Start your journey to becoming a professional accountant with the Bachelor of Accounting.
The Bachelor of Accounting aims to provide Aotearoa New Zealand with people who are equipped with knowledge, technical and professional skills in the field of accounting and can apply the knowledge and skills in an ethical, socially responsible and sustainable way in a variety of business settings that aligns to Nga Kaupapa o te Tiriti o Waitangi.
SIT is now offering HyFlex ('Hybrid-Flexible') through face-to-face and online learning for some of the papers within the Bachelor of Accounting programme. This allows for learning flexibility but please be aware that students will be required to be on-campus for some assessments.
Three years full-time
Part-time study is available
2024 Semester 1: 12 February to 21 June
2024 Semester 2: 8 July to 15 November
2024 Semester 1: 18 November to 24 January
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
International Fees can be found here.
Graduates of the three-year, full-time (or equivalent part-time) programme will be able to operate in accounting related roles for a range of industries and organisations at both operational and strategic levels. Employment pathways for graduates include roles in business accounting such as: financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, taxation, treasury, banking and finance, risk management, business consultancy, across the private and public sector.
The NZQA approved Bachelor of Accounting meets the criteria and is fully accredited by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and Chartered Practising Accountant Australia (CPA).
Akonga who have completed the New Zealand Diploma in Business (Level 5) Accounting Strand can be credited with the first year of the Bachelor of Accounting and may continue study from level 6.
Level 5 compulsory courses:
ACCY5101 Introduction to Accounting and Taxation
ACCY5102 Applied Accounting
ACCY5103 Analysis of Financial Information
ACCY5104 Budgeting for Planning and Control
ACCY5105 Commercial Law
ACCY5106 Economics
BSNS5001 Organisations in and Aotearoa New Zealand Context
BSNS5002 Business Environments
BSNS5003 Business Functions
BSNS5004 Change and Innovation
Level 6 compulsory courses:
ACCY6101 Intermediate Management Accounting
ACCY6102 Intermediate Financial Accounting
ACCY6103 Taxation in Aotearoa New Zealand
ACCY6104 Introduction to Finance
ACCY6105 Data Analytics
ACCY6106 Law of Business Entities
ACCY6107 Research Methods
ACCY6108 Accounting Information Systems
Level 7 compulsory courses:
ACCY7101 Advanced Management Accounting
ACCY7102 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCY7103 Auditing and Assurances
One elective course (any level).
* All courses are 15 credits except ACCY7104 which is a 30 credit course.
General Admission
To be admitted to this programme all applicants must be at least 16 years of age on the date the programme starts, and meet one of the following requirements:
University Entrance:
Or
Satisfied the criteria for entrance to a New Zealand University with an equivalent to the above from another secondary qualification.
Successful completion of an approved qualification at Level 4 or above with a relevant pathway.
Special Admission
Applicants who have attained the age of 20 years on or before the first day of the semester in which study for the programme is to commence and who do not meet the general admission requirements stated above and who believe that they have the level of preparedness for study at this level may apply for special admission.
In assessing whether to grant special admission the primary focus will be on the applicant’s ability to demonstrate a likelihood to succeed in the programme.
All decisions will be at the discretion of the programme leader.
Language Literacy Admission Requirements
All applicants must provide evidence that they have the necessary language literacy proficiency required for the Programme as demonstrated by the equivalence of:
Applicants who are unable to provide evidence of the above may be required to demonstrate capability using an approved proficiency test or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules.
International applicants must provide evidence that they have the necessary English language proficiency required for the Programme as demonstrated by an IELTS score of 6.0 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.5 from one test taken in the preceding two years, or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules and on Delivery Site English Language Requirements for International Ākonga Web-page.