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Starting CPA PEP as a Conditional Candidate with

a completed assessment status of “PEP Conditional Core 1” 

If your transcript assessment is completed and it indicates you have a status of PEP Conditional Core 1, it means you can submit an admission application for CPA PEP and register for the next offering of Core 1 when registration is open. (You may have already applied early as a conditional candidate.) 

It also verifies that you are eligible to participate in Core 1 as a Conditional Candidate since you have met the CPA PEP admission requirements except for one or more of the three allowed conditions outlined below. Even though you can start CPA PEP as a Conditional Candidate, you are still required to submit outstanding documentation, within specified deadlines, to achieve a status of PEP Eligible and be allowed to continue your CPA studies after the deadlines are reached. Click on each applicable condition to learn more about the required documents and deadlines.

If the outstanding prerequisites are being taken through a post-secondary institution, when your final courses are completed and the marks have been posted, have the post-secondary institution submit directly to CPAWSB an official transcript that includes the final marks for the outstanding course(s). 
Deadline: You will be allowed to participate in Core 1 and register for Core 2 but you will not be allowed to participate in Core 2 if CPAWSB has not received an official transcript that includes final marks for all courses before the start of Core 2. 

If the outstanding prerequisite courses are being taken as CPA preparatory courses, nothing further is required from you as your transcript assessment will automatically be updated when those courses are completed.

Once your degree has been conferred, have the post-secondary institution submit directly to CPAWSB an official transcript that includes the conferral date. 

Deadline: You will be allowed to participate in Core 1 and Core 2 but won’t receive your Core 2 final marks or be able to continue your CPA PEP studies until CPAWSB receives official transcripts that include the conferral date.

Have all outstanding official transcripts and documents submitted to CPAWSB. 

Deadline: You will be allowed to participate in Core 1 and register for Core 2 but you will not be allowed to participate in Core 2 if CPAWSB has not received all outstanding official transcripts and documents before the Core 2 start date. 

Unsure about the outstanding requirements?

Unsure about the outstanding requirements?

If you are unsure about what remains outstanding, please review your transcript assessment in My CPA portal. Outstanding requirements will be easy to recognize as they will be highlighted in red. They will also be indicated in the assessor comments.

Deadlines for submitting an admission application for CPA PEP, If you haven’t applied already.

To register in Core 1 without paying a late fee, you need to submit a CPA PEP admission application at least five business days before the Core 1 registration deadline. This allows for enough time to process your admission application and for you to log into the My CPA portal and register for Core 1 before the module registration period closes.  

If you miss the Core 1 registration deadline, you may be eligible for placement on the module registration wait list. Your CPA PEP admission application must be submitted one month before the start of Core 1 to be eligible for placement on the wait list. The Module Registration Wait List fee is $310 plus GST and subject to change. If you are on the wait list, you can register for the Core 1 module up until one week before the module start date.