CPA Professional Education Diploma (PEP)

The CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) is a part-time, graduate-level program designed to meet the business needs of industry, government and public accounting firms.

MY PATH: THE CPA PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

The CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) is a part-time, graduate-level program. CPA PEP is comprised of a series of modules that focus primarily on enhancing CPA candidates’ ability to apply knowledge, values, ethics and attitudes in a professional context. The program’s structure is modular and should be viewed as a continual building of knowledge and skills over a two-year period, with each module ending in an examination. Candidates must pass each module examination to proceed to the next module.

CPA PEP IS:

Modern: The CPA PEP prepares candidates for a career in business, not just accounting. The program focuses on developing competencies in a number of areas including management, communications and business ethics. Nationally developed: CPA PEP is nationally developed by CPA Canada and delivered locally by CPA Atlantic School of Business in Atlantic Canada and Bermuda. The program is designed to prepare candidates with the professional knowledge and skills for business and accounting, in compliance with lnternational Federation of Accountants Canada (IFAC) standards for professional accounting bodies. Hands-on: Throughout their studies, candidates have the opportunity to work at relevant employment for 30 months of paid practical experience, during which candidates demonstrate that they have gained the professional knowledge, skills, values, ethics and attitudes required for entry to the CPA profession. Candidates may track their practical experience before, during, and/or after their CPA PEP studies. Affordable: CPA PEP maintains one of the lowest tuition rates for a professional, post-graduate education program at less than half the price of a post-graduate degree from a Canadian university. Flexible: CPA Atlantic offers three entry points per year into the CPA PEP. Candidates may choose to take a 21-month path that begins in January, a 25-month path that begins in September, or an accelerated 16-month path that begins in May. All paths allow candidates to work around their personal schedules and towards their career goals while working towards the Common Final Examination (CFE). The program is part-time to allow candidates the opportunity to work full-time throughout their studies and study where they want, when they want. Accessible: CPA PEP uses a combination of eLearning with face-to-face workshop instruction and examinations. Workshops and exams are available throughout the Atlantic Provinces and Bermuda, and CPA PEP instruction and courses are offered in both official languages.  

CPA PEP IS SUITABLE IF YOU:

• Have an undergraduate degree in accounting, and/or
• Have an undergraduate degree in another discipline with the prerequisite course coverage required for admission to the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP), and
• Aspire to have a career in business and accounting that prepares you for mid-level to management level positions.