Admissions

Course exemptions may be granted if you have completed course equivalents through a post-secondary institution:

• As part of an undergraduate degree or diploma
• As part of a post-undergraduate degree or diploma
• As individual continued education courses

If you have completed some or all of your prerequisite course equivalents at one or more major post-secondary institutions within British Columbia or the Yukon, please see our Academic Prerequisites to see how your course equivalents count towards meeting the program admission requirements. 

Alternatively, students who lack some or all of the prerequisite knowledge required for admission to the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) may choose to complete the CPA Preparatory Courses offered by the CPA Western School of Business (CPAWSB).

Good Character Requirement

CPABC’s regulatory mandate is to protect the public.  In addition to the above prerequisite requirements, as of August 2019, applicants may only be enrolled as students if the applicant has provided satisfactory evidence that they are of good character. Please consult the Good Character Requirement section for more details.