CQUniversity
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Develop business and accounting skills in line with requirements from major Australian professional accounting bodies.
Course overview
CQUniversity's Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is excellent preparation for a career in accounting.
In this course, you will develop business and accounting skills in line with requirements from the major Australian professional accounting bodies.
Suppose you are a postgraduate student wanting to develop a career in accounting but do not meet the criteria for the Master of Professional Accounting. In that case consider enrolling in this course. You can enrol in the Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting upon completing this course. You will receive credit for the units completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Key facts
10th November, 2025
What you will study
To earn this graduate certificate, you are required to complete these four core units:
- Accounting in Australia
- Economics for Managers
- Australian Commercial Law
- Statistics for Managerial Decisions
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To gain entry to this course, students must have at least one of the following criteria:
- A non-accounting undergraduate degree in any discipline from an Australian university or equivalent from an overseas institution.
- An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent accounting bachelor's degree from an overseas institution or organisation does not meet accreditation requirements with an Australian accounting registration body for associate membership purposes.
- A minimum of five years of relevant accounting experience.
- A minimum of ten years of relevant business experience.
Relevant business experience is considered to be any experience in conducting or administering a business enterprise.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting will help you make the first steps to a successful accounting career. To continue your studies towards qualifying as an accountant, you must enrol in the Graduate Diploma of Professional Accounting.
Learning outcomes
Graduates will learn the following skills during the course:
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting knowledge, including finance, economics, quantitative methods, information systems and commercial law.
- Use analytical skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise routine accounting problems.
- Communicate effectively in a range of contexts with professionals and non-professionals.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Indicative first-year tuition fee in 2025: $15,379.5 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The indicative first-year fee is the approximate cost of enrolling in this course for one academic year for a full-fee paying place. For a graduate certificate, this is usually four units studied full-time over one term or part-time over two terms.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.