CPA Professional Program
The CPA Professional Program is a bold path to becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant - one that prepares future CPAs for any industry, any challenge, and any possibility, no matter how markets, business or the world evolves.
We are preparing a new Graduate Diploma in Accounting/MBA – PAS in 2027 to deliver this Program and support your path to the CPA designation. This program is currently under review for accreditation by CPA Ontario. More information will be available in Fall 2026.
The only program of its kind in Ontario - Three Pathways, One Program
The Odette Master of Business Administration - Professional Accounting Specialization (MBA-PAS), is a unique program that prepares its graduates to succeed as accountants and business professionals in a multitude of careers. The program allows those with an undergraduate degree and the requisite accounting courses for entry into our MBA and fulfill CPAO's Professional Program.
CPA Ontario is working with post-secondary institutions across the province to launch a new CPA Professional Program in 2027—a modern path to becoming a CPA. Learn more about the new CPA Professional Program.
New! A Unique, Fast-Track MBA Program for CPAs
Applicants with a CPA designation and at least two years of work experience may qualify to enter the MBA-PAS program with advanced standing. These students will not be required to complete the program’s accounting courses. This allows the student to complete the program and obtain their MBA in only twelve months (three semesters, two courses per semester).
The program is flexible, experiential, and cultivates a learning environment where synergies from diverse backgrounds contribute to the education of a well-rounded Chartered Professional Accountant. Courses are designed to develop technical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, as well as critical thinking and professional decision-making ability, all of which are required to excel in complex work environments.
Program Pathways
Pathway 1 - Students pursuing CPA
This pathway is designed for those students who wish to pursue the CPA designation only. Upon successful completion of the course work students will graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Accounting (G. Dip.).
Our new program will launch in May 2027.
Pathway 2 - Students pursuing CPA and MBA
This pathway is designed for those students who wish to pursue the CPA designation as well as the MBA degree.
After completion of the accounting course required by CPA Ontario, the remaining six MBA courses are delivered online, in the evenings.
Our new program will launch in May 2027.
Pathway 3 - CPAs pursuing MBA
This pathway is designed for CPAs who wish to obtain an MBA. Students who qualify for this pathway will be granted advanced standing and will not be required to complete the professional accounting courses. These students will be required to complete six MBA courses.
These six courses must be over at least three semesters. These courses are delivered online, in the evenings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
MBA – PAS (Accounting courses + MBA) – TBD (new program launching May 2027)
MBA – PAS Advanced Standing (must have CPA designation) – 12 months (3 semesters)
The MBA-PAS program has a fall and summer intake for those pursuing the CPA. For CPA holders pursuing the MBA, the program intake can occur in winter, summer, or fall.
May (Summer) Start
New program launching May 2027! Please contact the Program Administrator for more details.
Winter Semester:
- BUSI-8010 Interpersonal Dynamics
- FINA-8040 Advanced Corporate Finance
Summer Semester:
- STEN-8980 Strategic Management
- BUSI-8050 Marketing Management
Fall Semester:
- MGMT-8030 Performance Management and Governance
- BUSI-8140 Digital Business Systems
View the UWindsor Tuition Fee Estimator to determine costs. Please note the calculator estimates fees per semester.
You can find our admission requirements here. Please note there is a $125 non-refundable fee to apply.
Yes, bursaries are available through the Odette School of Business and the University of Windsor. Please note we do not offer full-ride scholarships.
Learn more about scholarships and bursaries on the Graduate Studies website.
We do not offer pre-evaluations of your application. We encourage you to apply if you meet the admission criteria we have listed and are interested in pursuing your CPA while earning an MBA degree.
Yes, the GMAT Executive Assessment is a requirement for admission into the full MBA-PAS program.
*Note: The GMAT requirement may be waived for students with high academic achievements in core accounting courses or with significant relevant work experience (at the discretion of the Director of the MBA-PAS program).
For CPAs given advance standing in the program, the GMAT requirement is waived.
Jocelyn Winter (on leave)
MBA-PAS Program Administrator
Jocelyn.Winter@uwindsor.ca
Samantha Tyrrell
MBA-PAS Program Administrator
sdesros@uwindsor.ca