Charles Sturt University

Designed for

Non-accounting graduates and those needing to satisfy academic requirements of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and CPA Australia

Structure

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Subjects

• Accounting

Entry requirements

• Master of Professional Accounting Applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or equivalent). The undergraduate degree must be in a field other than Accounting, or not recognised by the Australian Accounting professional bodies for associate membership. Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting or Graduate Diploma of Accounting on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting/Graduate Diploma of Accounting, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Professional Accounting and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Recognition

CPA Australia, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia

Study Pathways

Students may receive up to 50% (six 8 point subjects) credit into the Master of Professional Accounting program for related prior postgraduate studies. Credit will not be awarded for work experience.