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Elevate your career with the one-year Post-Degree Diploma (PDD) in Accounting. This program equips you with essential expertise for mid-level accounting roles across financial reporting, taxation, management, and auditing. Enjoy flexible scheduling with both daytime and evening classes, available for full-time or part-time study.
Tailored for graduates, the Career Boost initiative helps you secure relevant part-time work or volunteer opportunities while studying. Benefit from professional development workshops, personalized career coaching, job fairs, employer networking events, leadership sessions with peers, and other valuable resources. After graduation, you'll receive ongoing assistance to transition into a permanent position in your chosen field.
Certain career paths may demand additional qualifications beyond this diploma, depending on your background and professional history.
Financial Controller
Director of Audit and Compliance
Tax Examination Specialist
Global or Cross-Border Auditor
British Columbia secondary school graduation or equivalent; One course short of British Columbia secondary school graduation, or equivalent; Nineteen (19) years of age or older on the first day of the first semester of attendance; Seventeen (17) years of age on the first day of the first semester of attendance, and has not been enrolled at a school for a minimum of one year; Completion of a certificate or equivalent from a special needs program and has been in school for 12 years, or has received an Evergreen or Leaving School Certificate
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in Canada or an equivalent credential from an approved institution of a different country.
Douglas College English Assessment
TOEFL iBT (in-person or online) - minimum score 83
TOEFL Essentials - minimum score of 9 (no score below 8 on any individual section)
IELTS - minimum overall band test score 6.5 (academic module only)
EIKEN Practical English - minimum placement of Grade 1
CAEL - minimum overall and essay score of 60 (computer or paper based)
Cambridge English CAE - minimum score 75 or "B
Cambridge English CPE - minimum score 60 or "C
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 8 in each of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
Duolingo English Test Minimum overall score of 110. Official test scores must be sent directly to Douglas College.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic - minimum score of 56