Academic credit: 15 units

A minimum grade of 65% on both the final examination and overall final grade is necessary to pass.

If you have already completed courses through the National Payroll Institute, please visit our transfer credit page for more information.

Students must first register with McMaster Continuing Education and pay the course fees. They must also register with the National Payroll Institute and pay the Institute’s course fee and the membership fee to receive course materials and access the learning platform. Students should register with the Institute no later than five business days before the start date of the course.

Note: BUS 850 is a required course to qualify for the certificate.

For those pursuing the National Payroll Institute’s PCP designation by taking course equivalencies through McMaster  Continuing Education without pursuing our academic certificate, please note the following requirements:

The PCP designation requires three core payroll courses, an Introduction to Accounting course transfer credit and one year of weighted payroll work experience:

1. Payroll Compliance Legislation (PAY 101)
2. Payroll Fundamentals 1 (PAY 102)– Prerequisite: Payroll Compliance Legislation
3. Payroll Fundamentals 2 (PAY 103)– Prerequisites: Payroll Compliance Legislation and Payroll Fundamentals 1
4. Introduction to Accounting (ACC 925)
5. PCP Work Experience Requirement Application (a minimum of one year weighted payroll work experience)

For more information regarding PCP designation, visit www.payroll.ca or e-mail the Certification department at certification@payroll.ca.

Academic credit: 15 units

Students must be a member of the National Payroll Institute with a Payroll Compliance Practitioner designation and meet the weighted payroll experience prerequisite prior to registering.

Students must submit a Payroll Experience Prerequisite Application and receive approval from the National Payroll Institute before enrolling for PAY 201.

All courses require a passing grade of 65% in order to be accepted toward Certified Payroll Manager designation.

If you have already completed courses through the National Payroll Institute, please visit our transfer credit page for more information.

Students must first register with McMaster Continuing Education and pay the course fees. They must also register with the National Payroll Institute and pay the Institute’s course fee and the membership fee to receive course materials and access the learning platform. Students should register with the Institute no later than 10 business days before the start date of the course.

For more information regarding CPM designation, visit www.payroll.ca or e-mail the Certification department at certification@payroll.ca.