Certificate in Accountancy
This program provides interested candidates with an opportunity to complete the qualifying undergraduate requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Chartered Professional Accountancy (CPA). Students who complete 30 credits within the program are eligible to graduate with a Certificate in Accountancy.
This program is open to applicants who hold a Bachelor’s degree.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must have a minimum 2.7 (B-) Cumulative Grade Point Avergage (CGPA) and a minimum of a 2.7 (B-) average in the mathematics prerequisites.
All applicants must have completed the following prerequisite courses, or their equivalents:
- MATH 208 (Linear Algebra)
- MATH 209 (Calculus 1)
- ECON 201 (Microeconomics)
- ECON 203 (Macroeconomics)
- COMM 213 (Computing and Visualization Tools For Business Analytics)
- COMM 217 (Financial Accounting)
- COMM 305 (Managerial Accounting)
Please note: Applicants who have completed some, or all of the prerequisite courses at an institution other than Concordia must submit course descriptions/outlines at the time of their application in order for exemptions to be considered.
Eligibility Reminder: This certificate is not available to individuals who have already graduated with an accountancy degree. It is intended for those who have completed a business degree in a field other than accountancy and are seeking to shift careers or pursue the CPA designation.
Students may transfer into the Certificate program up to 12 credits earned in a second incomplete Bachelor’s degree or certificate program or as an independent student, provided they are in good academic standing.
For more information on the CPA designation, please view the CPA Québec website.
View the admission requirements for the CPA program at Concordia University.
Certificate in Accountancy: 30 credits (Required Group A courses)
Offered by: Accountancy
Program: Undergraduate
The course explores the complex relationship between business and society, focusing on the role of business in protecting the planet and addressing society’s needs.
Prerequisites & notes:
The following courses must be completed previously or concurrently: COMM 205, COMM 214.
Offered by: Accountancy
Program: Undergraduate
This course focuses on specific legal and ethical issues that one may encounter in the workplace.
Prerequistes & notes:
The following course must be completed previously: COMM 216.
Program: Undergraduate
Intensive study is made of the theory and practice of external financial reporting by business organizations, focusing on concepts and procedures underlying the measurement of assets and the determination of income.
Prerequisites & notes
Prerequisite: COMM 305 previously or concurrently.
Program: Undergraduate
This course continues the intensive study of ACCO 310, with particular emphasis on accounting for liabilities, shareholders' equity, and other related topics such as earnings per share, pension accounting, and accounting for income taxes.
Prerequisites & notes
Prerequisite: ACCO 310.
Program: Undergraduate
Prerequisite: COMM 305. This course provides an examination of the techniques, systems, and procedures applicable to the managerial use of accounting information for planning, decisionmaking, and control. Topics include cost accumulation and allocation, product and process costing, fl exible budgeting and variance analysis, evaluation of managerial performance, and transfer pricing.
Program: Undergraduate
Prerequisite: COMM 217. This course examines the federal income tax structure, including the taxation of employment, business, property income, and capital gains of individuals and corporations.
Program: Undergraduate
This course examines the concepts and methods of auditing and how internal and external audits are integrated in a more general corporate governance and risk management framework. The importance of the design and monitoring of effective internal controls is highlighted. The objectives, concepts and methods of auditing are illustrated with examples and short cases. They are also applied to solve simple problems and cases.
Prerequisites & notes
Prerequisite: COMM 305
Students who have received credit for ACCO 450 may not take this course for credit.
Program: Undergraduate
This course examines the theory and practice of accounting for intercorporate investments, business combinations, consolidation of financial statements, and foreign currency transactions and operations.
Prerequisites & notes
Prerequisite: ACCO 320.
Offered by: Accountancy
Program: Undergraduate
This course integrates topics in financial and management accounting, finance, and business strategy covered in previous courses.
Prerequisites & notes
ACCO 320, 330; COMM 401 previously or concurrently
Offered by: Accountancy
Program: Undergraduate
This course provides core knowledge regarding the federal taxation of corporations, partnerships, and trusts.
Prerequisites & notes
ACCO 340
Offered by: Accountancy
Program: Undergraduate
This course covers important topics and concepts in auditing and assurance services.
Prerequisites & notes
ACCO 320, 360; or ACCO 450.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for this topic under an ACCO 470 number may not take this course for credit.
Additional Courses for Entry to the CPA Program (12 credits) (Required Group B courses)
COMM 214 Business Analytics (3 credits)
COMM 226 Business Technology Management (3 credits)
COMM 309 Business Finance (3 credits)
COMM 401 Strategic Management (3 credits)
Course Exemptions:
Applicants may be exempted from some of the courses if they have taken an equivalent course. A request for exemptions may be submitted once the applicant is admitted to the program. Course descriptions/outlines must be submitted along with the request.
Note I: Exemptions will not be granted for courses in Group A that are completed outside of Canada, except for ACCO 330. Exemptions may be granted for courses in Group B that are completed outside of Canada.
Note II: Students who want to graduate with a Certificate in Accountancy must replace the exempted courses with courses approved by the undergraduate advisor for the Certificate in Accountancy.
Note III: Courses older than 5 years may need to be repeated.
*Applicants with a degree in a field other than commerce will have a significant number of courses to complete and may want to apply for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce program, major in Accountancy.
