Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates

a.Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates in Accounting/Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) Bridging

The Dhillon School of Business offers a 16-course Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates in Accounting program for students with an undergraduate degree in a non-Accounting discipline, seeking coursework toward the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) professional education program, or certificates in both Accounting Fundamentals and Advanced Accounting.

The Combined Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting combines the requirements for the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals and the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Advanced Accounting programs and is designed to provide a suitable combination of breadth and depth of knowledge in accounting from the fundamentals to advanced levels.

Students must successfully complete requirements for both individual certificate programs in order to meet the Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates in Accounting program requirements. Both certificates are granted when the entire program is successfully completed. Students may not double count courses toward the certificates.

Please note that completion of this program may take up to five terms due to course sequencing. Students with a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) transcript evaluation and course exemptions should contact an academic advisor immediately after admission to this program for information on course sequencing and possible waivers.

1.General Requirements:

a.Successful completion of at least 16 courses (48.0 credit hours) with cumulative and graduation GPAs of at least 2.00 (on the University of Lethbridge 4.0 scale).

b.A graduation GPA in each individual certificate that meets Graduation Requirements (see Graduation).

c.A minimum grade of 'C-' is required in all Dhillon School of Business courses (ACCT, AGEM, FINC, HRLR, IGBM, IMGT, MGT, and MKTG) and courses cross-listed with Dhillon School of Business courses; and when required Economics 1010; Economics 1012; and Statistics 1770 in order to meet the requirements for the Combined Post-Bachelor Certificates in Accounting. It is important to note that the CPA professional body has their own minimum grade requirements. For further information, please contact an academic advisor or professional body representative.

d.Students must also meet the academic standards, program requirements and graduation requirements according to the regulations set by the Dhillon School of Business, and as outlined in the Calendar.

2.Program Requirements:

Students must complete 10 courses (30.0 credit hours) from List A and List B towards the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Accounting Fundamentals and 6 courses (18.0 credit hours) from List B and List C towards the Post-Bachelor Certificate in Advanced Accounting. The 6 courses counting towards the Advanced Accounting Certificate must be distinct from the 10 courses counted towards the Accounting Fundamentals Certificate.

List A:

Accounting 2100 - Introductory Accounting

Accounting 2400 - Management Accounting

Economics 1010 - Introduction to Microeconomics

Economics 1012 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

Management 3010 - Business Law

Statistics 1770 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

One of:

Economics 2900 - Economics and Business Statistics

Statistics 2780 - Statistical Inference

List B:

Accounting 3100 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I

Accounting 3101 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II

Accounting 3130 - Cost Accounting

Accounting 3131 - Management Control Systems

Accounting 3151 - Introduction to Tax

Accounting 3171 - Accounting Information Systems and Data Analytics

Finance 3040 - Finance

Finance 3470 - Corporate Finance

List C:

Accounting 3160 - Auditing

Accounting 3180 - Analyzing Cases in Accounting

Accounting 3190 - Not-for-Profit and Public Sector Accounting and Performance Management

Accounting 4110 - Advanced Financial Accounting

Accounting 4125/Agricultural Enterprise Management 4125 - Accounting and Agricultural Enterprises

Accounting 4130 - Advanced Management Accounting

Accounting 4151 - Advanced Tax

Accounting 4160 - Accounting Theory

Management 4090 - Management Policy and Strategy

Note: Refer to Residence Requirement for the Accounting residence requirement.