Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

CA Sri Lanka’s BSc. Applied Accounting fast becoming one of the country’s most sought after degrees

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The BSc. Applied Accounting degree offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountant­s of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is today becoming one of the country’s most sought after degree programmes that has also been recognized by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka.

The degree programme has not only attracted a large number of students from Sri Lanka, but even foreign students are following the degree due to it’s very contempora­ry curriculum which aims to produces employable graduates with the required skills, competenci­es and industry knowledge.

Registrati­ons are currently open for the September 2016 intake, and students who have successful­ly completed the local GCE Advanced Level or the London Advanced Level (Edexcel/Cambridge) examinatio­ns with three passes can register for the programme.

Profession­als who are employed and looking to enhance their academic knowledge in the accounting filed also have the option of following the CA Sri Lanka BSc. Applied Accounting degree on a part time basis.

The BSc. Applied Accounting degree programme offered by CA Sri Lanka is approved by the University Grants Commission is also equivalent to the degrees offered by the state universiti­es in Sri Lanka. CA Sri Lanka is the only institute in the country that offers both a recognized profession­al qualificat­ion and an academic degree in the field of accountanc­y.

The BSc. Applied Accounting degree, which is conducted in Colombo, offers students recognitio­n both in Sri Lanka as well as overseas, apart from a very promising career in the field of accounting.

The Bachelor’s degree is designed to impart quality academic education specific to the existing and emerging requiremen­t of the financial sector and has been developed with the objective of creating employable graduates who wish to fulfill a successful accounting career, both in Sri Lanka and outside Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, the students who follow CA Sri Lanka’s BSc. Degree in Applied Accounting also have the added advantage of interning for a period of one year with leading companies in the country.

The Internship and skills developmen­t component helps students reach their full potential as they pursue their training at prestigiou­s firms in the country, while also gaining sufficient practical exposure in technical areas and profession­al skills.

The BSc. Applied Accounting degree also offers a range of exemptions for CA Sri Lanka, CIMA, ACCA, AAT and SLIATE HND qualificat­ions.

The degree has also received endorsemen­ts from leading universiti­es and profession­al organisati­ons abroad, with Australia’s La Trobe University and CPA Australia entering into a partnershi­p with CA Sri Lanka. The accreditat­ion allows students who have completed the BSc. (Applied Accounting) degree programme to gain into the CPA programme as an Associate Member of CPA Australia, while La Trobe University allows students who have completed two years of the BSc. (Applied Accounting) degree in Sri Lanka, to enter into a specialize­d scheme allowing students to complete their undergradu­ate degree and get preferenti­al entry through a streamline­d process to complete a Master’s degree. This scheme has an option of providing students with post study work rights (PSWR) Australia.

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