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Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Major at MacEwan University

MacEwan University, Canada

Programme overview

Accountants lead businesses, providing financial management for day-to-day operations and the financing strategy needed to move organizations into the future. When you study accounting, you build on your strengths as a problem solver, a “numbers person” and a thoughtful decision maker. You learn to implement accounting best practices, read complex financial documents, analyze trends in data, collaborate with co-workers and solve complicated problems in an accounting environment.

Faculty: Triffo School of Business  |  Department: Department of Accounting and Finance  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

Begin your program by learning foundational business and accounting concepts; then move to advanced courses that invite you to dig deeper. You progress from calculation to analysis to decision making, cumulatively acquiring the skills necessary to fulfill the requirements for the CPA designation.

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Application information

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,420 a year (2026). 2026/27 full-time tuition as stated in the MacEwan cost estimate sheet; excludes mandatory and program fees, books and supplies. The sheet lists Years 3 and 4 for this major (Years 1-2 are Major Not Declared); 30-credit year. Source

International applicants: CAD 28,230 a year (2026). 2026/27 full-time tuition as stated in the MacEwan cost estimate sheet; excludes mandatory and program fees, books and supplies. The sheet lists Years 3 and 4 for this major (Years 1-2 are Major Not Declared); 30-credit year. Source

Fall intake for all bachelor programmes. Winter intake (Nov 30 deadline) for Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Science and Communication Studies majors, Fine Arts - Arts and Cultural Management and Applied Human Service Administration; Bachelor of Science in Nursing has a Winter intake (Oct 1 deadline). No Winter or Spring/Summer intake for Child and Youth Care, Design, Early Childhood Curriculum Studies, Music, Public Safety and Justice, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work.

All programmes admit new students in the Fall term; some programmes also offer Winter, Spring/Summer intakes. Fall 2026 classes start 2 September 2026 and Winter 2027 classes start 6 January 2027 for programmes with a Winter start.

Fall deadline June 30 for most bachelor programmes; March 30 for Bachelor of Physical Education Transfer, Psychiatric Nursing (Edmonton), Public Safety and Justice, Science in Nursing and Social Work. Winter deadline November 30 for Arts, Commerce, Science, Communication Studies majors, Fine Arts - Arts and Cultural Management and Applied Human Service Administration; October 1 for Science in Nursing.

Applications open October 1 for Fall, February 1 for Winter and May 1 for Spring/Summer (for the following year). International applicants must apply by May 1 for Fall, October 1 for Winter and January 30 for Spring/Summer unless an earlier closing date is indicated.

Applications are submitted online through ApplyAlberta. The application fee is $110 (2026/27), non-refundable, paid by Amex, Debit MasterCard, MasterCard, Visa or Visa Debit. The admission confirmation deposit is $400 for new domestic students and $1,000 for new international students, applied towards tuition.

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