Basic requirements
High school graduation
Program-specific requirements
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English is the language of instruction at CapU. All applicants are required to demonstrate competence in the English language prior to admission.
If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English, students must produce evidence of their English Language Proficiency:
SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency) test for EAP students (post-secondary level required)
Gain the skills and confidence to start a career in the financial services sector in less than a year in the Accounting Assistant Certificate program at Capilano University.
The Accounting Assistant certificate program at CapU will be taught remotely for the 2021-22 school year.
Learn from anywhere with our virtual classes and receive the same level of mentorship and oversight from our instructors as you would in person.
In the program, you'll take courses in accounting, bookkeeping, computer applications, office administrative procedures and gain work experience by taking part in a two-week practicum before graduation.
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Required Courses
Total credits: 30.00
Students must achieve a minimum of a "B" grade in BTEC 117 to continue in this program.
BTEC 111, Business English I, 3.00 credits
BTEC 115, Business Systems and Procedures, 3.00 credits
BTEC 117, Accounting Procedures I, 3.00 credits
BTEC 125, Comprehensive Computer Applications I, 3.00 credits
BTEC 126, Comprehensive Computer Applications II, 3.00 credits
BTEC 149, Financial Computer Applications, 3.00 credits
BTEC 199, Accounting Assistant Practicum, 1.50 credits
BTEC 211, Business Writing, 3.00 credits
BTEC 217, Accounting Procedures II, 3.00 credits
BTEC 220, Accounting Procedures III, 1.50 credits
BTEC 252, Organizational Behaviour, 3.00 credits
