Post-Bachelor Combined Certificates in Accounting at University of Lethbridge

Programme overview

The combined program joins the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals and the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Advanced Accounting in a single 16-course pathway built on an existing degree in any discipline. Courses are recognized for entry into the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP) and taught by PhD- and CPA-qualified faculty. It is eligible for co-operative education and offered at the Lethbridge and Calgary campuses.

Faculty: Dhillon School of Business | Duration: Two years full-time (16 courses); part-time also available | Intake: Fall & Winter | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

Fundamentals courses include Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics, Business Law, Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Tax; advanced courses include Corporate Finance, Advanced Managerial Accounting, Auditing and Analyzing Cases in Accounting. Sample courses: ACCT 3131 Management Control Systems, ACCT 3160 Auditing, ACCT 4110 Advanced Financial Accounting, ACCT 4151 Advanced Tax.

Career pathways

Financial analyst, accountant, financial controller, corporate controller, accounting manager, auditor, budget director, business valuator, chief financial officer, forensic accountant, tax planner.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An approved undergraduate degree in any discipline from a recognized institution. Course sequencing may mean completion takes more than one year; an academic advisor can advise on sequencing and waivers.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate certificates have programme-specific intakes: Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction (Summer, Fall and Winter), Foundations of Data Science (Summer 2027), Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Services Management, Public Health Program and Policy Planning and Evaluation and Couple and Family Counselling Studies (Fall 2027); Bioinformatics is currently suspended for Winter 2028.

Fall 2027 graduate certificate deadlines: Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction July 1, 2027; Couple and Family Counselling Studies June 30, 2027; Epidemiology and Biostatistics June 1, 2027; Public Health Program and Policy Planning and Evaluation June 1, 2027; Health Services Management May 1, 2027. Summer 2027: Foundations of Data Science and Advanced Clinical Study of Addiction March 1, 2027.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ulethbridge.ca/future-student/application

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