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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. CPABC in Focus • Sept/Oct 2016 21