Forensic Accounting

Program Overview

Quick Facts

Master of Forensic Accounting

Admissions to the advanced-standing option of this program have been administratively suspended.

Program Description

The Master of Forensic Accounting (MFAcc) has been designed to provide graduates with the most thorough and rigorous preparation available in the investigative and forensic accounting field. Consequently, MFAcc graduates are expected to become recognized as the foremost forensic professionals in their chosen fields, whether those are in forensic accounting practice; in compliance functions in banks, insurance companies, and brokerages; business valuation; fraud investigation in law enforcement; securities enforcement; or in international forensic roles for the World Bank, the United Nations and its programs, and others.

MFAcc Program (Two-Year)

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute for Management and Innovation's additional admission requirements stated below.

• An appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university in commerce, business administration, or accounting, with standing equivalent to at least a University of Toronto mid-B in the final year.

• Two years of relevant experience in business.

• Submission of an official MFAcc application via the SGS online application system.

Program Requirements

• Completion of a total of 5.0 required full-course equivalents (FCEs) or 10 half courses, taken sequentially.

• This is a part-time program which uses a combination of a one-week intensive in-residence session and e-learning modules with group discussions, assignments, and formal examinations. It is possible for students to participate from anywhere in the world.

Program Path

Year 1: Fall

Year 1: Winter

Year 1: Summer

Year 2: Fall

Year 2: Winter

Year 2: Summer

Program Length

6 sessions part-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F/W/S)

Time Limit

6 years part-time

MFAcc Program (Eight-Month Advanced-Standing Option)

Admissions have been administratively suspended.

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Only applicants who graduated from the University of Toronto’s graduate Diploma in Investigative & Forensic Accounting (DIFA) program are eligible to apply. Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Institute for Management & Innovation's additional admission requirements stated below.

• Submission of an official MFAcc application via the SGS online application system.

• Two letters of reference.

Program Requirements

• Coursework. Students must successfully complete 2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) in required courses as follows:

  • 0.5 FCE: IFA1905H involves weekly online sessions, beginning in January for nine weeks

  • 0.5 FCE: IFA1906H involves weekly online sessions, beginning in March for nine weeks

  • 0.5 FCE: IFA2905H involves weekly online and residency sessions, beginning in May*

  • 0.5 FCE: IFA2906H involves weekly online and residency sessions, beginning in June*

*Involves an intensive, mandatory six-day in-residence session, held in August at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

Program Length

2 sessions part-time (typical registration sequence: W/S)

Time Limit

2 years part-time