• Master of Accounting at York University is offered as a 1-year teaching program.
  • It is an on-course program offered on a full-time basis comprised of 42.00 credits of courses.
  • This program is an academically rigorous and highly intensive full-time program designed to prepare students for a career in professional accountancy.
  • It is structured to prepare its graduates for the complex field of accounting while fast-tracking them through CPA Ontario’s Professional Education Program.
  • Students entering the MAcc with a non-CPA stream Business/Commerce undergraduate degree may continue with the MAcc after completing the 1st term of the Diploma in Intermediate Accounting (DIAc).
  • Successful graduates of the program possess in-depth knowledge in all sub-disciplines that constitute the broad field of accounting and will have also deepened their expertise in two of the program’s areas of specialized electives:
    • Tax
    • Assurance
    • Performance management
    • Finance
  • Students earn a master’s degree in eight months while completing an optional internship in the last semester, and sit for their CPA Common Final Examination (CFE) upon graduation.
  • This program is accredited by CPA Ontario (Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario) and the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
  • Schulich's Accounting faculty have been consistently recognized for their teaching excellence, with several faculty members nominated for the prestigious Seymour Schulich teaching awards each year.
  • The average salary goes up to 54,000 USD.

    • Graduation Requirements:

    ​To graduate, a student must achieve an overall GPA of at least 4.40. Students must complete the following to be eligible to graduate from the program:

    • 33.00 credits of Core Courses
    • 12.00 credits of Elective Courses