Professional accreditation in accounting (Undergraduate)
Description
Completion of an accredited degree is a recognised pathway to a career in professional accounting. The Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law, and the Bachelor of Economics and have been accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Requirements for accreditation
To meet minimum accreditation requirements of these organisations, students must complete the following units of study:
- BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society (new unit for 2012) OR ACCT1005 Accounting, Business and Society * OR ACCT1001 Accounting 1A
- ACCT1006 Accounting and Financial Management OR ACCT1002 Accounting 1B *
- ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A
- ACCT2012 Management Accounting A
- ACCT3011 Financial Accounting B
- ACCT3012 Management Accounting B
- ACCT3014 Auditing and Assurance
- CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law/Commercial Transactions A
- CLAW2201 Corporations Law
- CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System
- FINC2011 Corporate Finance I
* From 2012, BUSS1030 will replace ACCT1005. ACCT1005 will no longer be offered from 2012. ACCT1001 and ACCT1002 are only available to students who commenced study before 2011 - students enrolled in the pre-2011 Bachelor of Commerce degree.
For CPA Australia accreditation, students must also complete the following additional four units of study (24 credit points):
- BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis (new unit for 2012) OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
- BUSS1040 Economics for Decision Making OR ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics and ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
- INFS2001 IS for Performance Improvement
Please Note: From 2004, CPA Australia has allowed students the option of completing auditing and taxation units of study as part of their degree at university or as part of the CPA program after graduation from your degree.
Accreditation Variations for Combined Law Degree Students
For students in the combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws program, the following LAWS units of study maybe substituted for the 'CLAW' units of study to meet CPA and ICAA requirements:
- For CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law/Commercial Transactions A: LAWS1006 Foundations of Law and LAWS1015 Contracts
- For CLAW2201 Corporations Law: LAWS2014 Corporations Law
- For CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System: LAWS3412 Australian Income Tax AND LAWS3409 Advanced Taxation Law
For offering details of these units of study contact the Sydney Law School.