The following questions are for all applicant types (except MRA/RMA)
Your applicant type determines what documents you will be required to submit to enroll. Visit your applicant type page to see what documents you will be required to submit.
After you request a transcript assessment, our transcript assessment team will verify it. You will then receive an email prompting you to log in to the My CPA Portal and review your document checklist, which outlines the required documents for the assessment. You will also receive email notifications each time we receive a requested document, and it will appear as received in your checklist.
See the pdf document and the video overview of Using the Document Checklist for more details.
If the issuing institution provides digital official transcripts and documents, kindly request that they be sent to [email protected]. We also accept digital official transcripts via recognized digital credential wallets and services like MyCreds . Please select CPAWSB as the recipient when using these services.
While digital submissions are preferred, we also accept official transcripts and documents by mail. They should be sent in a sealed (unopened) envelope directly from the issuing institution to:
CPA Western School of Business
201, 1074 – 103A Street SW
Edmonton, Alberta, T6W 2P6
Note: All submitted documents must be in English. Non-English documents must be translated and submitted to CPAWSB by a certified translator. Sending documents to provincial CPA offices may significantly delay your transcript assessment.
No, sending documents to provincial CPA offices may significantly delay your transcript assessment and/or enrollment and increases the possibility of your documents being misplaced or lost.
CPAWSB is a MyCreds receiving organization. Documents issued through the MyCreds platform are considered official. If a code is required to access your official transcript, please send the code in an email to [email protected].
CPAWSB will accept official transcripts received directly from you ONLY IF they are contained within the sealed (unopened) envelope that came directly from the post-secondary institution. Place the unopened envelope from the post-secondary institution inside another larger envelope and mail them directly to CPAWSB.
You can request a transcript assessment without a study permit; however, if you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, your admission application will not be approved without submitted proof of a valid study permit. For more information, see the Residency, Study Permits, and Language Benchmark information.
All submitted documents must be in English. Non-English documents must be translated and submitted to CPAWSB by a certified translator, either by email to [email protected] or by mail to our office.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all the required official documents are submitted to CPAWSB. Please contact and request your issuing organization to send your official transcripts and/or documents directly to our office in a sealed envelope.
We prefer digital submissions, if your issuing institution provides electronic official transcripts and documents, kindly request that they be sent to [email protected].
Answer for applicant types: Canadian degree and International degree
You need to meet the 120-credit hour requirement to enter the CPA Professional Education Program. Master’s or post-graduate degrees are usually only equivalent to 60 credit hours. Therefore, you do need to have your undergraduate degree transcripts submitted to ensure you meet the 120-credit hour requirement. Another reason for having your undergraduate post-secondary transcripts submitted is for possible credit towards the 14 prerequisite courses required for entry into CPA PEP.
Answer for applicant type: CPA Accredited Program
Although you are not required to have a CPAWSB transcript assessment completed, you still need to have an official undergraduate degree transcript that includes the conferral date submitted to CPAWSB in a sealed (unopened) envelope directly from the issuing institution.
Furthermore, as soon as it is available after convocation, all CPA accredited program grads, except for University of Saskatchewan MPAcc grads, must also have an official transcript for the accredited program submitted directly to CPAWSB from the post-secondary institution.
Answer for applicant type: IFAC Members
As an applicant who is a current member in good standing with an International Designation from an accounting body that is a member of IFAC, you must apply for a transcript assessment and submit the following documents:
- A letter of good standing
- A third-party basic assessment
- A detailed chronological resume
Original or notarized copies are not accepted as official documents. The transcripts must be official, meaning they must come in a sealed (unopened) envelope directly from the issuing organization. Original or notarized copies are unofficial documents.
Transcripts and documents are considered official if they are received in a sealed (unopened) envelope directly from the issuing organization. If you have an exceptional circumstance that prevents you from having official transcripts or documents submitted, please contact
- [email protected]
For applicant types: International degree, Canadian degree, IFAC Member, Mature Status, and CPA Accredited Program - [email protected]
For applicant type: MOU
When setting up your My CPA profile, please ensure to provide your legal name. If your current legal name is different from the one on your submitted documents, kindly email a PDF copy of an official document* to support your legal name change to [email protected].
*Official documents for proof of name change include but are not limited to a marriage certificate, divorce decree, adoption decree, or a court order.
