The course is accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) as a recognised program for satisfying the academic requirements for professional membership.

Applicants for membership of CPA Australia or the ICAA must pass, or be exempted from, the following units:
AFM101 Introduction to Financial Accounting
AFM112 Introduction to Management Accounting
AFM202 Cost Management
AFM211 Financial Accounting I
AFM231 Corporate Finance
AFM272 Accounting Information Systems (not required by ICAA)
AFM311 Advanced Financial Accounting
AFM312 Auditing
LS251 Introduction to Business Law
LS391 Principles of Corporation Law
LS392 Principles of Taxation Law
ECON101
ECON102
QM161

Candidates eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Financial Management may have satisfied some of these requirements in their first degree.

If the units AFM312 and LS392 are not completed within the Graduate Diploma in Financial Management, applicants for membership of CPA Australia will be required to complete equivalent subjects within the CPA program.