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Graduate Diploma Chartered Professional Accountancy at University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Canada

Programme overview

The Graduate Diploma in Chartered Professional Accountancy is a direct-entry diploma continuing the Bachelor of Commerce accounting specialization and prepares candidates for the capstone modules of the CPA professional education programme (CPA Ontario). It covers advanced competencies in financial accounting, strategy and governance, management accounting, audit and assurance, finance and taxation.

Faculty: Telfer School of Management  |  Department: Telfer School of Management  |  Duration: One term, full-time  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Five courses (15 units): Advanced Competencies in Financial Accounting, in Audit, Assurance and Governance, in Strategy and Management Accounting, in Taxation, and Integration of Advanced Competencies in Accountancy.

Career pathways

Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) pathway.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the Graduate Diploma Program in Chartered Professional Accountancy is governed by the general regulations in effect for graduate studies. To be admitted into the graduate diploma program candidates must: have completed a Canadian bachelor’s degree with a minimum admission average of 6.0 or B (70%), calculated in accordance with graduate studies guidelines; have achieved a minimum grade of D (50%) in each of the 7 non-core undergraduate courses listed below or their equivalent; have achieved a minimum grade of C (60%) in each of the 17 core undergraduate courses listed below or their equivalent; have achieved a minimum average of 6.0 or B (70%) in the 17 core undergraduate course

Graduate studies application fee is $125.00. Graduate certificate and diploma applicants may be required to pay a non-refundable admission deposit by the date in the offer, credited to tuition; international graduate diploma applicants need a provincial attestation letter, guaranteed once the offer is accepted and the deposit paid by the deadline.

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