Rationale

The Diploma in Accountancy (Dip. Acc) course is intended to provide trainees with sufficient knowledge and skill to perform competently and with minor supervision, the accounting functions in an organization. It encompasses both theoretical and professional aspects of accounting as a discipline and as a profession. The course is intended to give the trainee an all round view of accounting by exposing them to appropriate subjects. The graduate is envisaged to play a critical role in promoting transparency and accountability among institutions as well as promoting enterprise suces thorugh proper accounting records and informed decisions.

Entry Requirements

Exemption and Credit Transfer

• The point of entry into the programme for candidates with qualifications other than KSCE shall be approved by Senate on the recommendations of the Academic Board of the School of Business and Legal Studies and the College Academic Board, and shall be based on the qualifications of the applicant.
• Where a candidate wishes to be exempted from any course or courses of study, such candidate shall make a written formal application to the Registrar (Academic) justifying the request and attaching evidence of the credentials which support such request. Such a candidate may be required to sit and pass an exemption examination set and administered by the School and approved under the authority of the Senate on the recommendation of the College Academic Board.
• Based on the assessment of the exemption examination, the Academic Board of the School of Business and Legal Studies shall make its recommendation to the College Academic Board. On approval of such recommendation by the College Academic Board, the Board shall forward its recommendation to Senate for further consideration.
• The decision of the Senate shall be communicated to the College Academic Board who in turn shall communicate the decision to the candidate.

Contact hours and distribution of key courses  

The entire programme is covered in 2832 hours and 50 units of study. Taking into consideration the fact that two hours of practical attachment are counted as one contact hour, the total contact hours in the course come to 2,712 hours. In this, theory sessions constitute 898 hours while practical sessions account for 1,339 hours, which translates to 40% and 60% of the programme respectively. The whole programmes can be completed within a period of three years. The programme is examined through continuous assessment which accounts for 30 percent of the total mark and a final examination accounting for the remaining 70 percent.

Distribution of the hours by subject hours