Accreditation and professional recognition

Socially responsible, ethical and innovative business leaders who are ready for the future world of work. The Faculty of Business, Law and Arts is shaping these types of people through our industry-accredited undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

Professional Recognition

Upon completion of your degree, you are eligible to apply for admission to these professional bodies:

Australian Institute of Management

Relevant courses:

Australian Marketing Institute

Relevant courses:

Bachelor of Business Administration

Institute of Public Accountants

Relevant courses:

Bachelor of Business (Accounting major)
Master of Professional Accounting

Australian Market and Social Research Society

Relevant courses:

Bachelor of Business (Marketing major)

CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)

The below courses have met the education requirements for CPA Australia and CAANZ:

2022 Accreditations

Bachelor of Business (Accounting Major)
Bachelor of Business and Enterprise (Accounting Specialisation)
Bachelor of Business and Enterprise, Bachelor of Arts (Accounting Specialisation)
Master of Professional Accounting

Pre-2022 Accreditations:

Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting Major)
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Accounting Major)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business (Accounting Major)
Graduate Diploma of Accounting (CPA only)

For more information, view the CPA and CAANZ-accredited courses for Southern Cross University at the CPA website.

Tax Practitioners Board (TPB)

TPB has approved** five discipline-specific units as meeting the educational requirements for licensing under BAS Agent and Tax Agent in the following courses:

Bachelor of Business (Accounting Major)
Bachelor of Business and Enterprise
Bachelor of Business and Enterprise, Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting Major)
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Accounting Major)
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business (Accounting Major)

**The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) accredited units:

BAS Agent (1/2): ACCT1002 OR ACCT2001 – Taxation OR Both

Tax Agent (5): LEGL1003 - Introduction to Business Law; LAWS2001 - Company Law; LEGL2001 - Introduction to Land Law OR LAWS2002 - Competition and Consumer Law; ACCT2001 – Taxation; ACCT3001 - Advanced Taxation

For more information, view the TPB - Approved Course Providers (Board Approved Courses) for Southern Cross University at the TPB website.

Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)

AIPM has endorsed the following courses:

Students who have completed an AIPM-endorsed Higher Education course are eligible to apply for a certificate as a Certified Practicing Project Practitioner (CPPP) under AIPM's RegPM program. To qualify for CPPP, students must apply for Membership with a copy of their qualification.

For more information on becoming an AIPM RegPM or to qualify as a CPPP, consult the APIM website.

Financial Adviser Standards (FAS)

The Financial Adviser Standards has approved accreditation for any Southern Cross University Bachelor Degree (with a financial services major) completing the following set of units:

LEGL1003 Introduction to Business Law; LAWS2001 Company Law; FINC2002 Behavioural Finance and Client Relationships; FINC2005 Principles of Financial Planning; FINC2006 Ethics and Professionalism; ACCT2001 Taxation; FINC3001 Investments and Portfolio Management; FINC2004 Superannuation and Retirement Planning; FINC2007 Insurance and Risk Management; FINC3003 Estate Planning (Capstone).

Accredited for students commencing during or after March 2021.

Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW (LPAB)

The following courses are accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board:

Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Business and Enterprise
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science