Business Administration - Accounting (Academic & Co-op)
Post Secondary

Business Administration - Accounting

(Academic or Co-op)

Three Years |
Ontario College Advanced Diploma
Program Code 0423
Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus

The co-op program gave me the work experience I needed before I entered the work environment.

Tara Carll, Business Administration - Accounting (Co-op) graduate



Career Opportunities

If you've set your sights on a professional accounting or financial management career, this program will help you achieve your goal.
Graduates find employment as:

  • Assistant controllers and income tax auditors
  • Budget analysts
  • Financial and cost accountants
  • General accountants
  • Internal auditors
  • Management trainees in banking and other business sectors
  • Office managers
  • Junior accountants in public accounting

The NC Difference

  • Students can choose between academic and co-op options, the latter includes a paid work experience
  • Case studies, computer applications and role-playing provide hands-on training
  • Faculty members have a professional accounting designation (CA, CGA, CMA)
  • Many graduates find work through co-op placements or contacts made while working on projects
  • Students earn exemptions from the CGA program of studies
  • In the first two years the Program Outline is common with the Business - Accounting (Academic) two year program
  • Graduates wanting to pursue a CGA designation can smoothly transition into a university program through articulation agreements

Testimonials and Profiles

"The co-op program gave me the work experience I needed before I entered the work environment."

Tara Carll, Business Administration - Accounting (Co-op) graduate

 


Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, including the following required courses:
    • English - any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent.

Recommended Courses and/or Recommended Skills (Not Required for Admission):

  • Mathematics - any Grade 12 (C) or (U).

Selection and Ranking Process:

  • For competitive programs (the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available places), selection will be based on the highest senior level final grade available at the time of ranking. Mid-term grades are not used for ranking purposes.
  • Testing or other supplemental evaluation may be required.

Note:

  • Secondary School grades from co-op courses and half credit courses are not considered.

Transportation:

  • Students are responsible for their own transportation in order to complete work placement requirements. Niagara cannot guarantee placements that are readily accessible by public transportation. Students are responsible for all costs connected with such transportation.

 

Educational Pathways

Niagara College has articulated agreements providing students with degree completion and credit transfer opportunities with many other colleges and universities.

General Information
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Tours

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We look forward to meeting you!

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Program Information

Term One
ACCT1130Financial Accounting I4
BUSN1100Business Student Success1
BUSN1155Canadian Business Law3
COMM1133Writing Strategies3
ECON1441Macro Economics3
MGMT1141Organizational Behaviour3
MICR1483Computer Applications3
Term Two
ACCT1100Accounting and Information Systems I2
ACCT1230Financial Accounting II4
COMM1340Business Communications3
MATH1206Mathematics of Finance3
MICR1583Spreadsheet Applications3
 General Education Elective
(1 required)		3
Term Three
ACCT1200Accounting and Information Systems II2
ACCT1250Intermediate Accounting I4
ACCT1505Management Cost Accounting I4
ACCT1507Financial Management I3
ENTR1123The Entrepreneur3
 General Education Elective
(1 required)		3
Term Four
ACCT1404Canadian Income Tax I3
ACCT1350Intermediate Accounting II4
ACCT1508Financial Management II3
ACCT1606Management Cost Accounting II4
BUSN1247Business Ethics3
MATH1302Statistics I4
Term Five (Academic)
ACCT1430Canadian Income Tax II3
ACCT1450Intermediate Accounting III3
COMM1445Business Reports3
MATH1402Statistics II4
MKTG1301Principles of Marketing3
Term Six (Academic)
ACCT1467Advanced Accounting3
ACCT1670Management Cost Accounting III3
ECON1141Micro Economics3
MICR1766Database Applications3
PER1401Operations Management Business Elective3
Term Five (Co-op: May to August)
COOP1408Co-op Work Placement I3
Term Six (Co-op: September to December)
ACCT1430Canadian Income Tax II3
ACCT1450Intermediate Accounting III3
COMM1445Business Reports3
COOP1504Co-op Work Placement II 
MATH1402Statistics II3
MKTG1301Principles of Marketing3
COOP1504Co-op Work Placement II0
Term Seven (Co-op: January to April)
ACCT1467Advanced Accounting3
ACCT1670Management Cost Accounting III3
COOP1504Co-op Work Placement II 
ECON1141Micro Economics3
OPER1420Operations Management I3
MICR1766Database Management3
COOP1504Co-op Work Placement II0

January Start Students

Students who begin the program in January 2013 complete Term 2 of the program during the Spring Term beginning in May 2013 and running into summer months.

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