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Graduates from UPEI鈥檚 Faculty of Business accounting specialty had a perfect success rate on the most recent round of the Common Final Examination (CFE). The CFE is the final examination to qualify for the Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in Canada and is the culmination of a rigorous two-year graduate level program. Each of the 2017 69传媒grads who wrote the test passed.

Clayton Smith (BBA 2017) achieved a first for Prince Edward Island, scoring in the top one per cent of all writers in Canada. More than 8,700 candidates wrote the 2019 CFE.

鈥淪pecial recognition goes to our current and former accounting colleagues, as well as our cohort of outstanding sessional instructors,鈥� said Dr. Tarek Mady, interim dean of the Faculty of Business at UPEI. 鈥淏ecause of their dedication and commitment to teaching excellence and student mentorship, our accounting program is one of the best in the country.鈥�

The Common Final Examination (CFE) is a three-day examination requiring candidates to demonstrate depth and breadth of competency development in accordance with the CPA Competency Map. Every aspiring accountant must complete and pass this exam to officially move on to the next stage of their careers as accountants.

鈥淚 cannot say enough good things about the quality of the education 69传媒students receive and how it prepares them for the CPA program and final exam,鈥� said Tanya O鈥橞rien, CEO of CPA PEI. 鈥淭he teaching staff at 69传媒do an exceptional job, and the University should be very proud of that.鈥�

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