Accounting with Digital Analytics Graduate Certificate is a postgraduate certificate in Accounting programme taught at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada. The programme runs for 2 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 781 per credit (CAD 781 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Postgraduate Certificate
Field:Accounting
Duration: 2 semesters
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 781 / credit
International tuition: CAD 781 / credit
Information for the 2026/27 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This certificate pairs four required Beedie School of Business courses -- covering data management, business-data visualization, and accounting-specific analytics -- with a 3-unit team applied project supervised by an SFU faculty member and supported by an industry partner, for a minimum of 15 units overall. It's designed to be completed within two terms, making it one of the shorter analytics credentials in SFU's accounting portfolio. Applicants need an undergraduate degree in business, management, commerce or a comparable quantitative field along with at least two years of relevant work experience; a CPA designation and demonstrated mathematics ability are considered assets rather than requirements.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:2.50 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an undergraduate degree in business, management, commerce, or another suitably quantitative field, together with a minimum of two years of applicable work experience; a professional designation such as CPA and strong mathematics competency are described as ideal rather than mandatory. Applicants must otherwise satisfy the University's general admission standard for a graduate certificate under Graduate General Regulation 1.3.4: a bachelor's degree from SFU or an equivalent from a recognized institution, with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5/4.33, or at least 2.67/4.33 (B-) on the final 60 undergraduate units, plus references supporting the applicant's ability to undertake advanced study. No programme-specific English-language test score is published; SFU's general graduate policy of IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (6.0 per section) or TOEFL 90 overall (20 per section) applies to non-native English speakers.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC, with one set of dates per applicant type rather than by citizenship. Fall 2027 entry: high-school-route applications open 1 October 2026 and close 31 January 2027, while transfer applications open 1 March 2027 and close 15 April 2027 (Education and Contemporary Arts transfer applicants may apply from 1 October 2026). Spring 2027 entry runs 1 July to 15 September 2026, and Summer 2027 entry runs 1 December 2026 to 15 January 2027. Admission documents are generally due 28 February 2027 (Fall) and offers must be accepted by 1 May. International applicants use the same EducationPlannerBC dates and portal; SFU publishes no separate international deadline. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
