New Brunswick CPA Qualifying Courses

Download New Brunswick’s CPA Qualifying Courses

Important Notes:

• *Some courses may require completion of prerequisites. Please confirm requirements with your institution. Prerequisite courses may be used to meet the other accounting and business topic area requirement (24 credit hours).
• **Students will need to complete both listed courses in the specific topic areas to receive an exemption from the Knowledge Assessment.
• Students intending to pursue the CPA professional designation should note that their degree program (ie. BBA/BComm etc.) will most likely not meet all Knowledge Assessment exemption criteria. As such, students should consider using appropriate elective space in their degree program to complete qualifying coursework for exemption from the Knowledge Assessment.
• Courses counted for exemption from the Knowledge Assessment can only be counted under one category (ie. Required Topic Areas or Other Business and Accounting Topic Areas) but not both.

Academic Admission Requirements

For details regarding Academic Admission Requirements, click here.

Knowledge Assessment Exemption Requirements

Applicants need to demonstrate accounting and business knowledge by passing the Knowledge Assessment or by completing 45 credit hours of post-secondary coursework from a post-secondary institution.

Required Topic Areas (minimum 21 Credit Hours)

• 21 of the 45 credit hours must cover the six Required Topic Areas (as specified in the table above).
• You must complete the course(s) listed within each topic area.

Other Business and Accounting Topic Areas (24 Credit Hours)

The 24 credit hours can be met by completing an accounting or business degree at a recognized post‑secondary institution. If you need information on how to complete the 24 credit hours of additional accounting or business coursework required for exemption from the Knowledge Assessment, visit the Academic Admissions Requirements.