Academic Credit – 18 Units

• Open to individuals with post-secondary education who have completed introductory and intermediate level financial and management accounting courses (equivalent to ACC 925, ACC 926, ACC 927, ACC 928 and ACC 929) outside of McMaster Continuing Education prior to beginning the Certificate.
• Students pursuing an external designation may take any number of basic courses to satisfy external program requirements.

Note: Graduates of the Diploma in Accounting are not eligible for the Certificate in Advanced Accounting.

Future Degree Studies

Students who successfully graduate from the Certificate in Advanced Accounting program, and who wish to pursue degree studies at McMaster University may be eligible to receive up to 18 units of undergraduate academic credit, as determined by the Faculty to which they are applying. The student must be accepted into the Faculty before this advanced standing is granted.

For application information for degree studies, visit the Registrar’s website: http://registrar.mcmaster.ca.

Students applying to the Bachelor of Commerce program after completing their certificate must be aware of the following criteria for advanced credit:

• The certificate must be completed with an overall average of B- or better
• A mark of B- or better must be obtained in each course that is to be used for advanced standing
• Only courses completed within the last 5 years will be considered for advanced standing
• Students with a failing grade will not be admissible to a Bachelor of Commerce program (even if they repeat the course)

Microsoft Excel 

Accounting requires varying degrees of proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel is recommended to be successful in the courses. Excel course modules are available through LinkedIn Learning, free of charge, to all active McMaster University students. Please visit LinkedIn Learning for more information.