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Before you begin, please ensure you have read the following:
Carefully review the Admission Requirements of Smith's Graduate Diploma in Accounting – particularly that applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree before the program starts.
At the time of application for this Graduate Diploma Program, applicants may be in the final semester of their degree programs.
GDA is a 3-month on-site program requiring all participants to be in Canada. Study permits are not issued by the Canadian government for a program of this length.
Smith School of Business does not require official transcripts at the time of application as most transcripts will show course prerequisites as being in progress. Once you have been accepted into the program you will receive a conditional offer of admission and it will be subject to your providing official transcripts that show completed grades for prerequisite courses and proof that your undergraduate degree was awarded. All grades earned in the Graduate Diploma in Accounting will be withheld until official transcripts are provided to and reviewed by the Program Director.
Please review the Program schedule for details. We will try our best to accommodate all section requests however we cannot guarantee that every student will be placed into their chosen section.
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Smith School of Business wants to ensure we have the most welcoming and inclusive community. To do so we need to have a good understanding of the diversity of our students. Your responses will have no impact on considerations for admission.
Before enrolling, please confirm that you have completed the necessary university-level courses in addition to your undergraduate degree. We recommend reviewing the Admission Requirements for Smith’s Graduate Diploma in Accounting program to ensure you meet all criteria.
In some cases, you may be asked to provide course descriptions for the above prerequisites.
Course requirements are the same as Audit & Assurance stream with an additional 3 undergraduate courses.
Please indicate how your previous academic experience has provided the following "enabling competencies" as set out by CPA Canada.
Note: A combination of academic courses (e.g. Business Communications, Business Ethics) and a description of the previous learning experience (e.g. extent of individual written work required in the program, significant group work that has been formally evaluated, significant case based analysis and significant presentation skills) is needed to demonstrate that you qualify for admission to the Program.
An unofficial transcript is required to assess your eligibility for the program. While submitting a resume is optional, you may include it if you'd like to provide additional context about your experience. Please submit as DOC, DOCX, RTF or PDF format. File size must be less than 4MB.
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