CA Program Academic Requirements & Accredited Courses
Understand the academic requirements to join the CA Program
In Brief
- View a list of AU and NZ degrees accredited by Chartered Accountants ANZ according to the year that you commenced your degree study
- If you do not hold an accredited degree or have not completed your degree yet, find out how to have your degree assessed and bridge your knowledge with further study
Academic entry pathways
You can be admitted to provisional CA membership via one of the following academic pathways:
- A Chartered Accountants ANZ accredited degree with passes in the required competency areas; or
- A degree which has not been accredited by Chartered Accountants ANZ, but has been assessed by us as equivalent to an AU or NZ degree (AQF level 7 or higher) with coverage of required competence areas
If you do not hold an accredited degree, or are in your final year of study towards a degree, identified knowledge gaps can be satisfied by completing additional study. This can be completed through an accredited conversion course or the CA Foundations pathway.
You can start CA Foundations units during your final year of degree study. Once you complete your degree, and have completed the prerequisites for at least one CA Program module you can apply for Provisional Membership.
Each year, we assess Australian and New Zealand accounting degree programs and create a list of Accredited Tertiary Courses recognised for entry to the Chartered Accountants Program. While there is a range of recognised qualifications to enter the CA Program, all applicants are expected to demonstrate assumed knowledge in specific competency areas. Further details can be found in the Required Competency Areas section below.
Academic entry pathways
Related downloads
- Standard Assessment of Academic Qualifications (pdf, 0.1 mb)
- Standard Assessment FAQs (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- CA Foundations Timetable 2020 - 2021 (pdf, 0.6 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2020 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.9 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2019 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.9 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2018 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.8 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2017 for AU, NZ and overseas (pdf, 1.7 mb)
- 2016 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 1.0 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2016 for AU and overseas (pdf, 1.5 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2015 AU and overseas (pdf, 1.5 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2014 AU and overseas (pdf, 1.4 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2013 AU and overseas (pdf, 0.6 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2012 AU and overseas (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- Accredited Tertiary Courses 2011 AU and overseas (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- 2015 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 0.5 mb)
- 2014 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 0.4 mb)
- 2013 Accredited Tertiary Courses Listing for New Zealand (pdf, 0.4 mb)