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Accounting and Financial Management Certificate

Learn the techniques of financial management, financial planning, and financial controls. This program provides you with knowledge of manual accounting and computerized accounting. Learn how to operate a complete set of books and prepare financial statements. Graduates of this program are qualified for entry-level positions in accounting and bookkeeping firms, financial institutions, governments, industry, and the not-for-profit sector. You will find employment as an accounting assistant, payroll clerk, accounts receivable/payable clerk, and accountant for small- and medium-sized firms.

All students registered in this career program are required to write the Test of Workplace Essential Skills (TOWES) assessment in semester one of their program.

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We also offer the Accounting and Financial Management Certificate Online, Part-Time.


Courses in Program

(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

FALL 2013 Start

FALL 2013 - SEMESTER 1
ACCT155 Financial Accounting Principles Level I
ADMN170 Introduction to Management
BUS0003 Computer Applications
COMM170 Business Communication 
MATH150 Business Mathematics 
MKTG183 Marketing

WINTER 2014 - SEMESTER 2
ACCT156 Financial Accounting Principles Level II (Prerequisite: ACCT155)
ACCT254 Computerized Accounting for Management (Prerequisite: ACCT155) 
COMM251 Essentials of Interpersonal Communication  
COMP171 Microsoft Excel for Business (Prerequisite: BUS0003)
JOBS100 Career Advancement 
LEGL150 Business Law

SPRING 2014 - SEMESTER 3 (immediately follows after Semester 2)
ACCT191 Practicum

WINTER 2014 Start

WINTER 2014 - SEMESTER 1
ACCT155 Financial Accounting Principles Level I
ADMN170 Introduction to Management
BUS0003 Computer Applications
COMM170 Business Communication 
MATH150 Business Mathematics 
MKTG183 Marketing

SPRING 2014 - SEMESTER 2
ACCT156 Financial Accounting Principles Level II (Prerequisite: ACCT155)
ACCT254 Computerized Accounting for Management (Prerequisite: ACCT155) 
COMM251 Essentials of Interpersonal Communication  
COMP171 Microsoft Excel for Business (Prerequisite: BUS0003)
JOBS100 Career Advancement 
LEGL150 Business Law

FALL 2014 - SEMESTER 3 (immediately follows after Semester 2) 
ACCT191 Practicum

Admission requirements

Academic Requirements

  • English 30-1 or English 30-2 or equivalent
  • Credit in Math 30-1 or Math 30-2 or equivalent
OR:
  • Successful completion of the General Equivalency Development test (GED) with a standard score of 520 in Language Arts: Reading and Writing and 520 in Math
OR:
  • Satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions Test

Additional Admission Requirements

  • All applicants must be bondable.
  • Applicants should also be aware that many employers require completion of a high school diploma for consideration for employment.

English Language Proficiency Requirement

 

Transferability

Graduates of this program may be accepted into:

  • Bow Valley College - Business Administration Diploma and receive transfer credits

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