Accounting (Graduate Diploma)

The Graduate Diploma in Accounting is a professional program accredited by the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of Ontario. 

The program emphasizes integration, problem solving, decision making and other CPA-enabling competencies to prepare prospective CPAs for the completion of the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP) and Common Final Examination (CFE), and for their careers. 

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Accounting, students will receive credit for the first four modules of the CPA PEP, including Core 1, Core 2 and all four elective modules (assurance, finance, performance management and tax) and be eligible to enter the PEP at the Capstone 1 module. Students will be able to write the CFE within 12 months of completing the Graduate Diploma in Accounting, saving time in achieving their CPAs.

Benefits Of Our Program:

• Enhance marketability when seeking a professional career in accounting.
• Complete all four PEP electives (Assurance, Tax, Finance and Performance Management) for maximum flexibility in your career choices.
• Save time! Successful completion of the graduate diploma program will allow you to write the CFE and become a CPA sooner.

Admissions:

• Cumulative B+ average (GPA: 3.3 on a 4.3 scale or 77 to 79 per cent) or higher in courses required for admission to the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Professional Education Program (PEP) (see list of courses below).
• Grade of C (60 per cent) or higher in courses required for admission to the CPA PEP.
• Completion of all courses required for admission the CPA PEP. Graduates of other Canadian universities are encouraged to apply if they have completed a business degree with a concentration in accounting and have met the requirements of CPA PEP and coverage of these courses is substantially equivalent to the courses taken by students from the university.
• Required courses for admission:
• Introductory Financial Accounting (BUSI 1130)
• Intermediate Financial Accounting (BUSI 2130, 3130 and 3131)
• Advanced Financial Accounting (BUSI 4130)
• Introductory Managerial Accounting (BUSI 2180)
• Intermediate Managerial Accounting (BUSI 3180)
• Advanced Managerial Accounting (BUSI 4180)
• Taxation (BUSI 3110 and BUSI 3120)
• Auditing (BUSI 3170)
• Statistics (BUSI 1450)
• Finance (BUSI 2401 and 2402)
• Information Technology (BUSI 3040)
• Law (BUSI 3705)
• Strategy and Governance (BUSI 4701) 
• Economics (ECON 2010 and 2020)