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Diploma of Accounting

Mount Saint Vincent University

  • Halifax, Canada
  • 1 year
  • English
  • Hybrid
  • Diploma

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Mount Saint Vincent University campus

About the program

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting is a four-year on-campus degree at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: no
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject knowledge in Accounting and interpret organisational evidence
  • Evaluate strategic options
  • And communicate informed business decisions.

Career outcomes

  • Financial reporting
  • Financial advising
  • Consulting
  • Data analysis
  • Audit associate
  • Tax associate
  • Public accounting firms
  • Private firms
  • Government
  • Not-for-profit organisations

Curriculum

  • Eleven-course business core (financial and managerial accounting
  • Corporate finance) plus accounting information systems
  • Auditing and attestation
  • Cost accounting
  • Intermediate accounting I and II
  • Taxation
  • And two electives such as fraud examination. Prepares for the CPA route
  • Internships with accounting firms are encouraged.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Same entrance requirements as the matching bachelor's degree (university-entrance secondary school preparation
  • 70% average
  • English proof)
  • The Accounting certificate expects business experience or 5.0 units of university credit.. Entry grade detail: Same as the matching bachelor (70% average
  • No mark below 60%).

Accepted academic background

Secondary school with university-entrance preparation, Entrance requirements are the same as for the bachelor degrees in the field.

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 86
  • PTE Academic 59
  • Duolingo 115

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Passport Copy
  • English Language Test Results.

How to apply

  1. Check the entry requirements and the application deadline for your intended intake. Apply online and pay the 80 CAD international application fee (certificate applicants follow the undergraduate process). Upload official transcripts
  2. English test results (IELTS
  3. TOEFL iBT
  4. PTE Academic or Duolingo) and your passport. After receiving an offer
  5. Follow the university instructions for any acceptance deposit. Request the Provincial Attestation Letter and letter of acceptance
  6. Then apply for the study permit with proof of funds.

Other costs

Tuition per year$20,766 CAD
Application fee$80 CAD
Deposit$500 CAD

Program details

CampusMain Campus, Halifax
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Professional Studies
DepartmentBusiness Administration
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value30
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteInternational students are eligible for most MSVU scholarships and bursaries (https://www.msvu.ca/future-students/money-matters/scholarships-awards/).

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

    Applications closed

    6 Nov 2026

    Closed

  • Program starts

    May 2027

    Apply by

    4 Jan 2027

    51 days left

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    3 May 2027

    170 days left

Scholarships

International students are eligible for most MSVU scholarships and bursaries (https://www.msvu.ca/future-students/money-matters/scholarships-awards/).

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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1 year.