Master of Accounting (MAcc)

The program information below was valid for the fall 2022 term (September 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

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• Admit term(s) 
  • Winter
• Delivery mode 
  • On-campus
• Length of program 
  • 2 terms (8 months)
• Program type 
  • Master's
  • Professional
• Registration option(s) 
  • Full-time
• Study option(s) 
  • Master's Research Paper
  • Coursework
• Additional program information 
  • This program is accredited by Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) Canada, so students who successfully complete the program, including all CPA requirements, are exempt from all 6 modules of the CPA Professional Education Program and may proceed directly to the Common Final Examination (CFE).

• Minimum requirements 
  • Successful completion of any of the following University of Waterloo four-year Honours undergraduate degrees with at least a 75% average across all courses taken in the last three years:
    • Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management
    • Bachelor of Math/Chartered Professional Accountancy Studies, or
    • Bachelor of Science/Chartered Professional Accountancy Studies
  • Completion of the following set of Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) courses with at least a 75% average across all courses, calculated using the grade from the first attempt at a course in the case of repeated courses:
    • AFM 311 Connections to Ethical Context
    • AFM 341 Accounting Information Systems
    • AFM 351 Audit Strategy
    • AFM 362 Taxation 1
    • AFM 363 Taxation 2
    • AFM 373 Cases and Applications in Corporate Finance or AFM 476 Cases and Applications in Corporate Finance
    • AFM 391 Intermediate Financial Accounting 2
    • AFM 401 Accounting Theory
    • AFM 433 Business Strategy
    • AFM 462 Taxation 3 for Public Accountants
    • AFM 479 Cases and Applications in Finance II or AFM 424 Equities and AFM 322 Derivatives or ACTSC 371 Introduction to Investments and MATBUS 470 Derivatives
    • AFM 481 Cost Management Systems
    • AFM 482 Performance Measurement and Organization Control
    • AFM 491 Advanced Financial Accounting
• Application materials 
  • Transcript(s)
• English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)

Master's Research Paper option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Students must complete 7 approved graduate courses (0.50 unit weight) over two terms.
• The availability of particular courses depends on sufficient student demand.
• Students must achieve an average of at least 60% in each ACC course and an average of at least 75% across all courses presented in fulfillment of the degree requirements. Students with a first-term average below 75% may be required to withdraw from the program.

Link(s) to courses

• Accounting (ACC) courses

Master’s Research Paper

Coursework option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Students must complete 8 approved graduate courses (0.50 unit weight) over two terms.
• The availability of particular courses depends on sufficient student demand.
• Students must achieve an average of at least 60% in each ACC course and an average of at least 75% across all courses presented in fulfillment of the degree requirements. Students with a first-term average below 75% may be required to withdraw from the program.

Link(s) to courses

• Accounting (ACC) courses