Professional Accounting

The Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting is offered as a stand-alone graduate diploma for students who have completed their accounting studies in the School of Administrative Studies. The graduate diploma is designed for direct entry into the Capstone 1 module of the Chartered Professional Accountants’ Professional Education program (the CPA PEP program) and it is accredited by CPA Ontario.

Students completing commerce or business degrees in other Canadian universities whose accounting courses are recognized by Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Canada may also be eligible for admission. These students will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis on whether they are substantially equivalent to the School of Administrative Studies Bachelor of Commerce Honours Accounting degree and include the necessary prerequisite material.

The Graduate Diploma consists of five mandatory courses which have been designed to build on the curriculum of the undergraduate Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) Honours Accounting Stream, or equivalent, to align with the content of the four elective modules of the CPA PEP program. Accordingly, there is one course in each of the four elective areas: one each in performance measurement, assurance, tax, and finance, and a capstone course in integrative analysis. These five courses build on the accounting stream’s undergraduate curriculum to further develop the six technical competencies and five enabling competencies described in the CPA Competency Map. With coverage of all four elective areas, graduates have more opportunities and choice as they move on in their careers as professional accountants.