Wilfrid Laurier University Diploma of Accounting Transfer Credit Policy

Foundation

CGA Ontario Courses 

University Equivalent 

+Financial Accounting Fundamentals (FA1) 

+Micro and Macro Economics (EM1) 

Business Law (LW1) 

BU 231

Business Law 

Financial Accounting: Assets (FA2) 

BU 387 

Intermediate Accounting 1 

Business Quantitative Analysis (QU1) 

BU 205
BU 275

Introduction to Applied Statistics
Business Decision Models

+Management Accounting Fundamentals (MA1) 

Business Communication (CM1) 

Two half-credit courses required. Any two of the following: business communications, effective writing or an English course such as EN 204.  

Financial Accounting: Liabilities and Equities (FA3) 

BU 397 

Intermediate Accounting 2 

Corporate Finance Fundamentals (FN1) 

BU 383
BU 393

Financial Management 1 and
Financial Management 2

Managing Information Systems (MS1) 

BU 415

BU 456 

Introduction to Management Information Systems and
Computer Auditing and Control

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) 

BU 467 

Advanced Management Accounting

Personal and Corporate Taxation (TX1) 

BU 357
BU 466 

Taxation and
Advanced Taxation

External Auditing (AU1) 

BU 477

Auditing

Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues (AT1) 

BU 457 

Financial Accounting Theory

Financial Accounting: Consolidations and Advanced Issues (FA4) 

BU 487 

Advanced Accounting 

Electives

*Advanced Corporate Finance (FN2) 

BU 463 

Advanced Corporate Finance

*Advanced External Auditing (AU2)

BU 447

Advanced Auditing

*Advanced Personal and Corporate Taxation (TX2) 

BU 466 

Advanced Taxation 

A grade of “C+” is required in each of the equivalent courses in order to obtain a transfer credit.

*Challenge Examination 

+Note: These courses are entrance requirements for the Diploma of Accounting Program

For more information, please contact Anne Ellis in the undergraduate business programs office by phone at (519) 884-0710 ext. 2572.

Transfer credit policies are subject to change without notice.   

Updated as of September 2012.