The Accounting & Payroll Administration Certificate Program provides extensive knowledge of accounting and payroll administration practices. Students will gain hands-on experience with related technology applications. Students will practice with real-life situations, using up-to-date payroll and accounting software.
Note: This program is not eligible for the Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP).
General Admission Requirements:
- High School graduation or equivalent
OR
Mature Admission Requirements
- 19 years of age before starting class; and
- Entrance Evaluation (English and Math – A score of 60% on each component must be achieved for entry into the program).
English Language Proficiency Requirements
- Students whose first language is not English, in addition to the admission requirements listed above, must also meet one or more of the following language proficiency requirements:
- Completion of grades 9-11, including English 11 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher from a country where English is one of the principal languages, OR
- Completion of 2 years of full-time post-secondary education at an accredited institution where English is the language of instruction. See Appendix A for the list of approved countries. OR
- Provide verified results for one of the English language proficiency tests listed below. Test results must be dated no more than two years before the start date of the program.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic: overall score of 5.5 or higher.
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Test: overall score of 40 or higher
- Duolingo English Test (DET): overall score of 95 or higher
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT: Minimum overall score of 46
- Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP): Minimum overall score: Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5.
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Minimum overall score of 43
- Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE): Minimum overall score of 160 or “C”
- Cambridge Linguaskill: Minimum overall B2 level
- LANGUAGECERT Academic: Minimum overall B2 level
- The Michigan English Test (MET): Minimum overall B2 level
- iTEP Academic: Minimum overall score of 3.5
- EIKEN: Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1