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BUSINESS ACCOUNTING DIPLOMA PROGRAM 

Distance Education: part-time online

Program # 0214P

This two-year online Ontario College Diploma program prepares students to work in various areas of accounting including financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, and auditing. The curriculum is designed to broaden the business background of students and to expand their theoretical knowledge of economics, law, finance, and statistics. Students are also exposed to a number of accounting and business computer software packages.


Depending upon academic achievement, graduates may be granted some credits toward the requirements of the Certified General Accountants (CGA) Association program of professional studies.

To qualify for your diploma on a part-time basis, the program must be completed within 10 years.
To qualify for your diploma on a full-time basis, the program must be completed within 2 years.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

College Eligibility

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent OR
  • 19 years of age or older

For further information on the program, please contact Matthew Hull at hullm@algonquincollege.com or 613-727-4723 ext. 3330.

Click on the Course Number for more information available on the Courses page.


Course Number Course Name
Series 01  
ACC2201 Financial Accounting I

BUS2301

Business Computer Applications 
ENL1813 Communications I 
LAW1702 Business Law I
QUA2311 Quantitative Methods I
(Use of microcomputer is recommended for print-based courses.)
Series 02  
ACC2202 Financial Accounting II
DAT5262 Excel Advanced (equivalent to ACC2343 when combined with BUS2301)
ECO2305 Microeconomics (equivalent to ECO2200)
ENL1823 Communications II
FIN2304 Business Finance
Series 03  
ACC2204 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC2354 Managerial Accounting I
ACC2344 Taxation I
ACC2253 Accounting Computer Applications (equivalent to ACC2152)
Series 04  
ACC2205 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC2355 Managerial Accounting II
ACC0007 Auditing I (equivalent to ACC0048)
Elective: choose 1
ACC2364 Financial Management
English General Education Elective
ENL1798 Critical Thinking
ENL0055 Canadian Literature (equivalent to ENL1725)
General Education Elective
ENV0002 Environmental Citizenship
Students registered in the full-time day Business - Accounting program should check with their program coordinator before enrolling in any courses in this Distance Education program.  
Monthly intake sections are also available for some of the online courses.