In order for us to determine your eligibility for membership, you need to submit an application for assessment
To be eligible for Associate membership of CPA Australia, you must meet one requirement, successful coverage of core knowledge, which can be obtained through our eight foundation level exams:
- IT and Business Processes
- Economics and Markets
- Foundations of Accounting
- Fundamentals of Business Law
- Business Finance
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Management Accounting
- Accounting Concepts and Principles
Once a candidate has achieved, or can demonstrate competence against our core knowledge requirements they can join CPA Australia as an Associate member and commence the CPA Program - professional level.
To be eligible for CPA status, an applicant must meet all the below requirements:
- hold a degree or a postgraduate award recognised by CPA Australia
- have demonstrated competence in CPA Australia’s prescribed foundation level knowledge
- have successfully completed CPA Australia’s professional level examinations
- have successfully completed the practical experience requirement - comprising three years supervised, relevant work experience and covering technical accounting skills, broad business skills, leadership skills and personal effectiveness skills
Please note, we cannot advise via telephone or email whether or not an individual is eligible for membership.
Exemptions
Candidates may gain exemptions from the foundation level and/or the professional level electives if they can demonstrate that they have completed studies of equivalent content and depth. These studies may be:
(i) tertiary degree studies (in the case of the professional level electives, the study must be undertaken at postgraduate level)
(ii) professional qualifications
Candidates may also gain exemptions from the practical experience requirement based on their prior work experience.
Your assessment result will state if you are eligible for any exemptions.
Please note, we cannot advise via telephone or email which exemptions are applicable for an individual candidate.