 |