NOTES & NEWS
Preparatory Courses Common to PEP & ACAF:
CPA Designation Path
Common Final Exam
PEP
(education)
CPA ACAF
Certificate Path
PER
(practical
experience)
5 Applied Courses
including 2 Electives
3 Additional
Preparatory Courses
for PEP
CPA
Preparatory
Courses
(14 Courses)
11 Preparatory
Courses for PEP
(common with ACAF entry
and technical courses)
Earn your
undergraduate
degree
6 Technical Courses
5 Entry Courses
CPA
Preparatory
Courses
(11 Courses)
30 Credit Hours of Post-Secondary Study or Mature Student
NOTE: As the CPA Western School of Business is replacing CPA PREP with a suite of preparatory courses
leading to the PEP and Advanced Certificate in Accounting and Finance (ACAF) programs, CPABC will cease
regulating CPA PREP students effective September 6, 2016. Bylaw amendments to reflect this change were
approved by the CPABC board and confirmed by the membership at the first Annual General Meeting of the
Organization of Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.
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