About Graduate Certificate In Professional Accounting in University of Newcastle

A career in accounting provides challenging, rewarding and versatile opportunities in the current business environment. Increasingly businesses are looking for people with superior analytical skills which accounting can provide.

The Graduate Certificate of Professional Accounting program is designed for students with a degree in a field other than accounting who wish to obtain an introduction to accounting concepts and procedures.

Why study with us?

• Study in Sydney - Our state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of the Sydney CBD provide the optimum environment for you to excel in your studies.
• Fast track your degree - Complete your graduate certificate in just one semester.
• AACSB Accreditation - the Newcastle Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), earned by fewer than five percent of the world's business programs.

Career opportunities

Accounting skills are transferable across all industries and are required for sound financial decision making. The insights you will gain by completing the Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to seek employment in fields including:

• Financial and management accounting
• Taxation
• Auditing
• Superannuation
• Investment
• Financial advising
• Banking
• Stockbroking

Academic qualification equivalents

Students are required to have a completed bachelor degree in a relevant discipline.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• TOEFL : 79 Overall score between 79-93 with the following scores in each band-

• Reading= 13-18
• Listening= 12-19
• Speaking= 18-19
• Writing= 21-23

• IELTS : 6.5 With minimum of 6.0 in each band 

• PTE : 58 Overall score of 58-64

University of Newcastle Highlights

University of Newcastle The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

• The tuition fee at the University of Newcastle differs depending upon the degree level and whether one is receiving commonwealth assistance, international education or studying part-time.
• Program cost for some popular undergraduate courses is given below-

• Program cost for some popular graduate courses is stated below-

Accommodation Cost

The institute provides its applicants with an option of choosing a mode of accommodation that suits their needs and requirements best. The cost of different types of accommodation available to aspirants seeking admission to UON is as follows: 

Other expenses

Estimated overall expenditure of a year (excluding tuition fee): 20,290 AUD.

English Proficiency Test Scores For International Students

English Language Proficiency Test scores are a measure of the English Language fluency of the applicants. The University of Newcastle expects all students to fulfill these test score requirements, including students whose first language is English or have studied in an educational institution whose language of instruction is English for at least 4 years. These tests are conducted to provide a structural base so that there is no hindrance to cope with the syllabi.

Note: These scores are course dependent and may vary from course to course and hence, students are advised to be well aware of the minimum score requirements.