Master of Accounting Program By Carleton University |TopMBA
Program Duration

16 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

60,000 CADTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Jan, 2024Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

Accounting and FinanceMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Sprott’s Master of Accounting (MAcc) is a program that provides a gateway to a career as a professional accountant. Students graduating from the MAcc will be exempt from the CPA Canada Professional Education Program (PEP) and will proceed directly to the CPA Canada Common Final Examination, which is one of the final steps in becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Full-Time and Part-Time Study Options

The full-time stream is delivered over two consecutive summers of full-time study on campus in Ottawa and includes an internship and two online courses in the Fall term following the first summer of study. Students interested in Full-Time studies begin courses in May 

The part-time stream is delivered in the evenings over 24 months and begins in the Fall term. All courses are delivered on campus in Ottawa.

Build an Integral Professional Network

Graduate with work experience through the MAcc internship (14-week minimum) experience in the private, public or not-for-profit sector. This may also be credited towards CPA Ontario’s 30-month practical work experience requirement.

Learn From Faculty with Extensive CPA Experience

The accounting faculty within the Sprott School of Business are experts on the competencies required by the accounting profession. In addition, MAcc candidates will have several of their cases marked, with extensive feedback provided, by professional case markers.

Program overview

Main Subject

Accounting and Finance

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Sprott’s Master of Accounting (MAcc) is a program that provides a gateway to a career as a professional accountant. Students graduating from the MAcc will be exempt from the CPA Canada Professional Education Program (PEP) and will proceed directly to the CPA Canada Common Final Examination, which is one of the final steps in becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant.

Full-Time and Part-Time Study Options

The full-time stream is delivered over two consecutive summers of full-time study on campus in Ottawa and includes an internship and two online courses in the Fall term following the first summer of study. Students interested in Full-Time studies begin courses in May 

The part-time stream is delivered in the evenings over 24 months and begins in the Fall term. All courses are delivered on campus in Ottawa.

Build an Integral Professional Network

Graduate with work experience through the MAcc internship (14-week minimum) experience in the private, public or not-for-profit sector. This may also be credited towards CPA Ontario’s 30-month practical work experience requirement.

Learn From Faculty with Extensive CPA Experience

The accounting faculty within the Sprott School of Business are experts on the competencies required by the accounting profession. In addition, MAcc candidates will have several of their cases marked, with extensive feedback provided, by professional case markers.

Admission requirements

31 Jan 2024
16 Months
May-2024
Sep-2024

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

18,000 CAD
-

International Students

60,000 CAD
-

One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.

In this guide you will find:
opportunities

Where to look for scholarship opportunities

how_to

How to apply to scholarships relevant to you

list

A list of available scholarships around the world

checklist

A scholarship application checklist

banner
download_icon Download Scholarship Guide

FAQs

One of the MAcc program requirements is that a substantial number of prerequisite courses need to be taken at a Canadian Post-Secondary Institution. Due to this requirement, Internationally Trained Accountants cannot apply directly to the MAcc before having taken these prerequisite courses. If you have already obtained a professional accounting designation from another country, you may qualify for getting the CPA designation in Canada without taking our Master’s program. To determine whether you qualify, please visit: https://www.cpaontario.ca/become-a-cpa/why-cpa/internationally-trained-accountants
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide advanced standing in the MAcc as the courses are not mapped directly to the CPA PEP.
Upon successful completion of the MAcc program, students proceed directly to the CPA Common Final Examination, which is one of the final steps in becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant.
If you have not completed all of the prerequisite courses during your undergraduate degree, you have a few different options: Carleton offers a Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting which is a 2 year online program that covers the core prerequisite courses. If you have further questions on this program please contact [email protected]. Alternatively, you may wish to complete one or more of these courses at Carleton as a Special Student. Find more information about becoming a special student on the Carleton Registrar website. You can also complete the outstanding prerequisites through the CPA Preparatory Courses, or through another Canadian Post-Secondary Institution. Please review our MAcc Prerequisite Forms which lists equivalent prerequisite courses from various Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions.
If you completed all or a portion of the CPA prerequisite courses outside of Canada, you will be required to complete the following prerequisite courses at a Canadian post-secondary institution: Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II Advanced Financial Accounting Assurance Taxation Business Law Note that all of the above courses with the exception of Business Law can be completed by registering in the Sprott Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting.
Postgrad programs