Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (PGDA) is a one-year full-time programme convened by D McGregor that covers the material needed for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Assessment of Competence. Graduates of the diploma may present themselves for that assessment.

Faculty: Faculty of Commerce | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Four 36-credit NQF level 8 courses taken in the same year: Financial Reporting IV, Governance, Audit & Assurance III, Managerial Accounting and Finance II, and Taxation III (144 credits in total).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting: a UCT graduate who completed the prescribed BCom (Financial Accounting CA option) or BBusSc (Finance with Accounting option) courses in the minimum time, with at least 55% in each of ACC3009 Financial Reporting III, ACC3022 Governance, Audit and Assurance II, ACC3004 Taxation II and ACC3023 Management Accounting II, all in the preceding year or the year before. Those who took these courses over more than one year need at least 55% in each and an average of 57%. Entrance exams in these courses may be written in January to improve the average.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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