There are fourteen CPA preparatory courses, split into six non-core and eight core courses.
Non-Core Courses
Non-core courses are self-study, using weekly notes, pre-recorded lectures, and practice problems. Each one is offered four times annually, includes access to a facilitator, and concludes with a final exam that must be written at a CPAWSB exam centre. Students must achieve a grade of at least 50 percent to pass a non-core course.
Registration opens approximately fourteen weeks before the exam and closes approximately six weeks before the exam. Students are provided with access to course materials via our online learning portal approximately twelve weeks before the exam. Afterwards, it can take up to five business days from a student’s registration date to grant them access to the course materials.
Non-core courses:
- Introductory Financial Accounting (IFA)
- Introductory Management Accounting* (IMA)
- Economics (ECO)
- Statistics (STA)
- Business Law (BUL)
- Information Technology (ITE)
*Introductory Financial Accounting or an equivalent course at a post-secondary institution must be completed before or concurrently with Introductory Management Accounting
Core Courses
Core courses are available via self-study with pre-recorded lectures or live with classroom or webinar sessions. Each course is offered four times annually, though all delivery options may not be available each semester. Each course includes access to a facilitator, assignments, and concludes with a final exam that must be written in a CPAWSB exam centre. Students must achieve a grade of at least 60 percent to pass a core course. The grade is calculated based on assignments and the final exam.
Registration opens approximately six weeks before the start of classes. Students must have completed or received transfer credit for Introductory Financial Accounting and Introductory Management Accounting before registering for a core course.
Core courses:
- Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 (IF1)
- Intermediate Financial Reporting 2 (IF2)
Prerequisites: Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 or an equivalent course at a post-secondary institution
- Advanced Financial Reporting (AFR)
Prerequisites: Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 and 2 or equivalent courses at a post-secondary institution
- Corporate Finance (COF)
- Audit and Assurance (AUA)
Prerequisites: Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 and 2 or equivalent courses at a post-secondary institution
- Taxation (TAX)
Prerequisites: Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 and 2 or equivalent courses at a post-secondary institution
- Intermediate Management Accounting (MAA)
Prerequisites: Corporate Finance or an equivalent course at a post-secondary institution
- Performance Management (PMA)
Prerequisites: Intermediate Management Accounting or an equivalent course at a post-secondary institution