Sprott School launches CPA-accredited Master of Accounting

This is an exciting time for the accounting profession as Canada’s accounting professionals are coming together as one strong, single profession under the banner of Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).

Carleton’s Sprott School of Business is leading the way with a new Master of Accounting (MAcc), a rigorous program that will provide a gateway to a career as a professional accountant. Students graduating from the MAcc will be exempt from the CPA Canada Professional Education Program (PEP).

“We are very excited about this new program that will allow our students to proceed directly from the MAcc to the CPA Canada Common Final exam – the final step in becoming a chartered professional accountant,” says Jerry Tomberlin, dean of the Sprott School.

Delivered over 16 months, including two summers of full-time study plus a 4-month internship placement, the MAcc will use an interesting blend of videos and classroom time to explore theoretical components and apply theoretical knowledge to real life case scenarios.

“There is always a demand in the workplace for accomplished chartered professional accountants,” says Tomberlin “and we know that our outstanding accounting faculty will provide students with the knowledge and experience they need to succeed in this field.”

The Sprott School is accredited by AACSB International – AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five per cent of the world’s business programs.

For more information about the new program, go to sprott.carleton.ca/our-programs/master-accounting

Note: Prospective students are advised that offers of admission to a new program may be made only after the Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance has approved the program.

This was originally posted on the Graduate Studies website at: http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2015/psst-wanna-chartered-professional-accountant/