What is a Certified General Accountant (CGA)?
CGAs advise businesses throughout B.C. and around the world in industry, commerce, finance, government, public practice and other areas where accounting and financial management is required. Their clients range from major corporations and industries to entrepreneurs. What are the prerequisites to becoming a CGA? Everyone entering the CGA program brings different academic credentials. That’s why your path through the CGA program will differ from another student. Every student’s academic credentials are evaluated individually in the application and assessment process. This process determines your starting point in the CGA program and determines your transfer credits. Post-secondary Students Business Degree If you already have, or are planning to earn, an accounting or business-related degree from a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution, you will most likely begin the CGA program at an advanced level, as several transfer credits may be granted. If your degree is in accounting, it
