CPA Program Steps

CPA Program Steps
The CPA Related Courses
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CPA Specific
BU357 – Taxation 1
BU387 – Int. Accounting 1
BU397 – Int. Accounting 2
BU466 – Taxation 2
BU467 – Adv. Mgmt Acct
BU477 – Auditing
BU487 – Adv. Accounting
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Grad Diploma
BU517 – Fin. Stmt Analysis
BU547 – Adv. Auditing
BU537 – Cases in Accounting
BU527 – Mgmt. Control
BU557 – Taxation 3
The Path
• Complete Accredited Program
– BBA
– BBA, Hons. BSc Computer Science (WLU) programs
– BBA and UW Math
– BBA and BA Financial Mathematics (WLU)
– BA Economics and Accounting
• Complete Grad Diploma
• Enter CPA Program
CPA Program
• Capstone 1
– Integrative management/strategy case course
• Capstone 2
– Case writing course
• Integrating the four elective modules
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Finance
Performance Management (Management Accounting)
Assurance
Tax
• Final Exams
– Day 1 – Follow up on Capstone 1 case
– Day 2 – Area specific exam (choose 2 areas of 4)
– Day 3 – Common Comprehensive case
Timing
• Grad diploma will take one term.
• Non co-op students will finish grad diploma at the
end of the spring term (August).
• Co-op students will finish the grad diploma at the
end of the winter term (December).
• Capstone 1 begins in May and Capstone 2 in
August. The CFE is written in September.
• The Capstone 1/Capstone 2/CFE cycle is offered
every six months for students not interested in
the May/August/September offerings.