You are not required to submit any transcripts or documents for courses completed through CPAWSB.
When each requested documents are received, we will update your document checklist and notify you by email. We will begin the transcript assessment process, once all required documents are received. See Using the Document Checklist for more details.
Answer for applicant type: International Designate applicants under an MOU agreement
You will also be notified by email once the letter of good standing or Certification of Membership has been received.
Answer for applicant type: CPA Accredited Program
You will receive an email notification when we have received the official copy of your undergraduate degree transcript, and the date of completion has been verified.
Please note: Transcripts and documents are considered official only if they are received in a sealed (unopened) envelope directly from the issuing institution.
For individuals who have completed transcript assessments, documents are held for one year from the assessment expiry date, per our retention policy. If your assessment has expired or your profile has been inactive for a while, it is best to contact the transcript assessment team by emailing [email protected] or calling 1.866.420.2350 ext. 6003 to confirm the status of your documents. If you have taken additional education since you last submitted documents, we will require new official transcripts.
Please be advised that although we will send international transcripts back to an individual, it is a matter of policy that we do not return domestic documents or third-party assessments.
Please ensure your My CPA profile information is correct and contact [email protected] and provide the following information:
- CPA number
- Current shipping address
- Name of the document requested
- Telephone number
The following question is for Canadian degree applicants only
(This Q only applies to applicant type: Canadian degree)
If you qualify to enroll as a conditional candidate and you are registered in Core 1 or planning on registering for Core 1 immediately after you complete your final semester, you may submit an unofficial transcript to be used to assess your eligibility into CPA PEP and the Core 1 module. Unofficial transcripts are to be sent in a pdf format to [email protected] and must include your name along with the institution. They should also show any courses that are being completed as in-progress.
Please arrange for the official transcript with conferral date to be submitted as soon as the transcripts are available.
The following question is for International degree applicants only
(This Q only applies to applicant type: International degree)
If there is no way for you to obtain official transcripts from the post-secondary institution you attended and you are unable to request a WES ICAP assessment, CPAWSB will accept an official third-party verification submitted directly from a recognized third-party evaluation service provider based on unofficial transcripts you may have. This can be used for degree recognition only. No academic prerequisites will be recognized in this case. Not all third-party evaluation service providers will allow you to use unofficial transcripts.
If you are unable to have official documents sent, please contact the Transcript Assessment team to discuss your situation before doing anything else. Email [email protected] or call 1.866.420.2350 ext. 6003.
The following question is for Canadian degree, International degree, and Mature Status (only if post-secondary education has been taken) applicant types only
(This Q only applies to applicant types: Canadian degree, International degree, and Mature Status (only if post-secondary education has been taken)
If you received credit from one post-secondary institution for courses taken at another post-secondary institution, arrange to have both official transcripts submitted and ensure both post-secondary institutions are listed as Req’d (required) in your document checklist. The Transcript Assessment Team needs to see the original marks, credit hours, etc., to determine if courses are eligible for any academic prerequisites. If you have already requested a transcript assessment and the original post-secondary institution is not listed on your document checklist and/or is not checked as required, contact the transcript assessment team to speak with an Inspector and have your document checklist corrected
The following questions are for Canadian degree, International degree, and Mature Status (only if post-secondary education has been taken) applicant types only
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree, Canadian degree, and Mature Status (if post-secondary education was taken))
Request official transcripts from every Canadian post-secondary institution (PSI) you attended and have them sent directly to CPAWSB. Also ensure that each post-secondary institution is listed on your document checklist. Include all accounting and non-accounting education. If you completed a 3 or 4-year degree or Master’s degree in Canada, you should apply to CPAWSB as an applicant with a Canadian degree.
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree, Canadian degree, and Mature Status)
The course syllabus should provide detailed information on the course textbook used, weekly schedule of course topics, course learning objectives, course evaluation criteria and the textbook chapters used in the course. The course syllabus should match when the course was taken (for example, if you took the course in 2015, provide the 2015 syllabus).
A course syllabus should include the following information:
- Post-secondary institution letterhead, symbol, logo, etc.
- Course overview, learning outcomes or objectives
- Course(s) details (course name/number, course hours, semester/term, year, lecture times, instructor details)
- The year of the syllabus must be indicated and must match the year the course(s) were completed (as indicated on your transcript)
- Course assessments (assignments, quizzes, exams, projects, case studies, etc.)
