Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Accounting–PGCertPA 60 points Qualification regulations
View qualification detailsEntry Requirements
1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGCertPA shall have:
(i) completed a Bachelor’s degree; and
(ii) been accepted by the MPA director as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.
(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the Associate Dean (Students) of the Wellington School of Business and Government for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.
General Requirements
2. The course of study for the PGCertPA shall consist of MMPA 501, MMPA 502, and at least 30 points from MMPA 503–520, MMPA 527.
3. A candidate for the PGCertPA shall normally be enrolled for at least one trimester and shall complete the certificate within two years of first enrolling for it.
4. A candidate who has been awarded the PGCertPA shall abandon that qualification upon being awarded the PGDipPA
Courses
| Course | Requisites Prerequisites (P), Corequisites(C), Restrictions (X), Double labelling (D) | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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MMPA 501
Financial Accounting
|
15 | ||
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MMPA 502
Sustainable Decision Making and Control
|
15 | ||
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MMPA 503
Business Law
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 504
Finance
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 506
Advanced Financial Accounting
|
(P) MMPA 501 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 507
Statistics
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 508
Economics
|
15 | ||
|
MMPA 509
Taxation
|
(P) MMPA 501 or 503 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 510
Auditing
|
(P) MMPA 501 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 512
Strategic Accounting for Value and Performance
|
(P) MMPA 502 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 513
Accounting Systems, Ethics and Technology
|
(P) MMPA 501 or 502 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 516
Special Topic
|
(P) MMPA 501 or EMBA 504 or GBUS 514 | 15 | |
|
MMPA 517
Special Topic
|
(P) MMPA 501, 502 (X) ACCY 314 | 15 |