McMaster University MBA Transfer Credit Policy

Foundation

CGA Ontario Courses 

University Equivalent 

Financial Accounting Fundamentals (FA1) 

BUS A600

Financial Accounting & Report

Micro and Macro Economics (EM1) 

BUS E600

Economics

Business Law (LW1) 

BUS P722

Legal Aspects of Business

Financial Accounting: Assets (FA2) 

BUS A701

Intermediate Financial Accounting 1

Business Quantitative Analysis (QU1) 

BUS Q600

Applied Business Statistics

Management Accounting Fundamentals (MA1) 

BUS A610

Managerial Accounting 
 

Business Communication (CM1) 

Two half-credit courses required. Any two of the following: business communications, effective writing or an English course such as 2S03, 570-827, 570-810, COM 2S03, ENG 1A03, ENG 1BB3, CMST 2W03.  

Financial Accounting: Liabilities and Equities (FA3) 

BUS A702

Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 

Corporate Finance Fundamentals (FN1) 

BUS F600

Managerial Finance 

Managing Information Systems (MS1) 

BUS A723

Accounting Information Systems

Accounting Business Case (BC1) 

To be eligible for a transfer credit in BC1, you must obtain transfer credits in FA1, FA2, FA3, CM1, MA1, MS1, FN1 and have a business degree or diploma. All requirements must be completed prior to enrolment in the CGA program.  

Advanced

Advanced Management Accounting (MA2) 

BUS A721 

Management Accounting Information for Strategic Development

Personal and Corporate Taxation (TX1) 

BUS A730
BUS A733

Canadian Taxation 1 
Canadian Taxation 2

External Auditing (AU1) 

BUS A745 

Assurance

Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues (AT1) 

BUS A717

Seminar in Accounting Theory

*Financial Accounting: Consolidations and Advanced Issues (FA4) 

BUS A703

Advanced Financial Accounting

Electives

*Advanced External Auditing (AU2)

BUS & COM 501/COM 4AH3
BUS & COM 502/COM 4AI3

Advanced Auditing

Computer Controls and Auditing

*Advanced Personal and Corporate Taxation (TX2) 

BUS A733

Canadian Taxation 2

*Advanced Corporate Finance (FN2) 

BUS F712

Applied Corporate Finance

Grade Required: 

B

* Challenge Examination

For more information, please contact Lillian Chan by phone at (905) 525-9140 x 23974.

Transfer credit policies are subject to change without notice.   

Updated as of October 31, 2011.