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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
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QUICK FACTS
Program length
2 or 3 terms
Credential
Certificate
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
- Mathematics – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
- 65% in Mathematics 20-1 or Mathematics 20-2
- 50% in Mathematics 30-1 or Mathematics 30-2
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Language Arts – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
- Mathematics – this requirement can be met with any of the following, or an equivalent course:
- 65% in Mathematics 20-1
- 65% in Mathematics 20-2
- 50% in Mathematics 30-1
- 50% in Mathematics 30-2
Note: Academic admission requirements are different from English language proficiency (ELP) requirements. NorQuest College English for Academic Purposes courses may be used to meet both requirements. See below for details.
Missing some of the admission requirements? Our new Open Admission Pathways for Business provides an alternative way for you to start your studies quickly and enter your program.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If English is your second language, you must provide proof of ELP prior to admission. ELP test results must have been obtained within two years of the start date of your program.
Acceptable evidence of ELP may be one of the following test scores:
- IELTS Academic: 6; no section score below 5.5
- TOEFL iBT: 71
- CELPIP General: 7; no section score below 6
- CAEL: 60
- Duolingo: 105
- minimum of 80% in ESLS 7000 or ESLS 7100 (or ESLG 2101), and 80% in ESLW 7000 or ESLW 7100 (or ESLG 2103)
See Admissions Process for the steps to becoming a student.
If you are missing requirements for this program, you may be eligible to apply for the NorQuest Bridging to Post Secondary program.
Practicum/Work Experience Requirements
To be eligible for BUSN 1295, students must successfully complete all other Accounting Technician certificate courses.
International students: If you choose to take BUSN 1295 or CBLE 1000 as an elective, you will be required to obtain a co-op work permit. Apply for your co-op work permit at least four months before your elective course begins.
Progression
Students must attain a pass grade in each course to progress through the program.
If you are a full-time student in the program and you fail two courses in a term, you will be placed on contractual departmental probation for the following term. Failure to meet the probation requirements may result in forced withdrawal from the full-time program for one full term. Readmission to the program will be subject to departmental review.
If you are a full-time student in the program and you fail three or more courses in any one term, you will be required to withdraw for one full term from the full-time program. Readmission to the program will be subject to departmental review.
Graduation Requirements
Students must pass all courses and achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA) to qualify for graduation. The program must be completed within five years of your start date.
Honours Criteria
- Overall grade point average (GPA) greater than or equal to 3.7
- The student must not have failed or repeated any courses