Prerequisite eligibility can vary slightly from province to province. Course transferability should be confirmed by your provincial association.
A minimum grade of C+ must be achieved in all listed AU courses in order to challenge the CGA national examination.
| CGA Alberta Course (PDF) |
AU Course Equivalent |
| Foundation Studies |
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| Financial Accounting Fundamentals (FA1) |
ACCT 253 |
| Business Law (LW1) |
LGST 369 |
| Micro & Macro Economics (EM1) |
ECON 247 and ECON 248 |
| Financial Accounting: Assets (FA2) |
ACCT 351 |
| Business Quantitative Analysis (QU1) |
MGSC 301 and MGSC 312 |
| Management Accounting Fundamentals (MA1) |
ACCT 355 |
| Business Communications (CM1) |
ADMN 233 |
| Financial Accounting: Liabilities & Equities (FA3) |
ACCT 352 |
| Corporate Finance Fundamentals (FN1) |
FNCE 370 |
| Managing Information Systems (MS1) |
CMIS 351 |
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| Advanced Studies |
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Financial Accounting:
Consolidations & Advanced Issues (FA4) |
ACCT 451 |
| Accounting Theory & Contemporary Issues (AT1) |
ACCT 453 |
| Advanced Management Accounting (MA2) |
ACCT 454 |
| External Auditing (AU1) |
ACCT 460 |
| Personal & Corporate Taxation (TX1) |
TAXX 301 |
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| PACE Electives (choice of two): |
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| Information Systems Strategy (MS2) |
CMIS 455* |
| Advanced Corporate Finance (FN2) |
FNCE 371* |
| Advanced Personal & Corporate Taxation (TX2) |
TAXX 401* |
*These are preparatory courses that will allow you to be eligible to challenge the CGA national exam if you have met the minimum grade requirement.
http://business.athabascau.ca/Undergrad/PA_CGAprereq