Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting Studies

About Accounting Studies

Our accounting program is designed to produce students specializing in accounting that also have broad exposure to valuable critical thinking, team work, leadership, and oral and written communication skills. Students from our program graduate with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become effective contributors to a variety of organizations. We are successful because our program combines the acquisition of conceptual knowledge with applied and experiential learning approaches that include projects, presentations, simulations, field trips, class discussions, case analyses, lectures, readings, films, guest speakers, service learning and much more.

Why a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting Studies at StFX?

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting Studies will provide students who have graduated from an undergraduate degree in a field other than accounting with the necessary academic background for direct entry into the Professional Education Program (PEP) for Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs). Specifically, the Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting Studies is a 48-credit, two-year program that not only provides students with the technical competencies relevant to the accounting field, but also provides students with the enabling competencies to allow them to be successful in professional practice (e.g., communication, teamwork, problem-solving and decision-making skills). 

The Program

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting Studies is comprised of 48 credits taken over two years and is open to students possessing a university degree in any discipline. 

Regardless of previous courses taken, all students will be required to complete 48 credits at StFX with a passing grade of 50%. The structure of the program and core courses are:

Program Structure*

1st Year

• BSAD 221 (Introductory Financial Accounting)
• BSAD 223 (Introductory Managerial Accounting)
• BSAD 241 (Financial Management I)
• BSAD 281 (Technology Management)
• BSAD 321 (Intermediate Managerial Accounting I)
• BSAD 323 (Intermediate Financial Accounting I)
• BSAD 342 (Financial Management II)  
• BSAD 351 (Business Law)
• BSAD Elective

2nd Year

• BSAD 322 (Intermediate Managerial Accounting II)
• BSAD 324 (Intermediate Financial Accounting II)
• BSAD 425 (Auditing)
• BSAD 426 (Advanced Financial Accounting)
• BSAD 428 (Advanced Accounting II)
• BSAD 450 (Personal Taxation)
• BSAD 460 (Corporate Taxation)
• BSAD Elective
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*For direct entry into the CPA PEP Program, students will also require three other foundational courses from outside of business administration. These courses (i.e., Introduction to Micro-economics, Introduction to Macro-economics and Introduction to Statistics) are to be taken as overloads over the four terms of the program if the student has not already received credit for them in their undergraduate degree.

Admissions Requirements

Completion of a three or four year undergraduate degree from a recognized university, with a minimum average of 70% in the final year of the undergraduate degree program. Limited enrolment.

For International Students: Students with an IELTS score of 6.5 and no band score below 6.0 will be deemed to have satisfied the English language requirements for admission to graduate programs. 

Recognized English Language Proficiency Tests

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