Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Diploma in Accounting Sciences

Qualification code: 98200
NQF level: 6
Total credits: 360
SAQA ID: 83289
APS/AS: 18
Rules:
This programme is endorsed by the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) for those students who selected Management Accounting as a major. Once successfully completed, candidates pursuing the CIMA qualification will be exempted from CIMA's Certificate in Business Accounting (four papers). Such candidates could commence with CIMA's operational level, should they wish to progress with their CIMA studies. In addition, CIMA will also issue them with their Certificate in Business Accounting if they successfully complete any one of the four papers of their business accounting certificate. Candidates should note that during the course of their studies they would be required to have access to a computer with a webcam, and the internet
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this qualification is to enable qualifying students to: Assist with the management of a small business and display entrepreneurial skills. Perform accounting and accounting reporting duties. Perform management accounting duties. Perform internal auditing procedures. Render limited tax services, depending on the electives they have chosen.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2025 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: In <parseNumber>, a parse locale can not be established