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DiplomaDiploma
Advanced Accounting & Finance
Begin your successful career in the financial sector with a personalized Accounting and
Finance program. Be prepared for a wide range of challenging careers.
Why choose a career in Accounting & Finance?
Add to what you know
This eight-month advanced diploma builds on
your two-year diploma or degree. Youll take
courses recognized by the Chartered Professional
Accountants (CPA), to prepare you for the CPA
Professional Education program. Or you will take
courses offered in conjuction with the Canadian
Securities Institute (CSI).
Sorted for you
Customize your program by choosing courses to
meet your career goals. Depending on what courses
youve already taken, and whether you are working
with the CPA, AFOA or CSI, you can choose classes
that are most relevant to what you need.
Fall term begins Winter term begins
SEPTEMBER JANUARY
Multiply your opportunities
Youll find employment in large and small
businesses in all sectors of the business
community, including public accounting firms,
banks, trust companies, accounting and internal
auditing departments in industrial firms, federal,
provincial or municipal offices, non-profit
organizations and health care institutions.
The bottom line
You could find employment in the financial
services industry as a personal banking officer,
lending officer (retail and agricultural), investment
analysts, stockbrokers or customer service
representatives.
Graduation
JUNE
Distance Education Victoria Ave. E. Campus
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS COURSES 2016 - 17
Two-year diploma or university degree Course Title Credits
If you dont meet these admission requirements, please visit ELECTIVE COURSES
assiniboine.net/specialadmissions for more information. All Choose 60 credits from the following:
applicants educated outside of Canada or in a country not
Aboriginal Fiscal Issues ABOR-0014 3
on the test exempt list are expected to meet the English
Aboriginal History ABOR-0015 3
Language proficiency requirement. Aboriginal Workplace Values ABOR-0012 3
See assiniboine.net/elp for more information. Accounting Software COMP-0556 6
Banking Systems Practices BUSN-0084 3
Canadian Securities BUSN-0087 12
CONNECTIONS Commercial Transactions Law
Communications
LAWG-0002
COMM-0006
3
6
Agreements are in effect with the following: Computer Systems COMP-0006 3
Database 1 COMP-0009 3
Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada Database 2 COMP-0010 3
(AFOA Canada) Desktop Publishing COMP-0014 3
Economics 1 ECON-0006 6
Canadian Institute of Bookkeeping
Economics 2 ECON-0007 6
Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) Finance 1 BUSN-0018 3
Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Finance 2 BUSN-0017 3
Finance 3 BUSN-0016 3
Financial Accounting 1 ACCT-0003 6
UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES Financial Accounting 2
Financial Accounting 3
ACCT-0004
ACCT-0005
6
6
Emphasis on practical, applied learning Financial Accounting 4 ACCT-0007 6
Financial Planning (FPII) BUSN-0135 12
Up-to-date, well-equipped computer laboratories using
Financial Software COMP-0306 3
industry specific software Human Resource Management HRMG-0036 6
Investment Simulation BUSN-0091 3
Legal Principles LAWG-0001 3
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Management
Management Accounting 1
BUSN-0027
ACCT-0006
6
6
Graduates find employment in a wide range of Management Accounting 2 ACCT-0008 6
challenging careers in large and small businesses in all Marketing Principles MKTG-0044 6
Organizational Behaviour PSSY-0004 6
sectors of the business community, including public
Payroll Administration HRMG-0021 3
accounting firms, banks, trust companies, accounting Presentation Skills & Graphics COMM-0110 3
and internal auditing departments in industrial firms, Research and Report Writing COMM-0232 3
federal, provincial or municipal offices, school divisions, Spreadsheets 1 COMP-0007 3
parochial schools, tribal councils, non-profit organizations Spreadsheets 2 COMP-0008 3
Statistics 1 MATH-0002 6
and health care institutions, and in owner managed
Statistics 2 MATH-0003 6
businesses as business/office managers. Employment Strategies and Accountability ABOR-0013 3
opportunities also exist in the financial services industry Tax Preparation - Personal BUSN-0109 3
as personal banking officers, lending officers (retail and Tax Theory Corporate BUSN-0108 3
agricultural), investment analysts, stockbrokers, and Tax Theory Personal BUSN-0110 6
customer service representatives.

PROGRAM FEES
For on-campus students, all tuition and other fees total
approximately $2728. You pay additional fees to the
Canadian Securities Institute for BUSN-0087 Canadian
Securities and BUSN-0135 Financial Planning (FPII).
Estimated cost for books, supplies, trips, etc. is $1190.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact the School of Business, Agriculture
& Environment:
Phone 204.725.8724
Email business@assiniboine.net
assiniboine.net/programs