At Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, Canada, PGCert in Professional Accounting Practice (Part-Time Studies) is offered as a postgraduate certificate in Business Administration programme. The programme runs for 3 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Business Administration
Duration: 3 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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This part-time graduate certificate gives four-year degree graduates a route into an accounting career, covering audit, tax, finance and economics alongside financial and management accounting and information systems, with emphasis on analysing and interpreting information and making sound ethical judgments. Students are introduced to common business software, including spreadsheets, database tools and integrated ERP systems, through hands-on use of accounting software packages, and build industry exposure via projects, case studies and research work.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is open to holders of an Ontario university or college degree or the equivalent; the programme is built as a fast-track option for four-year degree graduates and accepts applicants with minimal prior accounting background, though the page recommends a facility for mathematics and financial concepts for success. Canadian citizens or permanent residents educated outside Canada must submit a course-by-course credential evaluation from WES or ICAS. For English, the programme page defers to Seneca's institution-wide requirement, stating only that applicants must meet 'English proficiency for graduate certificates' without publishing a score. Per Seneca's general admission requirements, domestic Canadian citizens and permanent residents normally satisfy this through enough prior study in English, with a formal test required only where that cannot be shown, and no minimum is published for this credential (Seneca publishes a score only for the Honours Bachelor of Aviation Technology, IELTS Academic 6.5). International applicants must separately meet Seneca's published English requirements.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through OntarioColleges.ca. For the September 2027 intake, OCAS opens for applications on 1 October 2026, the equal-consideration date is 1 February 2027, first offers go out from 1 November 2026, and the earliest confirmation deadline is 1 May 2027 with a CAD 200 deposit due the second Wednesday of June 2027. The January 2027 and May 2027 intakes opened on 1 October 2025 and carry no equal-consideration date, with earliest confirmation deadlines of 1 November 2025 and 1 March 2027. International applicants apply directly to Seneca, are assessed on a rolling basis with no fixed closing date, and are admitted up to the first day of classes or until a program fills, whichever comes first. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
