University in South Africa
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
University profile
The Institute of Accounting Science (IAS) is a private, for-profit (Pty) Ltd higher education provider in Alberton, south of Johannesburg, focused on the Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy (PGDA, also known as the Certificate in the Theory of Accounting or CTA), the final academic step before the SAICA Initial Test of Competence (ITC). It presents the programme at the DCA Campus, 30 Doncaster Road, New Market Park, easily reached from the N12.
Beyond the PGDA, IAS offers the Bridging Course (BCTA) at Level 1 and Level 2 as a non-accredited refresher for graduates preparing for the PGDA, an ITC Board Course for candidates preparing for the SAICA examinations, and the IAS ACTION Professional Programme, an APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) preparation course for which IAS received SAICA accreditation in 2023.
The PGDA has four compulsory 30-credit courses: Financial Accounting IV, Management Accounting and Finance IV, Auditing IV and Taxation IV. It is presented through lectures and tutorials on campus, live-streamed and recorded for the Classe365 learning management system, with e-notes, videos and one-on-one consultations. Students choose a day programme (lectures 08:00 to 11:00, tutorials 11:30 to 13:00) or a flexi programme (lectures 17:15 to 19:00, tutorials 19:00 to 20:30); both are full-time and write the same examinations. Contact hours are 18 to 22 hours a week, plus 20 to 30 hours of preparation. There are two intakes a year, in January and June.
The Office of Student Support offers academic and career advising, counselling, mentoring, medical and psychological referrals, and advice on funding options and alternative accommodation; student accommodation enquiries are handled by email. The language policy follows section 27(2) of the Higher Education Act. The programme is accredited by SAICA and the Council on Higher Education, and IAS is provisionally registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution (registration certificate 2017/HE07/002).
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View scholarships for Institute of Accounting Science →Applicants must have completed a SAICA-accredited undergraduate degree in accounting at a SAICA-accredited university; it is recommended that they qualified to enter their university's CTA programme. Applicants who do not meet this can email [email protected] to discuss their circumstances. To qualify for the SAICA ITC, all four courses must be passed in the same academic year with at least 50% in each.
Open to graduates of an accredited undergraduate degree, including those who graduated some years ago. It runs over six months or a year with January and June intakes; Level 2 follows Level 1.
Complete the online application and attach a copy of the identity document and prior academic transcripts. Applicants may be called to an interview with the IAS team. There is no application fee.
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