Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

This diploma will provide students with access to the SAICA Initial Assessment of Competence (IAC) Board Exam. It provides students with technical, theoretical and appropriate practical knowledge to be successful, not only in the Board exam but also in the corporate arena.

Faculty: Commerce, Law and Management | Department: Accountancy | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Courses; Financial Accounting IV; Taxation IV; Auditing IV; Management Accounting and Finance IV; N.B All four courses must be passed in the same academic year

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Application information

Entry requirements

Wits University students who have successfully graduated with a BAccSci (Bachelor of Accounting Science) and who have passed Financial Accounting III, Auditing III, Management Accounting and Finance III and Taxation III in the same academic year, preceding their application are eligible for the PGDipAcc. Graduates from other universities with a SAICA accredited degree from a SAICA accredited university, who has met the entrance requirements of their home universities for the CTA equivalent year may apply for the PGDipAcc only. It is a requirement for these students to have passed all four of the “Big 4” subjects (Financial Accounting III, Management Accounting and Finance III, Taxation III and Auditing III) at a third-year level in the year preceding entry into the Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy. In addition, students from other SAICA accredited universities who have not completed h

ZAR 80,160 for the whole programme (2026). Average tuition fee per programme for 2026 as stated in the 2026 Fees Book, Chapter 2 (Average Tuition Fees); excludes additional charges (notes, computer, lab and other fees). Postgraduate international students pay local tuition plus the non-refundable Source

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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