Colleges and Universities Offering Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting in South Africa

  • Course Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting(Accounting)
  • Major Subject: Accounting
  • Course Category: Post Graduate Diploma Courses

Institutions Offering Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting

  • University of Stellenbosch University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch  
    Admission requirements
    -For students with degrees from Stellenbosch University:
    -A weighted average final mark of at least 60% for the following modules in the BAcc or BAccLLB programme:
    o Financial Accounting 379,
    o Taxation 399,
    o Management Accounting 378, and
    o Auditing 378.

    -The following weightings are used in the calculation of the weighted average final mark:
    o Financial Accounting and Management Accounting, 4 each;
    o Taxation and Auditing, 3 each, or

    -A weighted average final mark of at least 55% for the following modules in the BAcc or BAccLLB programme:
    o Financial Accounting 379,
    o Taxation 399,
    o Management Accounting 378, and
    o Auditing 378; and
    o A final mark of at least 55% for Financial Accounting 379.

    -The following weightings are used in the calculation of the weighted average final mark:
    o Financial Accounting and Management Accounting, 4 each;
    o Taxation and Auditing, 3 each.

    -For students with degrees from other universities:
    -If you obtained a degree from another university, which is equivalent to the BAcc or BAccLLB, you can contact the School of Accountancy for the specific admission requirements.
    -If you have a degree from an international university, you will not be admitted directly to the programme. In that case, you must first supplement certain undergraduate modules. You can request more details from the School of Accountancy.

    Selection:
    -The number of students selected will be influenced by, among other things, staff capacity, availability of the School’s resources as well as academic merit and university transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources may fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.
    -Should the applicants who meet the admission requirements exceed the capacity of the School, the criteria of the admission requirements will be used to rank the applicants in order of suitability, and to finalise the list of selected applicants.

    Course Duration: One year, full-time.

    Mode of Delivery: Full-contact learning (face-to-face).
  • Nelson Mandela University  Nelson Mandela University , Port Elizabeth   
    Admission requirements

    (a) A BCom (Accounting for Chartered Accountants) degree or equivalent SAICA accredited programme OR

    (b) A BCom (General Accounting) degree, with a minimum mark of at least 55% for each of the following modules or their equivalent:

    (i) General Accounting 3B (RG302 or RGV302)

    (ii) General Taxation 3B (RGT302 or RGTV302)

    (iii) General Auditing 3B (RGO302 or RGOV302)

    (iv) General Management Accounting 3A and 3B (RGK301/RGKV301 and RGK302/ RGKV302)

    Or a pass in the following “R” equivalent modules: Accounting 3B (R302/ RV302); Taxation 3B (RT302/RTV302); Auditing 3B (RO302/ROV302); Management Accounting 3A and 3B (RK301/RKV301 and RK302/RKV302) OR

    (c) An appropriate Bachelor’s degree or an Advanced Diploma at NQF Exit Level 7 in a cognate field of study (cf Rule G3 – 3.1.1), together with either:

    (i) A pass in or exemption from all the fundamental papers of the ACCA, OR

    (ii) A pass in or exemption from all the operational level papers of CIMA.


    Mode of study: full time


    Course duration: 1 year
  • REGENT Business School REGENT Business School, Johannesburg  
    Course entry requirements:
    -A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent with SAICA accreditation.

    Course duration: 1 year
  • IIE MSA IIE MSA, Johannesburg  
    Duration: 1 year

    Tuition fees: R 72,332 per year
  • Milpark Education Business School Milpark Education Business School, Cape Town  
    Duration: 1 year

  • IIE Varsity College IIE Varsity College, Cape Town  
    Mode of study: Full time
  • University of Cape Town University of Cape Town, Cape Town  
  • University of Limpopo University of Limpopo, Polokwane  




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