GRADE 11 ACCOUNTING
CPA PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION - WRITTEN REPORT
For this assignment, you will prepare a report in which you will describe the primary characteristics of the sole professional accounting designation available in Canada today: Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA).
For research purposes please keep in mind that the new CPA designation only recently replaced the three professional accounting designations previously available in this country which no longer exist, namely: Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified General Accountant (CGA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
The following information must appear in your report with respect to the Canadian CPA accounting designation:
job description (duties / responsibilities)
formal education and training requirements
certification or licensing (if necessary)
average salary range based on experience
any other information you feel is relevant
Your report will conclude with a one-page personal analysis as to whether or not you believe you are well-suited to a career as a CPA and why.
To begin your research, you may want to take a look at CPA Ontario's information page entitled Your Path to Becoming a CPA in Ontario and then click on the “Become a CPA” link. A general overview of the various requirements necessary to become CPA in Canada can be found here.
Furthermore, you may want to review the information from CPA Ontario that describes which degree programs and more importantly, which specific courses from various post-secondary institutions will exempt students from the requirements of the fourteen modules of the CPA Prerequisite Education Program (CPA PREP). And please note that PREP may be avoided entirely as students must only complete some or all of the PREP modules if they fail to complete certain specified courses during their undergraduate degree programs.
And finally, you may also want to review the information from CPA Canada listing all accredited post-secondary undergraduate and/or graduate business programs that, upon completion, exempt students from some or all of the six modules required in the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP).
Please note that the entire assignment must be written in your own words.
A professional title page and MLA Works Cited list must also accompany your report.
You will create your report using a Google Doc on your Google Drive account with Academic Workspace (aw.tdsb.on.ca). Your username and password to log into AW from home are the same as your school logins. When you are finished preparing your report, you will share your assignment by inviting me (using my TDSB email account) to edit your assignment before hitting the Send button.
Evaluation will be based upon the following criteria:
Quality and completeness of job characteristics summary (k/u) ........... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10
Quality and logic of personal analysis (think) ........................................ 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10
Quality and professionalism of grammar/vocabulary (comm) ............... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10