CGA

3 Anderson Strath Certified General Accountants Professional Corporation PACE Career Electives PACE Capstone Courses In PACE, students must complete four courses, with each course having a four-hour professional certification examination. The 16 hours of certification exams are (four exams x four hours) used to assess the competencies and knowledge required to receive the CGA designation. The final two compulsory academic requirements of the CGA program are the PACE Capstone Courses. These professional applications courses use case studies and business simulations to cover new topics, and provide students with the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge they have acquired throughout the first four levels of the program. Students hone their skills and knowledge and develop key competencies in communication, strategy, time management and leadership. Students must choose TWO of the six PACE Career Electives listed below: Public Sector Financial Management PF1 Information Systems Strategy MS2 Internal Auditing & Controls MU1 Advanced Corporate Finance FN2 Advanced Personal & Corporate Taxation TX2 Advanced External Auditing AU2 Students choose the two courses that will best prepare them for success in the area or sector they wish to concentrate on for their careers. Here are a few suggested course combinations for various career options: Financial Management/Internal Audit FN2 & MU1 Financial Management (MIS Emphasis) MS2 & MU1 Corporate Finance TX2 & MU1 or FN2 Commerce/Financial Institutions FN2 & MU1 or MS2 (PA2) Strategic Financial Management develops the professional competencies required to effectively manage an organization's financial affairs from an internal perspective. Students must demonstrate their ability to integrate and apply knowledge of financial and management accounting, finance, and management information systems. FN2 & TX2 Corporate Taxation (PA1) Issues in Professional Practice draws on knowledge of financial reporting, taxation, and auditing. This course requires students to integrate and apply competencies that a professional accountant external to the organization must possess. Students develop and demonstrate the ability to anticipate and solve the real-world problems faced by external auditors and professionals providing business advisory services. Public Practice Audit/Taxation Strategic Financial Management PA2 TX2 & FN2 Public Practice Systems Audit/Consulting PA1 AU2 & TX2 Public Practice Business Analysis/Consulting Issues in Professional Practice AU2 & MS2 Government/Non-Profit PF1 & MU1 or MS2 * Note: Students may only take one advanced auditing course (AU2 or MU1). 13/14 P R O G R A M O F P R O F E S S I O N A L S T U D I E S 9

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