Accounting (Graduate Diploma)

About this programme

The Lazaridis School of Business and Economics’ Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Accounting builds upon your undergraduate accounting program and provides a structured and comprehensive path for those working toward the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. Offered full-time over 12 weeks in the spring and fall terms, the program strengthens your expertise in key CPA competency areas, including financial reporting, management decision-making, assurance and trust, tax, and strategy and risk management. Our program utilizes the 5-step decision process throughout and emphasizes the CPA ethical mindset. Through advanced, integrated learning aligned with CPA Competency Map 2.0, the GDip helps accelerate your progression through the CPA qualification pathway and prepares you for success as a professional accountant. The Lazaridis Graduate Diploma (GDip) in Accounting builds on your undergraduate accounting education and provides an accelerated pathway towards achieving the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. Through five integrated courses aligned with CPA Competency Map 2.0, you will deepen your knowledge of financial reporting, management decision making, assurance and trust, tax, and strategy and risk management, while strengthening the professional competencies required of today's accountants. The program is designed to support your progression through the CPA qualification process by combining advanced technical knowledge with the communication, leadership, professionalism, and problem-solving skills expected of CPA's. Upon successful completion