Advanced College Diploma – Business Administration – Accounting (0011)

The Business Administration – Accounting advanced diploma program provides students with the knowledge and skills needed for intermediate-level accounting positions and eventual advancement into managerial roles. The curriculum emphasizes advanced financial accounting, managerial skills, cost-accounting systems and controls, computerized accounting, and income tax knowledge. Students train in up-to-date computer labs with modern accounting and business software. Graduates with a minimum 70% overall average can pathway into the third year of Conestoga College’s Bachelor of Applied Business – Accounting, Audit and Information Technology degree, receiving credit for the first two years, starting in September, and completing two co-op work terms (with potential work experience credit toward one term).

Academic Qualification: High School / Grade 12 completion.

Minimum GPA: 50.0%

Minimum Language Test Scores:

• IELTS: 6.0

• TOEFL: 80.0

• PTE: 53.0

• Duolingo: 110

Conditional Admission: Available for applicants who do not meet language test requirements by completing designated English pathway courses prior to academic study.

Value: $1,500 – $2,500 CAD (automatically applied after Day 10 of the term).

Award Breakdown:

70% – 79% average: $1,500 CAD

80% – 89% average: $2,000 CAD

90% – 100% average: $2,500 CAD

Eligibility Criteria:

Open to all nationalities.

Must be enrolled in Year 1 of an eligible degree program across any Conestoga campus (Fall, Winter, or Spring terms).

Minimum 70% admission average required.

Exclusion: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) students are ineligible.

Maintenance Requirement: Continuing students must maintain a minimum 70% Program Weighted Average to retain funding.