Bachelor of Accounting

Summary

The Bachelor of Accounting has CAANZ and CPA accreditation and meets their academic eligibility for full membership.

With her eye on a career in accountancy, student Lily Barlow says winning a School Leavers Scholarship to study at NMIT has been life-changing. Read more.

Gain the skills to become an accounting professional. Becoming an accountant will open doors for you across the globe. Our graduates are known not only for being highly skilled but also for being able to hit the ground running.

Through active and applied learning in small classes, you’ll gain skills and knowledge in a range of accounting topics such as accounting systems and processes; taxation; finance and financial management; economics; accounting information systems; quantitative methods for accounting; audit and assurance; management accounting; financial accounting and reporting; and business law.

Alongside these accounting areas, you’ll also cover core business topics enabling you to develop comprehensive professional accounting skills, knowledge and capabilities, while an elective will enable you to focus on another topic of interest in business.

In your final year, you’ll undertake a professional accounting project which involves applying your learning within a real business environment. You’ll undertake a deep-dive project into a specialist area of accounting, and on successful completion, you’ll have real-life work experience to add to your CV.

Flexible learning options for Marlborough students

From 2026, Marlborough learners will have the option to learn remotely. This means you can join your Nelson-based classes from home, or, if you prefer, come onto the Marlborough campus and use the dedicated room to connect in with your own device and headphones.

Key details:

• You can join classes remotely from home via Webex.
• A dedicated space will be available on the Marlborough campus for those who prefer to learn on-site.
• All tests and exams will still be held on campus.
• IT support will ensure you have what you need to access classes through Moodle.

This flexible delivery model ensures Marlborough learners stay connected, supported, and fully included in the Nelson learning environment – while choosing the study setup that works best for them.

Career opportunities

This qualification will prepare you for accounting and accounting-related roles, including Chartered Accountant. Accounting has good long-term career prospects, with strong support from a professional body to remain current and adaptable in an ever-changing business world.

Study with flexibility nation-wide

The Bachelor of Accounting is a NMIT unified programme, redesigned to be portable, consistent and aligned with the business industry's needs while keeping your success and well-being at heart.
See more here.

Whakatapoko | Admission

To be eligible for admission to this programme, all applicants must meet three admission requirements:

• Requirements for either General, Special, or Discretionary admission
• Any additional Programme specific requirements
• Language Literacy requirements

University Entrance:

• NCEA Level 3
• Three subjects at level 3, made up of:
  • 14 credits in each of three approved subjects
• Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:
  • 5 credits in reading
  • 5 credits in writing
• Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of:
  • achievement standards - specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects, or
  • unit standards - package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).

Or

• Satisfied the criteria for entrance to a New Zealand University with an equivalent to the above from another secondary qualification.

Or

• Successful completion of an approved qualification at Level 4 or above with a relevant pathway.

Special Admission

Applicants who have attained the age of 20 years on or before the first day of the semester in which study for the programme is to commence and who do not meet the general admission requirements stated above and who believe that they have the level of preparedness for study at this level ma...