The Society of Professional Accountants of Canada

Mandatory Accreditation Examination

Courses comprising the Registered Professional Accountant (R.P.A.) prerequisite program of the Society of Professional Accountants of Canada are designed to ensure adequate knowledge for competence in the practise of professional accountancy. Upon completion of the qualifying 12 prerequisite courses, candidates must successfully complete the four 4 hour comprehensive Mandatory Accreditation Examination in:

Those candidates attaining the highest marks in each of the Society's three Registered Professional Accountant (R.P.A.) Mandatory Accreditation Examinations upon graduation are honoured for merit and become distinguished recipients of the Premier of Ontario's esteemed Outstanding Achievement Award Certificate.

Prerequisite Courses

Financial Management for Small Businesses (Level 1)
Financial Management and Policy (Level 111)
Equivalent courses of the CA, CGA, and CMA bodies
Equivalent courses taken at Canadian Universities and Community Colleges with a minimum grade of B+,

Reference Material

Canadian Financial Management, (Latest Edition) E. F. Brigham, A. L. Kahl, W. E. Rentz, L. C. Gapenski, McGraw Hill Ryerson
Foundations of Financial Management Authors: Block, Hirt and Short
Publ. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Toronto, Ontario
Casebook to accompany Foundations of Financial Management
Contemporary Financial Management Authors: Cyr, Kahl, Rentz, Moyer, McGuigan and Kretlow, Publ. Thompson ? Nelson, Toronto, Ontario