Path to Becoming a Certified General
Accountant |
Foundation Studies |
Level
1 |
Financial Accounting
Fundamentals |
FA1 |
| Micro and Macro Economics |
EM1 |
| Business Law |
LW1 |
Level
2 |
Financial Accounting: Assets |
FA2 |
| Business Quantitative Analysis |
QU1 |
| Management Accounting Fundamentals |
MA1 |
| Business Communication |
CM1 |
Level 3
| Financial Accounting: Liabilities and Equities |
FA3 |
| Corporate Finance Fundamentals |
FN1 |
| Managing Information Systems |
MS1 |
| Accounting Business Case |
BC1 |
Advanced Studies |
Level
4 |
Financial Accounting: Consolidations and Advanced
Issues |
FA4 |
| Advanced Management Accounting |
MA2 |
| Personal and Corporate Taxation |
TX1 |
| Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues |
AT1 |
| External Auditing |
AU1 |
| Public Practice Audit Case |
BC2 |
Professional Studies (Pace Level)
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There are a total of fourteen
possible combinations in the PACE level to meet the needs of every accounting
professional in every sector.
Choose one of the following Financial Management Career Options1
or assemble your own two (2) course combination: |
Option 1 |
Corporate
& Small-Medium Enterprise |
| Advanced Corporate Finance |
FN2 |
| Information Systems Strategy |
MS2 |
| or Internal Auditing and Controls |
MU1 |
Option 2 |
Information
Technology |
| Information Systems Strategy |
MS2 |
| Internal Auditing and Controls |
MU1 |
Option 3 |
Government
and Not-for-Profit |
| Public Sector Financial Management |
PF1 |
| Information Systems Strategy |
MS2 |
| or Internal Auditing and Controls |
MU1 |
Option 4 |
Public Practice |
| Advanced Personal and Corporate Taxation |
TX2 |
| Advanced External Auditing |
AU2 |
All students
must complete: |
| Issues in Professional Practice |
PA1 |
| Strategic Financial Management |
PA2 |
CGA Certification2 |
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- You may also design a personal career option: it must include PA1
and PA2 and may include only one advanced auditing.
- Bachelor degree and practical experience requirements must be completed
before certification.
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