Aims and Objectives:

The programme is aimed at producing diploma graduates for entry into positions in small and medium-Size Enterprises (SMEs) in the pharmaceutical industry, commerce, public accounting forms, the public sector, and non-profit organizations like schools and churches who are currently switching from manual accounting to computerized accounting systems.

Objectives

The objectives are to:
1.To provide between entry-level to intermediate-level academic and practical skills training with key aspect of Information Technology for effective and efficient accounting functions required by industry.

2.To build the foundation for further academic and professional studies in accountancy.

3.To equip prospective students with analytical and critical thinking capabilities for better contribution at the workplace and future progress in the accountancy education.

4.Provide students with hands-on experience in using accounting software relevant to the accounting and finance industries.

5.To provide avenue for continuous or lifelong education to HND, BTech and beyond.
 

Entry requirements for admission of students:

i. WASSCE APPLICANTS
Credit Passes (A1-C6) in six subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three relevant elective subjects (i.e. Financial Accounting, Business Management, Costing, Accounting, Economics, Elective Mathematics, Geography and Government). Science and Arts students who satisfy the criteria are considered.

ii. SSSCE APPLICANTS
Credit Passes (A-D) in six subjects comprising three core subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, plus three relevant elective subjects. (i.e. Financial Accounting, Business Management, Costing Accounting, Economics, Elective Mathematics, Geography and Government). Science and Arts students who satisfy the criteria may be considered.

iii. GENERAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (GBCE)
APPLICANTS - Credit Passes (A-D) in six subjects comprising three core subjects including English Language and Mathematics plus three relevant elective subjects.

b. MATURE APPLICANTS 
The applicant must be at least 25 years old and show proof of age with a birth certificate or any legitimate documentary proof of date of birth, which is at least 25 years old at the time of application. Besides, applicants must pass Mature Students' Entrance Examinations conducted by the institution itself (English Language, Mathematics, and an Aptitude Test). Working experience is an added advantage

Employment Prospects of Graduates:

The sectors of the economy our graduates could be employed in are varied and wide- ranging from the public to private, including Accounting and Audit, Banking and Financial Services, the Courts of Law, Pharmaceutical Firms, Construction, Insurance, Merchandising, Mining, Oil and Gas, Timber, Manufacturing, Health, Agriculture, Education, Hospitality and Leisure, Engineering, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) etc. and this is so because essentially every business activity undertaken involves financial implications. Students who graduate with a Diploma in Computerized Accounting could perform Bookkeeping function in all the above sectors mentioned.
 

Programme Structure 

TABLE 2. LEVEL 100 SECOND SEMESTER COURSES

YEAR YWO

TABLE 3. LEVEL 200 FIRST SEMESTER COURSES

TABLE 3. LEVEL 200 FIRST SEMESTER COURSES