CPA Professional Education Courses

To succeed in your CPA journey, we encourage you to:

1. Attend a CPA Information Session: https://www.cpaontario.ca/become-a-cpa/post-secondary-student/events?evt=Information%20Sessions
2. Book a One-on-One Consultation: Following the session, students are invited to book a one-on-one consultation with campus lead Sean Mullin from CPA Ontario: smullin@cpaontario.ca  or our Student Rep Kevin Ball ballk6@mcmaster.ca.
3. Attend a free CPA Ontario event: https://www.cpaontario.ca/become-a-cpa/post-secondary-student/events
4. Join the Post-Secondary Ambassador Program: It is a $10 annual membership that gives students exclusive access to networking, workshops, micro-credentials, conferences, competitions, and employer connections: https://www.cpaontario.ca/become-a-cpa/post-secondary-student/post-secondary-ambassador-program
5. Graduating Students: Submit transcripts to CPA or Apply to GDPA.

• CPA Ontario holds a Graduating Students Next Steps Webinar at the end of November and beginning of January each year.
• PEP schedule: https://www.cpaontario.ca/students/professional-education-program/schedules
• Questions about the Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy (GDPA) at DeGroote? Contact dpainfo@mcmaster.ca

Equivalent PREP courses for the CPA Professional Education Program.

Year 1

• Commerce 1AA3 – Introductory Financial Accounting
• Commerce 1DA3 – Business Data Analytics (or Commerce 2QA3 – Applied Statistics for Business)
• Econ 1B03 – Introductory Microeconomics
• Econ 1BB3 – Introductory Macroeconomics

Year 2

• Commerce 2AB3 – Managerial Accounting I
• Commerce 2DA3 – Decision Making with Analytics
• Commerce 2FA3 – Introduction to Finance
• Commerce 2FB3 – Managerial Finance (or Commerce 3FA3 – Managerial Finance)
• Commerce 2KA3 – Information Systems in Management

Year 3

• Commerce 3AB3 – Intermediate Financial Accounting I
• Commerce 3AC3 – Intermediate Financial Accounting II
• Commerce 4AA3 – Managerial Accounting II
• Commerce 4SD3 – Commercial Law

Year 4

• Commerce 4AC3 – Advanced Financial Accounting
• Commerce 4AD3 – Introduction to Auditing
• Commerce 4AF3 – Accounting Theory
• Commerce 4PA3 – Business Policy: Strategic Management
• Commerce 4SB3 – Introduction to Canadian Taxation
• Commerce 4SC3 – Advanced Canadian Taxation