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Customized Certificate in Accounting (in French) at HEC Montréal

HEC Montréal, Canada

Programme overview

Customised upgrading certificate that gives access to the HEC Montréal Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting - CPA or the national CPA programme; a first step toward the CPA designation. Taught in French.

Duration: 30 credits, full-time or part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall, Winter, Summer (Canadian applicants); not open to international applicants  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Practical approach adapted to the job market. Related professional association: Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec (CPA Québec).

Career pathways

A first step toward the CPA designation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in a field other than professional accounting. The number of courses needed to pursue a path to the CPA designation varies by person; applicants must hold the list of upgrading courses to take at HEC Montréal issued by the Ordre des CPA du Québec before applying. Intermediate-advanced French is required.

Domestic applicants: CAD 4,600 for the whole programme. Quebec resident rate; approximate cost of the full programme (30 credits); excludes insurance, materials and other fees Source

Most certificate programmes (all those not listed separately): Admission terms (Fall, Winter, Summer) - Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents: Fall term and Winter term and Summer term; International applicants: no admissions.

Certificate in International Business, Certificate in Business Analysis, Certificate in Business Analysis - Cybersecurity, Certificate in Professional Accounting, Certificate in Organizational Development, Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SME Development, Certificate in Data Exploitation and Valorization, Certificate in Corporate Finance, Certificate in Market Finance, Certificate in Supply Chain Management, Certificate in Accounting Management for Organizations, Certificate in Business Management, Certificate in Operational Excellence Management, Certificate in Marketing Management, Certificate in Operations Management in Service Companies, Certificate in Project Management, Certificate in Human Resources Management, Certificate in Sustainable Transition Management, Certificate in Organizational Leadership, Certificate in Personal Financial Planning, Certificate in Supervision, Certificate in Relational Selling, Multidisciplinary Certificate in Management, Customized Certificate in Administration: Admission terms (Fall, Winter, Summer) - Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents: Fall term and Winter term and Summer term; International applicants: Fall term and Winter term.

Most certificate programmes (all those not listed separately): Application deadlines by admission term - Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents: Rolling admission: applications accepted at any time; apply before the dates below for a wider choice of courses at registration; Fall term: before May 15; Winter term: before November 1; Summer term: before February 15 | International applicants: applications from international applicants are not accepted for this programme (immigration requirements).

Certificate in International Business, Certificate in Business Analysis, Certificate in Business Analysis - Cybersecurity, Certificate in Professional Accounting, Certificate in Organizational Development, Certificate in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SME Development, Certificate in Data Exploitation and Valorization, Certificate in Corporate Finance, Certificate in Market Finance, Certificate in Supply Chain Management, Certificate in Accounting Management for Organizations, Certificate in Business Management, Certificate in Operational Excellence Management, Certificate in Marketing Management, Certificate in Operations Management in Service Companies, Certificate in Project Management, Certificate in Human Resources Management, Certificate in Sustainable Transition Management, Certificate in Organizational Leadership, Certificate in Personal Financial Planning, Certificate in Supervision, Certificate in Relational Selling, Multidisciplinary Certificate in Management, Customized Certificate in Administration: Application deadlines by admission term - Applicants who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents: Rolling admission: applications accepted at any time; apply before the dates below for a wider choice of courses at registration; Fall term: before May 15; Winter term: before November 1; Summer term: before February 15 | International applicants: to meet immigration requirements, apply by the dates below; Fall term: no later than February 1; Winter term: no later than June 1; Summer term: no admissions.

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