RMIT University
Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 6 months
- Course Type: Graduate Certificate
Broaden your career prospects with this accounting course aimed at graduates of non-accounting disciplines.
Course overview
Gain the core skills you need to launch a career in professional accounting.
Become a literate and analytical accounting practitioner with strong foundational skills in financial decision making and reporting, business and corporate law and more.
Designed for those without an accounting background, this immersive graduate certificate will give you the skills required to not only join this always-essential field, but to thrive in it.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
July, 2026
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting, you must fulfil these four core courses:
- Accounting, Accountability and Society
- Business and Corporations Law
- Financial Decision Making
- Business Research Design
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, you must have an Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or higher level qualification, in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
If you do not meet the above entry requirement for the graduate certificate, you may be considered if you have a minimum of five years of full-time equivalent work experience. Applicants will be required to submit a curriculum vitae (CV).
Suppose your qualification was completed more than 10 years ago. In that case, you will need to provide evidence of ongoing professional work and/or professional development in the same discipline as the program for which you are seeking entry to be granted credit.
English language requirements
You must meet the university's minimum English language requirements to be eligible for a place in this program. Contact the university for more details.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Applicants who have successfully completed postgraduate studies in a business or related discipline at another institution can have these assessed for credit or exemptions from this course consistent with the principles of the RMIT Credit Policy. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program you will be able to:
- Integrate theoretical and technical accounting knowledge which includes a selection of auditing and assurance, finance, economics, quantitative methods, information systems, commercial law, corporation law and taxation law.
- Exercise judgement under supervision to solve routine and complex accounting problems in a number of diverse contexts using social, ethical, economic, regulatory and global perspectives.
- Critically apply theoretical and technical accounting knowledge and skills to solve routine and complex accounting problems in a number of diverse contexts.
- Justify and communicate accounting advice and ideas in a number of diverse collaborative contexts involving both accountants and non-accountants.
- Seek constructive feedback and reflect on performance to identify and action learning opportunities and self-improvements as well as initiate this process for others.
Career outcomes
Graduates may work in public accounting practice or commercial and government organisations.
Fees and CSP
Estimated fee in 2026: $17,760 (domestic full-fee paying place)
Indicative total fee in 2026: From $4,738 to $17,399 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Additional expenses:
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): $365 maximum fee for 2026.
- Other items related to your program include field trips, textbooks, and equipment.
Amounts quoted are indicative fees per annum, and are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points). A proportionate fee applies for more or less than the full-time study load. Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
A student’s fee may vary depending on:
- The number of courses studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of courses.
- 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.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per course you're enrolled in.
- Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.