Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy at Rhodes University

Programme overview

A 120-credit NQF Level 8 postgraduate diploma in the Faculty of Commerce, endorsed by SAICA for admission to its Initial Assessment of Competence. It does not confer professional rights, but graduates may complete their SAICA training contracts in three years instead of five.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce | Department: Department of Accounting | Duration: 1 year (minimum) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Papers are the Accountancy diploma modules (Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting and Finance, Taxation), and candidates must pass all courses simultaneously with at least 50% in each.

Career pathways

Chartered accountancy training (SAICA training contract in three years instead of five).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree or status of bachelor, with permission of the Faculty Board on the recommendation of the Head of the Department of Accounting; the Department may limit intake. Applicants must have passed Information Systems 2, Theory of Finance and Statistics, Economics 1, Commercial Law 1, Principles of Professional Accountancy, Accounting 3, Auditing 3, Management Accounting and Finance 3 and Taxation 3, plus any other courses the Faculty Board directs; exemptions may be granted for partly covered prerequisite courses.

ZAR 69,706 a year (2026). Full-time DipAcc (PG) HDAC tuition. Rhodes University 2026 tuition fee schedule; the schedule does not distinguish domestic and international rates. Source

Applications from all new students close on 30 September; this is also the deadline for international applicants, and no international applications are considered after 30 September. Late applications from South African applicants will be considered. The non-refundable application fee is R100.

Apply through the official page: https://ross.ru.ac.za/

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