School: Fanshawe College

Program：Business - Accounting

Program Description: 

The Fanshawe Business – Accounting program will connect you to business leaders, and introduce you to business principles and accounting concepts. You'll learn to examine business from multiple angles, and how to maximize your unique skill set. You'll be taught by industry professionals who work in the field, teaching you how to balance the books in manufacturing and merchandising sectors, banks, and other financial institutions. You will also learn how to analyze numbers in public accounting firms and federal, provincial, and municipal government offices by using cutting edge accounting software. Available in a traditional in-class format, with September, January, February and May admissions or 100% online. 

If you are thinking about completing your diploma online you can assess your readiness with Smart Measure, an indicator of the degree to which distance learning and/or learning in a technology rich environment is the right fit for you. We also have a handy checklist to guide you along the way to becoming an online learner.

There are options to transfer to the Business Administration-Accounting advanced diploma or the Honours Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree at Fanshawe. Further details about pathways are available here. You can also be eligible to complete a degree program at many other post-secondary institutions or complement your diploma with a graduate certificate offered at Fanshawe College.

Advantages:

Business - Accounting is a two-year Ontario College Diploma program (laptop required for second semester onward). Designed to prepare graduates to work in an accounting environment at the entry or intermediate accounting level, the program starts with accounting fundamentals and then moves to detailed accounting principles and concepts, including computerized accounting. Graduates will have the skills required for success in a corporate accounting department in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, merchandising, banks and other financial institutions. Graduates also work in public accounting firms and federal, provincial and municipal government offices. This program is an ideal starting point for those seeking a career in accounting.  Graduates who meet admission requirements are eligible for transfer to the Business Administration - Accounting Advanced Diploma program.

Admission Requirement:

OSSD with courses from the College (C), University (U),
University/College (M), or Open (O) stream WITH: 
- Any Grade 12 English (C) or (U) 
- Mathematics* ONE OF:
       - Any Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)
       - Any Grade 11 Mathematics (C), (U), or (M)
          (Note: a minimum final grade of 60 required for any Grade 11 Mathematics course)
OR
Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE) 
OR
Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) AND: 
- Mathematics* ONE OF: 
       - Any Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)
       - Any Grade 11 Mathematics (C), (U), or (M)
          (Note: a minimum final grade of 60 required for any Grade 11 Mathematics course)
OR 
Mature Applicant with standing in the required courses and grade stated above

Note:

• *Applicants who lack the      required  Mathematics may still gain eligibility for admission by      completing appropriate prior upgrading. 

Tuition Fees:

Canadian Students

International Students

Career：

Graduates of the Business – Accounting program are prepared to enter the accounting field in the public sector, the private sector (e.g., manufacturing, service industries and public accounting) as well as the not-for-profit sector. Graduates are suited to a variety of entry-level positions, including accounting assistant, junior accountant, staff accountant, bookkeeper, assistant controller, accounts payable and receivable clerk, billing administrator and tax practitioner.

Credits Transfer

Fanshawe has pathway partnerships with over 60 institutions worldwide.  From degree completion to Master's Program admissions pathways – we have it covered.

Pathways database

Fanshawe's Pathways database can be searched by your Fanshawe program or your desired institution.  We make every effort to reflect the most current pathway information, however, it may be subject to change.

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