Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountancy

Graduate Diploma

This is an advanced accounting programme for accounting graduates working towards the academic requirements for professional body membership. It is relevant for students with overseas degrees in accounting wanting to get a New Zealand qualification and practical experience, and for those wishing to move into accounting from a related discipline.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Intake Months

Feb, Jul

Domestic Fees

$7,000 per year

International Fees

$25,377 per year

About this course

Are you an accounting graduate working towards the academic requirements for professional body membership? Do you have a New Zealand business degree or equivalent overseas qualification and would like to become an accountant?

This advanced-level programme will strengthen your accountancy skills. You will apply technical and professional standards, become a better team member and debate current issues in the field of accountancy. The programme provides an opportunity to apply your practical skills in the workplace.

Highlights

Carry out accounting work at an advanced level applying relevant technical and professional standards.
Work toward meeting the academic requirements for professional body membership such as CA ANZ and CPA Australia. See the CPA Australia Accredited Courses list for further details.
Complete a work placement and apply your skills within an organisation.
The programme has been developed with input from accounting professionals.
Flexible programme content - select the courses that best meet the requirements for your accounting career.
Industry experienced lecturers.
Flexible study options - full time, part-time, in the day and/or night classes.

Professional body membership

This programme enables you to work towards the academic requirements for professional body membership (CA ANZ, CPA Australia). To reach this goal, you will need to ensure you carefully select the courses required for the relevant professional body's membership.

To find out more about professional body membership visit:

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
CPA Australia

Notes on courses

Please note that if you don't meet the prerequisite course requirements, you may need to achieve more than 120 credits and take longer than one year to complete the programme.

Entry requirements

For this programme, you will need the following:

1. A recognised degree, a professional qualification in a relevant discipline or the ability to demonstrate competencies equivalent to the above
2. A minimum of 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 in English (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
3. If English is your second language, you are required to have one or more of the following:

Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University entrance
Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency
Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years

Don't meet the requirements? We also accept:

Provide sufficient evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission.

For more information download the programme regulations:

Study locations

Mt Albert

Career pathways

- Auditor - Business adviser - Chartered accountant - Divisional accountant - Financial accountant - Financial controller - Chief financial officer - Management accountant - Tax consultant

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