Structure

Entry into the Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance is available to those who hold a university degree or degree-equivalent qualification satisfying CSA’s entry requirements. An academic transcript issued by your university or other educational body must be produced.

From the choice of eight subjects in the Graduate Diploma, students are required to successfully complete (either by study or exemption) six subjects in order to be conferred the Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance. The remaining subjects may be studied as additional units.

A maximum of two subject exemptions are available. These exemptions are granted on the basis of demonstrated equivalent prior studies. You may be asked to provide further evidence of subject content or relevant work experience.

The normal pattern for the exemptions available and the subjects you need to complete to be awarded the Graduate Diploma relate to the nature of your prior studies, as shown below.

Exemptions are only granted on the basis of demonstrated equivalent prior studies. You may be asked to provide further evidence of subject content.

Further detail will be required if the degree is older than ten years. For example proof of membership of any relevant professional body or evidence of continuing professional development activities.

Business graduates with accounting and finance subjects

You must successfully complete:

• Applied Corporate Law or Applied Administrative Law
• Corporate Accountability: Meetings and Disclosure or Public Sector Accountability and Transparency
• Corporate Governance
• Risk and Compliance

You may be exempt from:

• Corporate Accounting
• Corporate Financial Management.

Law graduates

You must successfully complete:

• Corporate Accountability: Meetings and Disclosure or Public Sector Accountability and Transparency
• Corporate Governance
• Risk and Compliance
• Corporate Financial Management.

You may be exempt from:

• Applied Corporate Law or Applied Administrative Law
• Corporate Accounting.

Graduates in both business and law

You must successfully complete:

• Corporate Accountability: Meetings and Disclosure or Public Sector Accountability and Transparency
• Corporate Governance
• Risk and Compliance

plus one subject, being a choice of either:

• Applied Corporate Law or Applied Administrative Law
• Corporate Financial Management.

You may be exempt from:

• Corporate Accounting
• One other subject: see above.

Graduates with other degrees

No subject exemptions are available.

You must successfully complete:

• Applied Corporate Law or Applied Administrative Law
• Corporate Accountability: Meetings and Disclosure or Public Sector Accountability and Transparency
• Corporate Governance
• Risk and Compliance
• Corporate Accounting
• Corporate Financial Management.

The following points should be noted.

• Subjects are listed above in the recommended (but not prescribed) study sequence.
• Your entry qualification may be either an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
• A business degree includes a BBus, BCom, BEc, BMan, MBA, MCom, MMan, MProfAcc or similar.
• A law degree includes an LLB, LLM, DipLaw (NSWLPAB) or similar.
• A degree-equivalent qualification may be a membership qualification for some related professional associations.
• For exemption purposes you may be asked for further evidence of equivalent prior studies.
• For overseas degrees you may be asked to provide subject outlines.