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Your route to Auditor

The whole way from school to the job, then what each way of taking it costs. Every figure links to where it came from.

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The steps

  1. 1
    Now

    Form 4 to SPM

    Mathematics and English matter most; Principles of Accounting helps.

  2. 2
    After SPM

    Matrikulasi, or straight into ACCA

    1 yr

    Matrikulasi's accounting stream takes a year before a degree. Its professional programme, JPPro, runs a year at Kolej Matrikulasi Selangor then two and a half at UiTM. ACCA can also start straight after SPM.

  3. 3
    Degree

    Accounting degree or professional exams

    3–3.5 yrs

    A three-and-a-half-year accounting degree at a public university, or a three-year private or overseas degree followed by a professional body's exams.

  4. 4
    Training

    Three years of work experience

    3 yr

    MIA requires at least three years of practical accounting experience.

  5. 5
    Career

    Chartered Accountant, C.A.(M)

    Membership of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Programmes on your route

Finding programmes…

Local public, local private or overseas

Matrikulasi, then a UPU place on an MIA-recognised accounting degree. The most direct route to C.A.(M).

Rough total
RM79,000 – RM103,000

Degreemate's sum of the sourced figures below, not a quote from any institution. Fees change each year.

What goes into it

Entry requirements to plan for

Scholarships and sponsors to check

Leads to check, not offers. Intakes and eligibility change each year.

If this route doesn't fit

Figures reviewed 7 Oct 2026.