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1) How do I change my address
with CASB?
2) I have left my previous firm and am now employed at a new CATO. How do I notify
CASB?
3) I was recently married/divorced. How do I change my name with CASB?
4) When can I register with CASB?
5) Can I use CGA or CMA courses as exemptions to the CASB program?
6) Can I enroll in CASB as a co-op student?
7) How can I enroll in CASB as a mature student?
8) I worked as a co-op summer student. Can I claim practical experience time
I
spent
at a CATO last year before I registered in the CASB program?
9) I'm completing my degree or prerequisites, but I won't
have a transcript of my final courses in time to meet the deadline. Can I still
register
in Module
1?
10) I have one CASB prerequisite outstanding. Can I still begin Module 1?
11) Do I need to send CASB official transcripts with my registration?
12) I do not have my degree nor do I have all my prerequisites.
Can I register
in
the CASB program?
13) What is meant by a degree or equivalent?
14) I have completed my prerequisites, but I do not have my degree. Can I register
with CASB?
15) I am not employed at a CA Training Office. Can I register with CASB?
16) I reside in a country outside Canada. Can I register with CASB?
1) How do I change my address with CASB?
Send the appropriate information via e-mail to the CASB General Registrations. Please include your full name and student ID number when notifying
Student & Support Services of any change in registration information.
Students with a change in their personal address information are required to submit a Change of Personal Information Form by e-mail to CASB General Registrations at generalregistrations@casb.com . Please include your full name and student ID number when notifying Student & Support Services of any change in registration information.
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2) I have left my previous firm and am now employed at a new CATO. How do I notify CASB?
Changes in CA Training Office employment require submitting a Change
of CA Training Office Form. Please include your full name and student ID number when
notifying Student & Support Services of any change in registration information. Please note that you are required to ensure that your previous CA Training Office provides CASB General Registrations with a Confirmation of Practical Experience Certificate. All forms should be submitted to generalregistrations@casb.com
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3) I was recently married/divorced. How do I change my name with CASB?
Email or send via regular mail a photocopy of your marriage certificate or drivers license along with a Change of Personal Information Form to generalregistrations@casb.com. (Note: Your Blackboard ID will not change. Please continue to use the original ID assigned to you upon registration with CASB.)
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4) When can I register with CASB?
You can register with CASB
when you commence employment at a CA Training Office, provided you
have completed 45 credit hours toward your degree. Your
accrued employment hours can then begin being applied to your three year practical
experience requirement. If you do not yet have employment at a CA
Training Office, you may still register in CASB Module 1 if your degree and
all educational
prerequisites have been met.
Students seeking to commence CASB modules prior to their employment start
date may also register as a student (e.g. spring graduates commencing Module
1 in May should submit registration applications to CASB by March 1).
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5) 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. You are required to successfully complete the CASB modules and
write the Uniform Evaluation (UFE).
You are required to complete the three year practical experience requirement.
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6) Can I enroll in CASB as a co-op student?
Students in an approved co-op degree
program follow a program of work and study terms approved by their university,
CASB
and their employer.
A list of approved Co-op programs is listed in Appendix E of the Education Policy Manual.
Each student's
program will be unique depending on the university they attend, time which
they entered the co-op program, number of prerequisites completed at time
of enrollment in CASB and number of terms until the student's degree
is attained. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be completed for practical
experience
to be recognized.
Co-op students are eligible to begin taking CASB modules during their work
terms providing they have completed Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 and
2 and Tax (personal and corporate) prior to the start of Module 1.
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7) How can I enroll in CASB as a mature student?
A mature student is an individual who does not hold a four-year 120 credit university degree or an equivalent to one from a Canadian university and is not able to register in any other student category.
To register as a mature student, you must meet the following criteria:
- Five years of
relevant business experience, or a combination of business experience (two
years minimum)
and full-time post-secondary education (up to
three of five years)
- GMAT score of
550 or higher
- Secure employment
with
a CA Training Office
In addition to the above requirements, you must complete 12 prerequisite courses and submit a detailed resume outlining
your work experience accompanied by two letters of reference.
Your application will be reviewed and approved by the Director, General Registration.
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8) I worked as a co-op summer student. Can I claim practical experience time I spent at a CATO last year before I registered in the CASB program?
You must be a registered
CASB student for the time to count. You must make a written request to
CASB's
Director of General Registration requesting that the time accrued be applied to the
practical experience
requirement of your program.
The request must also be accompanied with a completed Experience Confirmation
Form and the appropriate registration fees from the commencement of the period
of the practical experience. Students must have completed a minimum of 45
university credit hours to be eligible to have practical experience recognized.
The maximum period allowed for this claim of formerly accrued experience is
12 months.
It is the student's
responsibility to pay the registration fees from the commencement of this
practical experience
period.
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9) I'm completing my degree or prerequisites, but I won't have a transcript of my final courses in time to meet the deadline. Can I still register in Module 1?
You can register if you are scheduled to complete the final course necessary
for your degree, or scheduled to successfully complete CASB prerequisites,
prior to the commencement of Module 1. Please follow the registration deadlines
outlined for Module 1 to avoid late fees.
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10) I have one CASB prerequisite outstanding. Can I still begin Module 1?
If you are a degree student with only one prerequisite outstanding (and that
prerequisite is not tax or both required intermediate financial accounting prerequisites) you may apply in writing to the Director of General Registration, CASB, for permission
to begin Module 1 with the course outstanding. In addition, if granted permission
to do Module 1, you must complete the outstanding prerequisite course before beginning Module
2.
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11) Do I need to send CASB official transcripts with my registration?
When you register with CASB, please request an official transcript from your
educational institution be sent directly from the school to CASB. If you obtained
prerequisites from a number of institutions, you must arrange for official
transcripts to be sent from each school to CASB.
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12) I do not have my degree nor do I have all my prerequisites. Can I register into the CASB program?
If you have commenced employment at a CA Training Office and have completed
45 credit hours toward your degree you may register in CASB. The employment
hours you accrue can then begin to be applied to your three year practical experience
requirement. If you do not yet have employment at a CA Training Office,
you may still register in CASB Module 1 if your degree and all educational
prerequisites have been met.
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13) What is meant by "a degree or equivalent"?
A degree or equivalent' means:
- obtain, or be
in the process of obtaining, your undergraduate degree
- be a CGA in good standing
- be a CMA in good standing
- have an ACIA certificate in good standing
- meet mature student requirements
- meet senior practitioner student requirements
- specified Foreign Accounting Credentials
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14) 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
CATO, you may register in CASB. This time will be accrued toward your three year
professional experience requirement.
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15) 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.
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16) I reside in a country outside Canada. Can I register with CASB?
Students must be a resident of Canada and lawfully permitted to work or study in Canada.
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