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Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

  • Graduate Certificate

This program is designed for graduates who are from a non-accounting undergraduate degree and who are looking to have a change in their career direction, or wanting to obtain a professional accounting qualification, or wanting to explore a diverse possibilities of career paths.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Course Code
3396, 107421A
Study Mode
In person, Online
Domestic Fees
$14,250 per year / $14,250 total
International Fees
$16,750 per year / $16,750 total

About this course

This program is designed for graduates who are from a non-accounting undergraduate degree and who are looking to have a change in their career direction, or wanting to obtain a professional accounting qualification, or wanting to explore a diverse possibilities of career paths. The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting provides you with a pathway to Griffith's Masters of Professional Accounting. The program is designed to be industry relevant in that the program includes case studies, active learning and integrates accounting information systems into the accounting courses. You have the opportunity to meet, hear and make connections with key industry players, professional bodies and practitioners. As a student of Griffith University, you have access to internships, mentors and a host of seminars, all of which are designed to develop and market your professional skills to future employers.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, an applicant must:

  • hold a Bachelor degree (or equivalent) from a recognized University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale)
  • OR have a minimum of five years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field.
Extra information

Completion of this Graduate Certificate is a pathway into the Masters of Professional Accounting, where applicants may be eligible for 40 credit points of credit.

Study locations

Nathan

Online

Credit for prior study or work

Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website:

  • Credit transfer

Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect.

  • View credit precedents for this program

How to apply

To apply, add this program to your shortlist at the top of this page or apply for this program now (a maximum of three preferences is allowed).

Griffith will assess your first preference and will only assess subsequent preferences if you are not successful.

Once you have submitted your application, you will be sent an email about how to track your application.

For a full list of your incomplete or submitted applications, please view your application list.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at Griffith University.
87.6%
Overall satisfaction
81.1%
Skill scale
76.7%
Teaching scale
91.2%
Employed full-time
$105k
Average salary