APPLICATION & COURSE SELECTION Application Process – MAcc Program
Important Note: Space will be available in all four Diploma courses for any students pursuing the CPA designation who choose to or are required to switch from the MAcc to the Diploma Program at a later date. There is no need for MAcc applicants to also complete a Diploma application.
1. Applying to the MAcc program is done online via the link available at the Graduate Studies Office’s Apply Online website. Please note that access to this website will be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance from October 6 to October 10, 2014.
Please note the following regarding the online MAcc application:
It must be submitted by Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
Students who took any of the 12 courses in the special MAcc admission basket at an institution other than UW must include with their MAcc application an official transcript from the other institution that provides details of the course(s) taken and the grade(s) received.
Payment of the $100.00 application fee can be made by credit card or a cheque payable to OUAC (mailing information is available on the online application form).
The "Professional Background" section should be left blank – do not complete using Co-op work experience.
Disregard the "Referee" section. Referees are not required and you should simply submit the application.
On-line submission is sufficient. It is not necessary to print and forward hard copies of the application to the School of Accounting and Finance.
2. Prior to entering the MAcc program, you must also signal your intention to graduate by completing the form available via this link: Intention to Graduate – Undergraduate Studies.
Please note the following:
It must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by December 1st, 2014. This form must be completed during the 4B term to facilitate the review by the Undergraduate Officer of the status of your undergraduate degree requirements.
The "Expected Graduation Ceremony" is June 2015 – It is important that you specify June (not October), even if you do not attend the June ceremony. This is to ensure your official academic record reflects conferral of your undergraduate degree by next spring in order for you to be eligible for the 2015 CFE.
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Course Selection Process – MAcc Program Quest Enrolment
You will be automatically enrolled in the CPA-Required courses each term. You will use the standard Quest enrolment process to select your CPA and MAcc Elective courses. Students who receive a conditional admission offer will be able to enroll in Winter electives on November 23rd. Enrolment in MAcc-Elective courses is first-come-first-served, so eligible students should enroll on this date to enhance their chance of access. Students who do not receive a conditional offer will not be able to enroll in courses until their admissibility is determined at the end of the 4B term. Access to all CPA- Required and CPA-Elective courses is guaranteed, so students who do not receive a conditional offer need not worry about access to these courses. The Spring Quest enrolment date will be announced during the Spring Course Information session in January.
Course Selection Quizzes
To help us identify potential scheduling issues in advance of Quest enrolment, we will ask you to complete a LEARN course-selection quiz for each term. The Winter quiz will be due on Friday, October 17th and the Spring quiz on Friday, January 30. You will be able to change your course selections when enrolling on Quest, but we ask that you be virtually certain of your selections when submitting the quizzes so we can address potential issues well in advance of the enrolment dates. You should attend both course information sessions to ensure you have full information about all elective courses prior to completing the quizzes and enrolling in courses.
MAcc Pathways and Course Selection
The table on the next page presents the course selection requirements and options for students in each of the four MAcc pathways. See the MAcc Pathways Decision Tree to determine the pathway that applies to you.
Note that the 51CH pathways apply only to MAcc students who receive a grade less than 60 in any of the CPA-required undergraduate courses completed after April 30, 2014, so at the time you select your Winter MAcc courses you will not know if you fall into this category because the 4B term will be in progress. Before selecting your Winter courses, use the decision tree to determine whether you want to follow the CA/PA or CPA pathway and then select your Winter courses according to the table below. If, at the conclusion of the 4B term, you gain admission to the MAcc program but receive a grade less than 60 in one or more of the CPA-required courses you took in 4B, then we will contact you to request that you switch your Winter course selections to satisfy one of the 51CH pathways in the table.
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MAcc Pathways and Course Selection (continued)
Pathway CA/PA CPA 51CH-CA/PA 51CH-CPA
Winter CPA-Required Courses* ACC 611 ACC 680 ACC 611 ACC 680 ACC 611 ACC 680 ACC 611 ACC 680 CPA-Elective Courses ACC 607 ACC 650 + option to take 1 more** Any 2 + option to take 1 more** ACC 607 ACC 650 ACC 650 + any 1 other # of MAcc- Elective Courses 0 if take 3 CPA- Electives Option to take 1 if take only 2 CPA- Electives**
0 if take 3 CPA- Electives
Option to take 1 if take only 2 CPA- Electives**
Must take ACC 621 Must take ACC 621
Spring CPA-Required
Course*
ACC 610 ACC 610 ACC 610 ACC 610
# of MAcc- Elective Courses 3 if take 4 Winter courses 2 if take 5 Winter courses 3 if take 4 Winter courses 2 if take 5 Winter courses 2 2
* You will be automatically enrolled in the CPA-Required courses.
** In the Winter term you have the option of taking a fifth course, which can be either a third CPA-Elective or a regular MAcc-Elective course. Students who choose this option will then take only three courses in the Spring: ACC 610 plus two MAcc-Elective courses.
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Course Selection Process – MAcc Program (continued) Over-Subscribed MAcc-Elective Courses
Where the demand for an MAcc-Elective course exceeds the available space, students who do not gain access will have to monitor Quest to determine if any space opens up.
Course Changes
You will be able to make course changes on Quest up until the end of the first week of classes each term. Your ability to make course changes will depend on whether there is room in your requested course or section and whether there are any scheduling conflicts with your other courses. You should therefore carefully consider your initial course choices prior to enrolling in them so the need for changes later is minimized. Attendance at the course information sessions is an important step in this process.
We reserve the right to switch students between sections in their chosen courses to eliminate any conflicts or other scheduling issues that may arise.
Cancelled Courses
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Application Process – Diploma Program
1. Applying to the Diploma program is done by requesting a plan modification using the form available via this link: Plan Modification Application for Internal Transfer Form.
Please note the following:
Complete, print, and sign this form and submit it to the School of Accounting & Finance (office HH 3157) by 4pm Wednesday, October 15, 2014.
Please fill out your personal information completely and state your current undergraduate plan (AFM, Math/CPA or Science/CPA).
You do not need to provide a resume or a Reason for Request.
The Requested Academic Plan is "Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Accounting," a Non- degree/post-degree Regular UW program, and the "Start Term" is Winter 2015.
2. Prior to entering the Diploma program, you must also signal your intention to graduate by completing the form available via this link: Intention to Graduate – Undergraduate Studies. Please note the following:
It must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office by December 1st, 2014. This form must be completed during the fall 4B term to facilitate the review by the Undergraduate Officer of the status of your undergraduate degree requirements.
The "Expected Graduation Ceremony" is June 2015 – it is important that you specify June (not October), even if you do not attend the June ceremony. This is to ensure your official academic record reflects conferral of your undergraduate degree next spring in order for you to be eligible for entry to the CPA PEP and any related exemptions.
Course Selection Process – Diploma Program
All Diploma students complete the same four courses (AFM 501, AFM 502, AFM 503 and AFM 504), so there is no course selection process for this program.