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Accounting Technician

What it costs for September 2024

The amounts listed are based on a full-time course load and are estimates, so should not be used as actual numbers. All amounts listed are in Canadian (CAD) currency.

If you are planning on taking a part-time course load, try our tuition and fees estimator to get an idea of how much it will cost you.

Tuition estimate+ Fees estimate= Total estimate
Term 1 $2,773.20 + $964.50 = $3,737.70
Term 2 $2,773.20 + $544.75 = $3,317.95
Term 3 $554.64 + $142.75 = $697.39
Total estimate $6,101.04 + $1,652 = $7,753.04

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Tuition estimate+ Fees estimate= Total estimate
Term 1 $8,771.55 + $964.50 = $9,736.05
Term 2 $8,771.55 + $544.75 = $9,316.30
Term 3 $1,754.31 + $142.75 = $1,897.06
Total estimate $19,297.41 + $1,652 = $20,949.41

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NorQuest College Student Financial Aid helps you see the financial resources you are eligible for. The Accounting Technician program qualifies for several funding options.

Courses for September 2024

You must complete 11 courses to graduate. Courses are listed by term to show the recommended path to completing the program in nine months as a full-time student. See Part-time study options for what you should know if you choose to study part-time.

Courses marked with (O) are available through Open Studies.

Credits needed for full-time status: 9 credits per term

Electives

If you choose to take BUSD 1009, BUSD 1380, or CBLE 1000 in Term 3, the term will be 16 weeks instead of four weeks.

Term 1 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
Business Communications I BUSD1001 (O)3 credits
Business Math BUSD1003 (O)3 credits
Introduction to Accounting BUSD1004 (O)3 credits
Business Computer Applications BUSD1007 (O)3 credits
Microeconomics BUSD1002 (O)3 credits
Term 2 - 16 weeks, 5 courses
Payroll BUSD2015 (O)3 credits
Taxation BUSD2006 (O)3 credits
Business Communications II BUSD1005 (O)3 credits
Principles of Accounting BUSD1006 (O)3 credits
Computer Applications for Accounting BUSD2003 (O)3 credits
Term 3 - 4 weeks, 1 course

Electives - select 1 course

Human Resource Management I BUSD1009 (O)3 credits
Organizational Behaviour BUSD1380 (O)3 credits
Field Experience for Accounting Technicians BUSN12953 credits
Community Based Learning Experience CBLE10003 credits

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