Accounting Series Certificate
Begin your CPA journey with our Accounting Certificate Series
Do you want to become a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)? The Chang School offers an Accounting Certificate Series filled with accounting courses custom-made to help you achieve that goal.
Our four-part accounting certificate series includes:
This Accounting Certificate Series offers in-depth skills training and hands-on experience to help you master those CPA enabling competencies and give you the best possible start in your accounting certification and CPA career. (Not sure if you want to go the CPA route quite yet? This certificate will set you up for success in any career that requires in-depth accounting knowledge.)
The accounting courses in the Certificate in Foundations for Accounting qualify as preparatory courses for the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP). Once you complete all four accounting certificates, you can apply for the CPA PEP. And, after you complete the PEP, you’ll be eligible to write the three-day Common Final Examination (CFE) exam.
After completing your Accounting Certificate Series, the whole world can open up for you. Accountants and CPAs can take on a wide variety of roles. You can be a bookkeeper, accounting technician, accounting clerk, staff accountant, junior accounting analyst, accounting analyst, tax specialist, or internal or external auditor.
Most businesses and organizations need accounting help, so you have endless choice in where to work; that means you can follow your passion into the industries that excite you most.
We want to make it as stress-free as possible to get your CPA and succeed in the accounting field, so you can take your accounting courses online, with in-person exams. Plus, you can start building your professional network right away: our Accounting Certificate Series advisors, staff, and instructors are always happy to offer support in your career journey.
Ready to get started? We’re here to help you get that CPA designation, every step of the way.
Admission Criteria
Recommended:
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent
- With 6 Grade 12 U or M credits
OR
- Mature student status
If you’re an undergraduate student, you should be aware of possible certificate restrictions. For complete details, check Curriculum Advising.
CPA PEP Preparatory courses
Our Accounting Certificate courses count toward the educational requirement for the CPA PEP.
Here’s how our accounting courses fulfill the requirement:
Level 1: Certificate in Foundations for Accounting (4 courses)
| Required Courses | Prerequisites | CPA PEP Preparatory Course? |
|---|---|---|
| CACC 110 - Financial Accounting | None | Yes - Financial Reporting |
| CLAW 122 - Business Law | None | Yes - Other General Business Topics |
| CECN 210 - Understanding Economics | None | Yes - Other General Business Topics |
| CQMS 210 - Applied Statistics for Business | None | Yes - Other General Business Topics |
Level 2: Certificate in Intermediate Accounting I (4 courses)
| Required Courses | Prerequisites | CPA PEP Preparatory Course? |
|---|---|---|
| CACC 410 - Management Accounting | CACC 110 - Financial Accounting | Yes - Management Accounting |
| CLAW 603 - Advanced Business Law | CLAW 122 - Business Law | Yes - Other General Business Topics |
| CFIN 300 - Managerial Finance I | CACC 110 - Financial Accounting | Yes - Finance |
| CITM 102 - Business Information Systems I | None |
Level 3: Certificate in Intermediate Accounting II (4 courses)
| Required Courses | Prerequisites | CPA PEP Preparatory Course? |
|---|---|---|
| CFIN 401 - Managerial Finance II | CFIN 300 - Managerial Finance I | Yes - Finance |
| CACC 450 Intermediate Financial Accounting I | CACC 410 or CACC 333 | Yes - Financial Reporting* |
| CACC 550 Intermediate Financial Accounting II | CACC 450 | Yes - Financial Reporting* |
| CACC 801 - Intermediate Cost and Management Accounting | CACC 414 - Intermediate Accounting I | Yes - Management Accounting |
Level 4: Certificate in Advanced Accounting (5 courses)
| Required Courses | Prerequisites | CPA PEP Preparatory Course? |
|---|---|---|
| CACC 703 - Advanced Financial Accounting | CACC 514 - Intermediate Accounting II CACC 504 - Accounting Cases and Concepts I |
Yes - Financial Reporting |
| CACC 521 - Auditing | CACC 514 - Intermediate Accounting II | Yes - Other General Business Topics |
| CACC 750 Taxation | CACC 550 | Yes - Taxation |
| CACC 696 Information Systems Audit + Data Analytics | CITM 102 - Business Information Systems I | Yes - Other General Business Topics |
| CBUS 800 - Strategic Management | CFIN 401 - Managerial Finance II | Strategy and Governance |
*CPA Guide update is in progress
The courses in the Accounting Series Certificates qualify as preparatory courses for the CPA PEP program. For a full list of our accounting courses, their respective CPA preparatory course equivalencies, and the minimum grade you must achieve for consideration into the CPA PEP, refer to the CPA course equivalency chart.
Questions?
Contact Client Services ce@torontomu.ca