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** This program is currently not offered. **
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is a recognized professional education program (PEP) by l’Ordre des comptables Professionnels Agréés du Québec (OCPAQ). The program prepares students for a career as a professional accountant and to write the national CPA Common Final Exams. It allows students to develop professional skills that will be recognized nationally and internationally. Students are exposed to the latest concepts and practice-related issues and have the choice of studying in the areas of public accounting (assurance), performance measurement, taxation, or financial business analysis. The program is offered on a full-time basis in the Desautels Faculty of Management or on a part-time basis through the School of Continuing Studies.
Prerequisite Courses for Canadian B.Com. Students (33 credits)
(minimum B- required)
| ACCT 351 | (3) | Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 |
| ACCT 352 | (3) | Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 |
| ACCT 361 | (3) | Management Accounting |
| ACCT 362 | (3) | Cost Accounting |
| ACCT 385 | (3) | Principles of Taxation |
| ACCT 453 | (3) | Advanced Financial Accounting |
| ACCT 463 | (3) | Management Control |
| ACCT 475 | (3) | Principles of Auditing |
| ACCT 486 | (3) | Business Taxation 2 |
| BUSA 364 | (3) | Business Law 1 |
| FINE 342 | (3) | Corporate Finance |
Prerequisite Courses for Diploma in Accounting Students (42 credits)
| CCAU 511 | (3) | Auditing 1 |
| CCFC 511 | (3) | Financial Accounting 1 |
| CCFC 512 | (3) | Financial Accounting 2 |
| CCFC 513 | (3) | Financial Accounting 3 |
| CCLW 511 | (3) | Law 1 |
| CCMA 511 | (3) | Managerial Accounting 1 |
| CCMA 522 | (3) | Managerial Accounting 2 |
| CCMA 523 | (3) | Managerial Accounting 3 |
| CCTX 511 | (3) | Taxation 1 |
| CCTX 532 | (3) | Taxation 2 |
| CFIN 512 | (3) | Corporate Finance |
| CFIN 522 | (3) | Applied Topics: Corporate Finance |
| CMIS 541 | (3) | Information Systems for Managers |
| CPL2 552 | (3) | Strategic Management |
Required Courses (16 credits)
| ACCT 653 | (3) | Issues in Professional Accounting 1 |
| ACCT 654 | (3) | Issues in Professional Accounting 2 |
| ACCT 663 | (3) | Strategic Aspects of Accounting 1 |
| ACCT 664 | (3) | Strategic Aspects of Accounting 2 |
| ACCT 695 | (4) | Integrative Analysis |
| ACCT 699* | (0) | Exam Preparation Seminar |
* this course has a credit weight of zero (0).
Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2022-2023 (last updated Apr. 15, 2022) (disclaimer)
School of Continuing Studies—2022-2023 (last updated Apr. 15, 2022) (disclaimer)
