Chartered Accountant

 

The current academic programme that you must complete to become a Chartered Accountant is:

 

• Four years’ degree level study (480 points/credits)

• A bachelors degree at an Approved Tertiary Education Institution (ATEI) or an NZQA-accredited bachelor’s degree at a New Zealand university, polytechnic or institute of technology

• Coverage of the following accounting and business topics at an ATEI:

 

 

Advanced financial accounting   Advanced management accounting   Two further 300 level accounting or business papers     Auditing   New Zealand taxation   Business finance/treasury

Accounting information systems   New Zealand commercial law   Organisational management   Statistics   Economics   15% liberal (non-accounting and non-business) studies