Degree Opportunity

All students must obtain a bachelor’s degree prior to receiving certification as a CGA. The degree may be from any approved post-secondary degree-granting institution and in any field. Non-Canadian degrees must be deemed equivalent to a Canadian degree to be acceptable. The CGA degree requirement is an exit, not an entrance, requirement.

For students entering the CGA program without a bachelor’s degree, CGA Ontario offers an integrated degree opportunity. Our exclusive post-secondary partnership provides students in the CGA program with an innovative way to complete a degree concurrent with their CGA program of professional studies.

For example, students in the CGA program can opt to complete an honours bachelor of commerce degree through Laurentian University (LU). The LU program is designed as part-time, distance-learning, while providing students with the opportunity to meet the CGA program’s degree requirement. CGA Ontario administers the admission and course delivery processes for LU’s degree.

The LU honours bachelor of commerce degree combines versatile management education and core business skills, which complement the CGA program by providing LU students with a solid professional business education. For details on the LU degree, visit http://cga.laurentian.ca/ or email adm@cga-ontario.org.