Organize your course schedule
Organize your course schedule
The first step in the CPA certification program is prerequisite education. Before you are accepted into the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP), you must meet all the following requirements:
The prerequisite learning requirement can be completed at a recognized PSI or through CPA Ontario preparatory courses or through a mix of both.
Complete your prerequisite learning with CPA Ontario through our preparatory courses. The academic prerequisite for admission to preparatory courses is 30 credit hours of post-secondary study (equivalent to 10 courses) at a post-secondary institution or three years of relevant work experience.
Organize your course schedule
Organize your course schedule
Understand the examination policies
Understand the examination policies
Know your fees and enrolment policies
Know your fees and enrolment policies
Interested in taking your prerequisite learning at a post-secondary institution in Ontario?
In order to enter CPA PEP, you must have completed your prerequisite or CPA preparatory courses with a minimum grade of 50 per cent in each non-core course and a minimum grade of 60 per cent in each core course. You also need a cumulative grade point average of 65 per cent in all the core courses.
You also need a four-year degree (or equivalent) from a recognized PSI. Students with degrees less than 120 credit-hours must top up their degree with additional degree-credit courses at a post-secondary institution or with the completion of the required preparatory courses.
Once you have completed the prerequisite education requirements, your file will be reviewed for eligibility to enter the CPA PEP. If you are deemed eligible to enrol in CPA PEP, you will be notified by the Transcript Assessment team with details on how to proceed.
If you are currently enrolled in your final CPA preparatory or prerequisite course(s), you may be eligible to conditionally enrol in CPA PEP, pending your final grade. Instructions will be included in the communication from the Transcript Assessment team.
Students applying for a transcript assessment with CPA Ontario are subject to all relevant policies and regulations related to transcript assessments:
Do you need to make an update to a previous assessment? Visit our transcript reassessment page.
Once you are enrolled in CPA programs and courses, you are expected to adhere to the profession’s standards. You will be subject to CPA Ontario’s policies on academic integrity and professional conduct and misconduct may result in disciplinary action.