Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting Students

PBDA Student Services

As a PBDA student, the Sprott Undergraduate Services Office  is your first point of contact for support. Connect with a Sprott Advisor for support navigating your program requirements. 

Location: 3014 Nicol Building
Phone: 613-520-2600 extension 3208

Email: academicadvising@sprott.carleton.ca
Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

PBDA Program Requirements & Continuation

Please consult your Academic Audit to confirm your program requirements and consult with a Program Advisor if you have questions about applicable course sequencing based on course offerings.

Note that students are required to earn a minimum grade of C- (60-62%) in each PBDA course for it to count towards their program requirements. Students who earn lower than C- in any specific course will be required to repeat it prior to graduation.

Normal completion of the program is within two calendar years after the date of initial registration; however, exceptions may be considered to accommodate students’ unique circumstances and progression.

Course Selection & Registration

To help all students plan and manage registration, the Sprott Program Advisors have created a guide to understand course access and registration eligibility, called the BUSI Course Registration Priority Access list.

Sprott releases registration access to students in stages, which we have labeled Priority One and Priority Two. “Priority One” access happens as soon as a student’s time ticket opens – they can register for the course right away. Access for students listed in the “Priority Two” column is released a couple of weeks after the time ticket registration period.

If you do not have Priority One registration, you must wait until your listed Priority opens before attempting to register for the course. If you submit an override request asking for access before your Priority opens, the override request will be denied. There are no exceptions to BUSI course priority access, and no overrides will be approved for priority access reasons. 

If the course you are attempting to register for is full when your priority access opens, please try the following: 

• Check the other academic term to see if there are additional sections being offered
• Join the waitlist if one is available/open
• Look at your program requirements to determine whether are other options available to you

You may also visit the Sprott Undergraduate Students Registration page to review the full BUSI Course Priority List and other registration resources.

Connect with a Sprott Program Advisor if you have any questions about your progression.

CPA/MAcc Additional Requirements

Students will also need to complete the following additional courses outside the diploma to meet admission requirements for the Sprott Master of Accounting (MAcc) Program or to the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP):