CPA Preparatory Course Schedule

Important: CPA Preparatory Courses Are Being Phased Out

The CPA preparatory courses will close in December 2027. 

If you are currently enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, CPA preparatory courses, the final date to register for a course and exam is November 4, 2027. The last exam sitting will take place in December 2027, and no exam rewrites will be available after this final sitting. 

Options when CPA preparatory courses are no longer offered

Open Enrollment Courses

Non-Core Courses

Provides an overview of the nature and purpose of accounting. This course covers basic financial analysis, financial statements, the accounting cycle, accounting for cash, receivables, inventories, capital assets, short- and long-term liabilities, bonds and investments.

Prerequisites: N/A
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates
Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$585Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Addresses cost/volume/profit relationships, job-order and process costing, activity-based and direct and absorption costing, in addition to budgeting for standard costs such as material usage, labour, overhead, and other relevant costs.

Prerequisites: IFA
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$585Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Covers basic microeconomic principles, such as supply and demand, pricing and resource use, and macroeconomic principles, such as unemployment determinants, inflation, interest rates, GDP and fiscal and monetary policy analysis.

Prerequisites: N/A
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$585Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Focuses on statistical principles used in business, from probability and decision theory, statistical sampling, and hypothesis testing to simple and multiple linear regression, and forecasting.

Prerequisites: N/A
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$585Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Provides an overview of the Canadian legal framework, tort law and contract law, including law applicable to real estate, business and securities transactions, and laws governing insurance/guarantees, agency relationships, negotiable instruments, partnerships, and incorporated businesses.

Prerequisites: N/A
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$585Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Core Courses

Builds on the introductory financial accounting concepts acquired in introductory financial accounting. This module focuses primarily on asset (cash, receivables, inventories, capital and intangible assets, investments).

Prerequisites: IFA, IMA
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

A continuation of Intermediate Financial Reporting 1, this course focuses on liabilities and equities along with topics such as accounting for income taxes, leases, employee benefits, earnings per share and accounting changes.

Prerequisites: IF1
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Advanced Financial Reporting covers advanced financial accounting topics such as consolidations, foreign currency and not-for-profit accounting.

Prerequisites: IF1, IF2
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Covers securities valuations for stocks, bonds and options as well as the time value of money, capital budgeting, investment decisions, weighted average cost of capital, optimal capital structure, working-capital management and dividend policies.

Prerequisites: IFA, IMA
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Explores at length the nature and purpose of audit and assurance engagements, the principles behind these engagements, planning, methodology, standards, documentation, evidence, materiality, risk, internal controls, audit testing, audit reports and current standards.

Prerequisites: IF1, IF2
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Provides an introduction to personal and corporate tax principles, including taxation of employment, business and property income, and calculation of eligible deductions, capital cost allowance, capital gains and taxes payable.

Prerequisites: IF1, IF2
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Covers a variety of intermediate management accounting topics such as pricing decision practices, cost behaviours, relevant costing, cost allocations, inventory and product mix.

Prerequisites: COF
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Provides an introduction to performance management in a business context. This course covers governance and corporate social responsibility, the development of corporate mission, vision and values, strategy formulation and execution, including environmental scanning, company and industry analysis, evaluation of strategic alternatives and measurement of their performance.

Prerequisites: MAA
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Provides an introduction to understanding the valuable role information systems (IS) play in business operations and management decision making, and covers topics ranging from IS and IT concepts and e-business fundamentals to system planning, development, implementation and management.

Prerequisites: IFA, IMA
Credit Hours: 3

SemesterRegistration DeadlineStart DateWithdrawal DeadlineCostAvailable Exam Dates

Open Enrollment CoursesRegistration is always openAccess to materials is provided within five business days of registrationStudents must withdraw before receiving access to course materials in order to receive a refund less an administrative fee$810Students must write the exam within one year of the course registration date​Register​

Exam Schedule

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