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Business Administration Bookkeeping with Practicum

Diploma Program

Total Program Hours:
740 Hours
Full-Time Program Length:
37 Weeks
(Includes holidays and professional days)
Program content is subject to change.

Online and On-Campus Delivery Options may be available!

Sprott Shaw’s Business Administration Bookkeeping program provides the most comprehensive bookkeeping courses in Vancouver, now with an included workplace practicum.

A graduate of Business Administration Bookkeeping, under the direction of a designated Accountant, is able to perform full-cycle accounting responsibilities and duties.

Learning Objectives

  • Accurately record accounting transactions
  • Reconcile general ledgers and bank accounts
  • Create budgets
  • Prepare and analyze standard financial statements
  • Analyze cost behaviours and Return On Investment (ROI)
  • Utilize current accounting software applications
  • Record payroll transactions, pay employees and submit government remittances
  • Prepare simple income tax returns
  • Provide basic human resource management
  • Productively use MS Office including Word, Excel and Access
  • Communicate effectively using various communication channels

This program includes a practicum placement.

This experience within a workplace enables Instructional staff to observe the student in a practice situation while providing the student with the opportunity to gain direct exposure to the chosen career field.

What Makes These The Best Bookkeeping Courses In Vancouver? 

  • Lifetime access to dedicated Employment Services Specialists (ESS) who can help you with resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, and the overall job search after graduation 
  • Lifetime tuition-free access to course refreshers if you ever need to retrain and update your skills 
  • Practicum opportunities with recognized organizations across BC
  • Multiple start dates so you can start your education when you want to without the wait 
  • Career and professional development success courses to help create a career development marketing plan, learn the cardinal rules of professionalism, and identify the target markets and employment resources in the counselling field 
  • Preparation and orientation courses to teach you how to find credible research, write papers, create proper citation formats including APA, and study effectively for exams 
  • All-inclusive program costs where what you see is what you pay. Our costs include registration fees, assessment fees, tuition, textbooks, supplies, course materials, uniforms, certificates, graduation fees, practicum fees, and much more 
  • Grant and scholarship opportunities are available to help you save on tuition. Up to $4000 in scholarships and grants are open to recent high school graduates, Sprott Shaw alumni, military veterans, and more! Click here to browse our full list of grants and scholarships.

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Career Opportunities

Accounting Assistant
Accounting Technician
Accounts Payable / Records Clerk
Administrative Officer
Office Assistant
Pay and Benefits Administrator
Payroll Assistant
Self-Employed Bookkeeper
Small / Medium Bus Bookkeeper
Admission Requirements
  • Grade 12 / GED or mature student status.
  • Math Entrance Assessment. The equivalent credential must be evaluated and verified.
  • For more information on English Language requirements and equivalencies please click here.

International Students:

  • International students that can provide a Canadian transcript showing completion of English 11 or 12 (or equivalent) with a passing grade of ‘C’ will be exempt from having to write the English Entrance Assessment. The equivalent credential must be evaluated and verified.
  • International students can also meet the English requirement by demonstrating one of the following three options:
  • Sprott Shaw’s English Language Assessment, OR
  • Minimum IELTS Score 5.5 overall or iBT TOFEL Score of 70, OR
  • Completion of an ESL program from one of SSC’s partnered ESL schools.
Course Prerequisites :
  • ACCT101 is the prerequisite to: AC214, AC221, AC231, AC241 and AC251.
Diploma Requirements:
  • 60% average upon successful completion of all courses, including courses given a complete.

Note: Students wishing to continue education in this field will need the passing grade required by the receiving institute.

* Business Administration Bookkeeping with Practicum was reviewed and approved by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.

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Courses List

This 37 week Diploma program requires the student to complete the following courses.

  • Utilize most modules of Sage to record business transactions (order entry, inventory, AP, AR and payroll)
  • Produce reports including financial statements

  • Accounting for Partnerships
  • Corporate accounting
  • Bonds and long-term debt
  • Cash flow statements

  • Payroll legislation
  • Record payroll transactions, pay employees and prepare Government remittances

  • Costing systems
  • Cost analysis
  • Capital budgeting

  • Individual and corporate tax calculations
  • Tax legislation

  • MS Office Word Certification
  • MS Office Word editing, layout, templates, styles and
    sections, mail merge, tables, charts and desktop publishing

  • MS Office Excel Certification
  • Plan, edit and manage worksheets (formulas/functions)

  • Research, prepare and deliver presentations
  • Apply proper use of grammar principles
  • Overview of processes of communication in the workplace
  • Use MS Office PowerPoint

  • Importance of written communication within the business environment
  • Memos, email, letters and reports

Strategies for Student Success:

  • Interview techniques
  • Create a Career Development Marketing Plan
  • Apply aspects of professionalism
  • Identify target markets and employment resources

  • Effective customer service and support
  • Problem-solving theory and applications

  • Analysis of job descriptions
  • Recruitment, orientation and training
  • Regulation and legislation

  • 4-week practicum (minimum 20 hours per week)

  • This course focuses on the fundamental principles of accounting with full online courseware that includes the digital textbook and learning materials.

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