Resource Corner

This resource page has been developed to help potential CPA students prepare for their CPA courses.

Semester 3 CPA Preparatory Courses Checklist

Each CPA Preparatory Course document provides the Semester 3 deadlines for all course components.

• Introductory Financial Accounting (IFA) Checklist
• Introductory Management Accounting (IMA) Checklist
• Economics (ECO) Checklist
• Statistics (STA) Checklist
• Intermediate Financial Reporting 1 (IF1) Checklist
• Intermediate Financial Reporting 2 (IF2) Checklist
• Advanced Financial Reporting (AFR) Checklist
• Corporate Finance (COF) Checklist
• Audit and Assurance (AUA) Checklist
• Taxation (TAX) Checklist
• Intermediate Management Accounting (MAA) Checklist
• Performance Management (PMA) Checklist
• Business Law (BUL) Checklist
• Information Technology (ITE) Checklist

CPA Preparatory Courses Textbook List

This list reflects the textbooks used for all CPA preparatory courses.

CPA Glossary

This glossary will provide you with the CPA terminology and will prepare you for your program registration.

Financial Information

• Scholarships and Bursaries
• Grants and Loans

Learning How to Learn Course

This free, online course will provide you with understanding of cognitive processes and suggest best ways to acquire and keep new information and concepts. The course was developed at University of California, and it is delivered through the Coursera platform.

Mindshift Course

This free, online course is developed by McMaster University and it is delivered via the Coursera platform. It helps excel in learning and career planning and development.

Preparatory Courses Syllabus

This syllabus is designed to provide detailed information on the content of the CPA preparatory courses. This document has been produced for education administrators, course authors, course facilitators, committee members and resource people in the CPA education system; current and potential students, and those who advise them; and others in the professional, academic and general community.

Portal Orientation

This set of video tutorials provide instructions on how to use MyCPA portal (my.cpawsb.ca).

• Portal Overview
• Portal Profile Creation
• Transcript Assessment Purchase
• Admission Application
• Module Registration

Brightspace (D2L) Manual

Brightspace (D2L) Learning Management System Instructions Manual. Brightspace (D2L) is used for delivering Preparatory Courses and CPA PEP. Direct link to Brightspace (D2L): https://education.cpacanada.ca/d2l/loginh/ (Please note: log in information is provided by CPA Canada upon course enrollment).

CPA Canada Resources

Click here for the information from the CPA Canada office.

Internationally-educated Students

CPA preparatory courses are undergraduate-level academic courses, requiring proficiency in English. Success depends on your ability to understand and articulate ideas orally and in writing with clear descriptions and explanations. It is strongly recommended that you have achieved a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark of at least Level 8 in reading, writing, comprehension, and listening before you enroll. Please visit https://www.language.ca/ for more information. CPA preparatory courses are currently not offered in French.

CPAWSB Blog

Please feel free to visit our blog at http://blog.cpawsb.ca/category/cpa-preparatory-courses/.