Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers Accounting Diploma, a diploma in Accounting programme in Surrey, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 2,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Accounting
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,500 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Accounting Diploma prepares you for entry-level accounting positions in the work force or to continue their studies at KPU in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting. The Diploma program includes courses in financial accounting, management accounting, finance, taxation and auditing. You will also take courses in economics, business math, business statistics, Simply Accounting, information management, English and communications. The Accounting Diploma is carefully aligned with the requirements of the CPA accounting designation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: KPU's calendar entry for the Accounting Diploma states only that the Melville School of Business's admission requirement applies, and that requirement consists solely of KPU's undergraduate English Proficiency Requirement; the programme page adds no further academic prerequisite for direct entry. Applicants are admitted under one of KPU's five categories — High School, Transfer, Mature, Indigenous or Access — set out on the university's own admissions page, with identical academic and English standards for domestic and international applicants. That requirement is met by BC English Studies 12, English First Peoples 12 or Literary Studies 12 at a minimum grade of C+ (or IB English HL/SL at 3, or AP English Language/Literature at 2), or by one of IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no sub-score below 20, PTE Academic 61, CAEL 70 with no sub-score below 60, or Duolingo English Test 110, each taken within two years of the admission term. Declaring the diploma itself, once enrolled, separately requires a minimum of 15 credits of undergraduate coursework in good academic standing, and completing it requires at least 60 credits including the Business Foundation courses, but that is a later degree-declaration and curricular step rather than a condition of initial admission.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:KPU classifies most programs as Open Intake, meaning every applicant who meets minimum institutional requirements is admitted without ranking, while a smaller set of Limited Intake programs closes earlier. For the Fall 2027 (September) term, both domestic and international applications open on 1 October 2026; Limited Intake programs have a firm deadline of 1 March 2027 and may close earlier if demand is high, while Open Intake programs stay open on a rolling basis through a confirmation-deposit deadline of 15 June 2027 to a final cutoff of 1 July 2027. Spring (January) and Summer (May) entry follow the same open/limited pattern on an earlier timeline, and KPU applies identical deadlines to domestic and international applicants throughout. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
