Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

Our new Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Accounting (CA Program) allows accounting graduates to complete all eight modules in the CA Program for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) before entering the workforce.

This full-time, 10-month programme develops the advanced knowledge required to become a Chartered Accountant. This course starts in January each year and finishes in October.

Normally it would take nearly three years to complete the CA Program through online study and exams, while also working full-time as a junior accountant. Instead, you can get it all done at university in less than a year!

Another major benefit of this qualification is that graduates may be eligible for a 1-year credit towards the three years of Mentored Practical Experience (MPE) required to achieve full CA membership. ** See details below.

The PGDipPA (CA Program) is delivered by the University of Waikato in partnership with CA ANZ. It's ideal for anyone who has already graduated from our Bachelor of Business in Professional Accounting , or our Master of Professional Accounting, or an equivalent qualification accredited by CA ANZ. Please see 'Entry requirements' below for more details.

Study with your peers in a supportive learning environment at the University of Waikato's campus in Hamilton, under the guidance of our experienced accounting lecturers.

In addition to completing all eight modules in the CA Program, you will gain research and report writing skills in two specialist accounting topics. Choose from the following options:

• International Accounting (ACCTN506)
• Forensic Accounting (Fraud and Analytics) (ACCTN541)
• Advanced Financial Reporting (ACCTN502)
• Advanced Management Accounting (ACCTN531)

The CA Program Exams will be held at the end of each module and externally assessed by CAANZ for quality assurance purposes.

Graduates of this programme will be in great demand with employers in both the government and corporate sectors.

Who is this course suitable for? Entry requirements

To be accepted for this course, you need to have already completed one of the following qualifications:

• Waikato’s Bachelor of Business (Professional Accounting pathway) with at least a B-minus grade average across the 300 Level papers; PLUS you must also have completed the Ethics and Business* CA module from CAANZ.
• Waikato’s Master of Professional Accounting (180 points) – which includes business ethics
• An equivalent bachelor's or master's degree accredited by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), and subject to approval by the University of Waikato’s Academic Board.

If you do not meet these entry requirements, please talk to one of our study advisors in the Management Student Centre to find out what additional papers you may need to complete first. Email msc@waikato.ac.nz

* This two-week ethics module is offered four times a year in January, March, June, and September. Enrolments close two weeks before the start date. You can study the module online through CAANZ, once you have applied to gain provisional membership of CAANZ.

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