The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting is a four-subject introductory course designed to provide a general understanding of accounting and related areas of business study. It provides foundation knowledge in the areas of accounting, finance, economics and law.

This course is designed for students who:

• do not have an undergraduate background in accounting and wish to further their business knowledge
• have extensive business experience but lack the formal qualifications for direct entry to the master's programs in professional accounting, or
• want to complete an introductory course in accounting and related fields, and want to prove their ability to undertake postgraduate study and attain a postgraduate qualification.

As this course articulates into the master's programs in professional accounting, this enables students who do not possess formal undergraduate qualifications, including TAFE diplomas, to acquire the relevant academic qualification for membership of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).

Career options include management-level positions in industry, government, or not-for-profit organisations.