Offered By	ANU College of Business and Economics
Minimum	24 units
Academic Contact	ANU College of Business & Economics
Academic Plan	6459XGCACC
CRICOS Code	052700G
UAC Code	832202(Grad Cert in Accounting) 835202(Grad Cert in Accounting)
Areas of Interest	Accounting

The Graduate Certificate in Accounting provides a two semester part time or one semester full-time program designed for students who would like to develop their skills and knowledge in the discipline of Accounting. It is designed in particular for students with no background in Accounting and covers some of the basic theories and techniques in Accounting and how these are applied, without the need to enrol in a full Masters degree. The four course program is designed to articulate into the Master of Business (1 year), Master of Professional Accounting (1.5 years) or the Master of Accounting (2 years) programs. It is also suited for students who only need four more courses to fully satisfy the educational entry requirements of the Australian professional accounting bodies (CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia).

A minimum grade average of 65% across the units attempted must be achieved to seek a transfer to a Masters program offered b yteh College of Business and Economics.

The ANU College of Business and Economics offers a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) for Australian students in graduate programs. For further information, please read the general information.

Admission Requirements

Students who already fully satisfy the educational entry requirements for the Australian professional accounting bodies are not eligible to enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Accounting.  Such students should consider other postgraduate coursework programs offered by the College of Business and Economics.

Admission requirements for non-accounting graduates

1. Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent with a non-accounting major from an Australian university or an overseas university of equivalent standing to an Australian university. Overseas qualifications are assessed according to Australian Education International guidelines.
2. Performance in their Bachelor degree needs to meet the equivalent of an Australian 65% average, as detailed in the College's Graduate Coursework Programs Admissions Manual. Overseas performance requirements may vary.
3. Students who fail to meet the academic entry requirement at (2) above may be considered for entry if they are able to demonstrate at least one year of full-time relevant work experience that was undertaken after graduation from their degree.
4. Students entering the program are also assumed to have an understanding of mathematics equivalent to one year of university level including calculus and algebra. Students who do not possess this assumed knowledge should undertake a mathematics bridging program.
5. The suitability of the students to enter the program is at the discretion of the Dean.

Admission requirement for overseas trained accountants

Before applying to the ANU, intending students must have an assessment of their qualifications completed by either CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or the Institute of Public Accountants. This assessment should be included with the application to the program.

1. Applicants must hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent with an accounting major from a non-Australian institution of equivalent standing to an Australian university. Overseas qualifications are assessed according to Australian Education International guidelines.
2. In general, performance in their Bachelor degree needs to meet the equivalent of an Australian 65% average, as detailed in the College's Graduate Coursework Programs Admissions Manual.
3. Students who fail to meet the academic entry requirement at (2) above may be considered for entry if they are able to demonstrate at least one year of full-time relevant work experience that was undertaken after graduation from their degree.
4. Students entering the program are also assumed to have an understanding of mathematics equivalent to one year of university level including calculus and algebra. Students who do not possess this assumed knowledge should undertake a mathematics bridging program.
5. The suitability of the students to enter the program is at the discretion of the Dean.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.