This information was entered on June 14, 2000. The admission requirements and fees referred to apply to Canadian students only. International students should refer to the International Students section of the current Malaspina calendar. This new program consists of two components. In order to receive the Accounting Assistant certificate, students must complete five accounting courses, as well as the Office Assistant portion of the Applied Business Technology program.
Students learn accounting fundamentals and procedures in the Accounting portion of the program.
As well, students have the opportunity to acquire related office skills in the Office Assistant component. Graduates of the Accounting Assistant Certificate program will be well prepared to work in an office and perform various tasks in manual or automated accounting. The program emphasizes the practical skills involved in accounting, clerking and the utilization of microcomputers. It is a first-level accounting program, combined with office skills and the use of microcomputers. Homework assignments consist of exercises, problems and projects.