Charles Sturt University
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Enhance your accounting knowledge to complement your other skills.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting from Charles Sturt University would be ideal for you. This flexible degree provides a general professional accounting education for graduates of other disciplines.
From the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting to the master's degree, Charles Sturt University has an option that suits you.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your research to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Key facts
2nd March, 2026
13th July, 2026
16th November, 2026
What will you study
To complete the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Coaching and Leadership, you must complete four subjects (eight credit points each) from the following:
- Accounting Standards, Application and Disclosures
- Global Perspectives of Accounting
- Risk-Based Auditing
- Interpreting and Communicating Accounting
- Data Analysis for Financial Decision-making
- Contemporary Cost Accounting for Management Decision-making
- Ethics, Governance and Developments in Accounting Thought
- Professional Practice
- Economics for Business
- Corporate Finance
- Business and Corporations Law
- Taxation Principles and Application
Entry requirements
Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting based on professional attainment and/or work experience.
English language requirements
For postgraduate coursework courses, applicants must have obtained an Academic IELTS within the last two years with:
- A minimum overall score of 6.0.
- No individual score below 6.0.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be acknowledged as credit towards your postgraduate studies, provided that they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting can pave the way to many vocational choices in areas of financial management, public practice, commerce and industry, government and semi-government organisations and accounting education.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated full fee in 2026: $16,840 (domestic full-fee paying place).
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.