Registration and Administrative

Registration and Administrative FAQs

For current students

1) How do I change my address with CASB?
2) I have changed training offices. How do I notify CASB?
3) My marital status has changed. How do I change my name with CASB?
4) Before I registered as a CASB student, I completed a co-op or summer work term with an approved training office. Can I claim the experience towards my practical experience requirement?

For prospective students

1) When can I register with CASB?
2) Do I need to send CASB official transcripts with my registration?
3) Can I use CGA or CMA courses as exemptions to the CASB program?
4) Can I register with CASB as a co-op student?
5) How can I register with CASB as a mature student?
6) I'm completing my degree or prerequisites, but I won't have a transcript of my final courses in time to meet the module registration deadline. Can I still register in Module 1?
7) I have completed my degree, but I have one CASB prerequisite outstanding. Can I still begin Module 1?
8) I have not completed my degree or my prerequisite courses. Can I register with CASB?
9) I have completed my prerequisites, but I do not have my degree. Can I register with CASB?
10) I am not employed at a CA Training Office. Can I register with CASB?
11) I do not live in Canada. Can I register with CASB?
12) My education is from outside of Canada. How do I register with CASB?

For current students

1) How do I change my address with CASB?
To change your address information, send a Change of Personal Information Form to CASB General Registrations at generalregistrations@casb.com. Please include your full name and student ID number on the form.

2) I have changed training offices. How do I notify CASB?
If you change training offices, send a Change of CA Training Office Form to CASB General Registrations at generalregistrations@casb.com. Please include your full name and student ID number in the email. Remember, you are required to ensure that your previous CA Training Office provides CASB General Registrations with a Confirmation of Practical Experience Certificate.

3) My marital status has changed. How do I change my name with CASB?
To change your name, email a copy of your marriage certificate or driver's license and a completed Change of Personal Information Form (PDF/76KB) to CASB General Registrations at generalregistrations@casb.com. (Note: Your Desire2Learn ID will not change. Please continue to use the original ID assigned to you upon registration with CASB.)

4) Before I registered as a CASB student, I completed a co-op or summer work term with an approved CA Training Office. Can I claim the experience towards my practical experience requirement?
If you have completed a minimum of 45 credit hours, you can request that the experience be applied to your practical experience requirement. Submit your request, along with a completed Confirmation of Practical Experience Certificate to the Director, General Registration at generalregistrations@casb.com. You must also pay the student fees from the time when the experience started. The maximum period allowed for this claim of previously-accrued experience is 12 months.

For prospective students

1) When can I register with CASB?
You can register as a student under the following circumstances:

If you have completed 45 credit hours towards your degree, you can register with CASB when you begin working at a CA Training Office.
If you have completed your degree and prerequisite courses, have a training position, but haven't started working, you may register as a student and for Module 1.
If you have completed your degree and prerequisite courses, but you do not yet have a position at a CA Training Office, you may register as a student and for Module 1. You must provide CASB with a copy of a written offer of CA Training Office employment before you can participate in Module 2.

Once you register with CASB, your employment hours will begin counting towards your three-year practical experience requirement. Student registrations into the CASB program are accepted throughout the year. Module registrations are accepted at specific times throughout the year, which are listed on the schedule of key dates. Students are required to pay annual student dues and module registration fees. Please see the administrative fee schedule for the most current rates.

2) Do I need to send CASB official transcripts with my registration?
Please have your educational institution send an official transcript directly to CASB. If you obtained prerequisites from multiple institutions, you must arrange for each school to send an official transcript to CASB.

3) Can I use CGA or CMA courses as exemptions to the CASB program?
CMAs and CGAs in good standing are exempt from the CASB degree and prerequisite requirements. Applicants with several years of eligible business experience since achieving their designation may receive further exemptions. CMAs and CGAs who do not have significant eligible experience will be required to successfully complete the six CASB modules and write the National Uniform Evaluation (UFE).

4) Can I register with CASB as a co-op student?
If you are enrolled in an approved co-op degree program (listed in Appendix E of the Education Policy Manual) and have completed a minimum 45 credit hours, your work experience at a CA Training Office will count towards your three-year practical experience requirement. You can start taking modules during your work terms if you have completed Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 and 2 and Tax (personal and corporate).

All co-op students must have their program of work and study terms approved by their university, CASB, and their employer. Each student's program will be unique depending on the university they attend, the number of prerequisites completed at the time of enrollment in CASB and the number of terms remaining until the student's degree is complete.

Contact generalregistrations@casb.com if you would like to ensure that you eligible to register as a co-op student with CASB.

5) How can I register with CASB as a mature student?
You can enroll as a mature student if you do not hold a four-year, 120-credit Canadian undergraduate degree or foreign degree assessed as equivalent and are not able to register in any other student category.

To register as a mature student, you must have:

Five years of relevant business experience, or a combination of business experience (two years minimum) and full-time post-secondary education (three years maximum)
Completed the 12 prerequisite courses
Achieved a GMAT score of 550 or higher
Secured employment with a CA Training Office

In addition to the above requirements, your application must include a detailed resume outlining your work experience and two letters of reference. Your application will be reviewed by the Director, General Registration.

6) I'm completing my degree or prerequisites, but I won't have a transcript of my final courses in time to meet the module registration deadline. Can I still register in Module 1?
You can register in Module 1 provided you submit your required transcripts prior to the start of the module. Please follow the registration deadlines outlined for Module 1 to avoid late fees.

7) I have completed my degree, but I have one prerequisite outstanding. Can I still begin Module 1?
If you are enrolling in CASB as a degree student and your outstanding prerequisite is not tax or either of the intermediate financial accounting prerequisites, you may submit a request to generalregistrations@casb.com for permission to begin Module 1 before completing your remaining prerequisite. If your request is approved, you must complete the outstanding prerequisite course before beginning Module 2.

8) I have not completed my degree or my prerequisite courses. Can I register with CASB?
If you have started working at a CA Training Office and have completed 45 credit hours towards your degree, you may register as a CASB student. The employment hours you earn will be applied to your three-year practical experience requirement.

You can enroll in Module 1 after you have completed your degree and prerequisite courses. If you are in an approved co-op program, you may be able to start Module 1 before completing your degree and all of your prerequisite courses. Please refer to question 6 for details.

9) I have completed my prerequisites, but I do not have my degree. Can I register with CASB?
If you have completed 45 credits toward your degree and are employed at a CA Training Office, you may register in CASB. This time will be accrued toward your three year professional experience requirement.

10) I am not employed at a CA Training Office. Can I register with CASB?
Please refer to the Temporary Policy Relief for Unemployed Students Memo and Q & As.

11) I do not live in Canada. Can I register with CASB?
You must live in Canada and have a Canadian work permit, or a study permit that allows you to work in Canada, to register in the CASB program.

12) My education is from outside of Canada. How do I register with CASB?
If you hold a degree earned outside Canada, it will need to be assessed by an external agency:

International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

Foreign-educated students are also required to have an assessment completed by CASB. Please contact prospectivestudents@casb.com to request an assessment on your education obtained outside of Canada.