• Length 0.5 years full-time
  • Minimum 24 Units
Admission requirements
  • Mode of delivery
    • Internal

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The Graduate Certificate in Accounting is a two semester part time or one semester full-time program. The program is very flexible and is suited to students with various aspirations, including:

  • Graduates with no background in accounting. Courses avaliable in the Certificate allow students to study concepts and techniques in accounting and how these are applied, without the need to enrol in a full degree.

  • Graduates with prior accounting studies who wish to develop more advanced skills and knowledge in accounting without enrolling in a full Masters program.

  • Graduates with prior accounting studies who need up to four more courses to fully satisfy the admission requirements of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, or the Institute of Public Accountants.


Single degree


About this degree

In a Graduate Certificate in Accounting you must complete four courses (24 units).  

Enrolment Status

Students who intend to pursue CPA or CA associate membership without any accounting background are recommended to apply for the Master of Accounting degree.

You are able to change your enrolment until the end of week 2 of each semester.  

Study Options

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

This is a typical study plan for students with an accounting background studying full-time

Study Options

Year 1 BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting 6 units BUSN7052 Commercial Law 6 units FINM7006 Foundations of Finance or ECON8069 Business Economics or INFS7040 E-Commerce for Managers

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

This is a typical study plan for students with no accounting background studying part-time

Study Options

Year 1 BUSN7008 Financial Statements and Reporting 6 units FINM7006 Applied Foundations of Finance 6 units
BUSN7031 Management Accounting and Cost Analysis 6 units BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting 6 units

Academic Advice

Please refer to the CBE Fast Track website for further information here: 
 https://www.cbe.anu.edu.au/fasttrack/programs/grad-cert-of-accounting/

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