Offered by Cégep de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Canada, Cert in Accounting (AEC) is a certificate in Accounting programme. The programme runs for 15 months, delivered fully online.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Accounting
Duration: 15 months
Delivery: Online
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Accounting (AEC) is an Attestation of College Studies offered by Cégep de Sherbrooke's Centre de formation continue, delivered fully online over 15 months (1,095 hours) on a full-time daytime schedule. The program develops skills in bookkeeping, preparation of financial statements, and use of standard accounting software, combining theoretical instruction with applied exercises drawn from real accounting practice. Coursework is organized into five phases with a progressively increasing weekly workload, followed by a 180-hour internship that places students in an accounting environment before graduation. Graduates are prepared for roles in accounting firms, private enterprises, and public-sector organizations, handling day-to-day bookkeeping, financial-statement preparation, and accounting-software operation. The AEC credential is a workforce-oriented continuing-education attestation rather than a diploma of college studies (DEC), aimed at adults entering or advancing in the accounting field. Admission is processed through the Centre de formation continue rather than the regular CEGEP admission cycle.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must hold a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or training judged sufficient by the Cégep; no further academic prerequisites are stated. Applicants whose prior studies were not conducted in French, in Quebec, or in Francophone Canada must pass a French-language proficiency test as part of admission; those who studied in French in Quebec or Francophone Canada are exempt. A curriculum vitae and a letter of motivation are required as part of the application file. A non-refundable $30 CAD admission and file-analysis fee applies; full tuition depends on the applicant's status and was not published as a fixed figure at the time of review.