- Grading scale used by the post-secondary institution
- Course textbooks and other materials
- Description of the topics covered in the course
- Course prerequisite(s)/anti-requisite(s)/academic prerequisite(s) (if any)
Other considerations:
- Course descriptions in the context of an email cannot be accepted as sufficiently verifiable documentation
- Course syllabus must be in the original form as provided by the post-secondary institution
- Course syllabus should be submitted in PDF format
- Course syllabus in a language other than English require a translation to be submitted directly by a certified translator
If you have questions regarding any of the points above or about submitting the syllabus, please contact the Transcript Assessment team by emailing [email protected] or calling 1.866.420.2350 ext. 6003.
The following questions are for International degree and IFAC member applicant types only
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree and IFAC member)
Answer for an applicant with an International Degree:
In addition to requesting and paying for a CPAWSB transcript assessment, applicants with an international (non-Canadian) degree must have a third-party verification of their international transcripts submitted directly to CPAWSB from the issuing organization. The preferred third-party assessment is a WES ICAP evaluation .
Answer for an applicant with an International Designation (IFAC Member):
In addition to requesting and paying for a CPAWSB transcript assessment, applicants with an international designation (IFAC Member) must have a third-party basic assessment of their non-Canadian education credentials. It must be from one of the assessment services registered with the Alliance of Credential Evaluations Services of Canada (ACESC) . The assessment is used to verify the Canadian equivalency of your international education credentials.
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree and IFAC member)
The third-party evaluation service and CPA Western School of Business are different organizations and the assessments they provide serve different purposes. The fee you paid for the third-party report is to verify your international education and identify the Canadian degree equivalency, which CPAWSB uses to determine if you meet the degree and 120-credit hour admission requirements. The transcript assessment performed by CPAWSB is to review the courses you completed and grades received, as identified on the transcript, to determine whether any CPA prerequisite exemptions can be granted and summarizes your eligibility for entry into CPA PEP using the third-party assessment results.
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree, and IFAC member)
Answer for Applicants with an International degree:
If you have used or are using a third-party verification other than WES ICAP:
- The third-party assessment must be completed by one of the assessment services registered with the Alliance of Credential Evaluations Services of Canada (ACESC) .
- Official post-secondary transcripts must also be submitted to CPAWSB.
- Please contact the Transcript Assessment team by calling 1.866.420.2350 ext. 6003 or emailing [email protected] for additional important information and to discuss your situation.
Answer for Applicants with an International Designation (IFAC Member):
A WES ICAP is not required. Only a basic assessment of your non-Canadian education credentials is required. It must be from one of the assessment services registered with the Alliance of Credential Evaluations Services of Canada (ACESC) . The assessment is used to verify the Canadian equivalency of your international education credentials.
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree and IFAC member)
Reports must be sent to CPAWSB directly from the Canadian third-party evaluation organization. Please arrange to have another copy sent directly from the third-party evaluation organization to our office.
If the institution offers electronic official documents, please request them to be emailed to: [email protected].
(This Q only applies to applicant types: International degree and IFAC member)
No, unfortunately, we cannot. Due to privacy policies, we can only return your transcripts to you. If you would like your international transcripts returned to you, please ensure your My CPA profile information is correct and contact [email protected] to arrange for your transcripts to be returned to you. Please provide the following information:
- CPA number
- Current shipping address
- Name of the document requested
- Telephone number
The following questions are for Accredited Program applicants only
Although you are not required to have a CPAWSB transcript assessment completed, you still need to submit an official undergraduate degree transcript that includes the conferral date to CPAWSB in a sealed (unopened) envelope directly from the issuing institution.
After graduation, all CPA accredited program graduates, except University of Saskatchewan MPAcc graduates, must send their official accredited program transcripts to CPAWSB directly as soon as they're available.
No, we will require an official copy submitted directly to CPAWB by the issuing institution.
No, you must provide an official degree transcript when registering for the program, and to help us determine if you are eligible for an advanced standing.
- For accredited programs in the western region, you can submit your acceptance letter to [email protected].
- If you are registering after the accredited program begins, we can accept confirmation of your acceptance and start date directly from the university.
- For accredited program outside the western region, confirmation must be provided by the CPA body from the region you are completing your accredited program. Please contact them directly to request confirmation letter.
