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Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting

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Accredited by CPA Australia, this course will provided you with the technical, analytical, appreciative, personal and interpersonal skills essential in today’s global environment. 

Delivered by the Victoria Graduate School of Business (VGSB), this eight-unit course provides entry to the accounting profession for non-accounting graduates, and offers a further accounting specialisation to business graduates.

Course Essentials

How to apply

This course is open for mid-year applications.

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
School of Accounting and Finance

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Careers

This course equips you for a career in accounting and finance.

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

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Study pathways

Transferring to VU

You can get credit in the (BGAP) for study you have done at other universities. We have formal credit transfer arrangements for this course with the following universities

Melbourne Institute of Technology

  • If you studied the Graduate Diploma of Accounting you may get two units of credit.

To find out more about the pathways available for this course, please contact the School of Accounting and Finance

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)

Get credit for your work, study and life experience through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Find out more about Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Graduate faster

If you've done previous study related to this course, you may be awarded credit. This means you can graduate in less time.

Completing this course also gives you a head-start on other at VU courses at a higher level of study.

We also award credit for relevant work and life experience. This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

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Course Objectives

The objectives of the Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting include:

  • Providing an opportunity for students to gain technical skills and conceptual knowledge in financial accounting, management accounting, finance, auditing and assurance, commercial and corporations law, taxation, information systems, economics and quantitative methods essential for the professional accountant in today's global environment.
  • Developing generic skills commonly applied in practice and valued by employers and professional bodies including analytic, appreciative, personal and interpersonal skills.
  • Providing an opportunity for students with a Bachelor degree in other disciplines to gain entry to the accounting profession.
  • Providing local students with a shorter (8 unit) route to membership of CPA Australia.
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Units and electives

For membership of CPA Australia, students need to complete the following units of study:

The course consist of 8 units of study.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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Admission Information

  • Year 12:

    To qualify for admission to the course an applicant must have normally completed a relevant degree or graduate diploma and be employed in or intend to be employed in a position associated with accounting.

English language requirements

Find out if you meet the entry requirements, including English language and academic requirements.

Admission requirements in your country

Find out if you meet the minimum academic (international qualification) requirements to be eligible to apply for this course by reviewing the academic entry requirements listed by country.
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How to apply for this course

Apply online

If you have questions about your application, you can:

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 1164

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