Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The program information below is valid for the fall 2023 term (September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023).
The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar is updated 3 times per year, at the start of each academic term (January 1, May 1, September 1). Graduate Studies Academic Calendars from previous terms can be found in the archives.
Students are responsible for reviewing the general information and regulations section of the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.
Graduate research fields
- Information Technology
- Performance Measurement
- Taxation
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Admit term(s)
- Winter
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Delivery mode
- On-campus
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Length of program
- 2 terms (8 months)
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Program type
- Master's
- Professional
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Registration option(s)
- Full-time
- Study option(s)
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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).
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Minimum requirements
- To be considered for admission to the MAcc program, students must meet these 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 two years of the program:
- Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Management, with completion of the Professional Accountant Specialization
- Bachelor of Math/Chartered Professional Accountancy Studies, or
- Bachelor of Science/Chartered Professional Accountancy Studies
- Completion of the following set of courses, with a grade of at least 60% in each course and with at least a 70% average across all courses, calculated using the maximum grade in a course in the case of repeated courses:
- AFM 273 Financial Instruments and Capital Markets or AFM 272 Global Capital Markets
- AFM 274 Introduction to Corporate Finance or AFM 372 Corporate Finance
- AFM 291 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- AFM 311 Professional Ethics
- AFM 321 Personal Financial Planning
- AFM 341 Accounting Information Systems
- AFM 362 Taxation 1 - Corporate Taxation
- AFM 373 Cases and Applications in Corporate Finance or AFM 476 Corporate Financial Decision Making
- AFM 382 Cost Management Systems
- AFM 391 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- AFM 433 Business Strategy
- AFM 451 Audit Strategy
- AFM 462 Advanced Taxation
- AFM 482 Performance Measurement and Organization Control
- AFM 491 Advanced Financial Accounting
- 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 two years of the program:
- Note: Simply meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the MAcc program.
- To be considered for admission to the MAcc program, students must meet these minimum requirements:
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Application materials
- Transcript(s)
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English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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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
- Master’s Research Paper
- Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)
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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