ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) was founded in 1904 and is one of the world’s leading professional accountancy organisations with over 444,000 students and 147,000 members in 170 countries. The ACCA qualification is internationally recognised and valuable to students wishing to pursue careers in accountancy, commerce and industry in both private and public sectors.

Entry Requirements

minimum entry requirements :

• Two A Levels and three GCSEs (or their equivalent).
• These need to be in five separate subjects including English and maths.

Course Structure

The ACCA qualification is split into two levels, the Fundamentals level (papers F1 to F9) and the Professional level (papers P1 to P7). The Fundamentals level is made up of the Knowledge and Skills modules, whilst the Professional level is made up of three Essential papers and two Option papers from a choice of four. Each level comprises two modules.

Knowledge

• F1 Accountant in Business
• F2 Management Accounting
• F3 Financial Accounting

Skills

• F4 Corporate and Business Law (UK)
• F5 Performance Management
• F6 Taxation (UK)
• F7 Financial Reporting
• F8 Audit & Assurance
• F9 Financial Management

Essentials

• P1 Professional Accountant
• P2 Corporate Reporting
• P3 Business Analysis

Options (Choose any 2 from 4)

Computer Based Exam

You can sit computer-based exams (CBE) at any time but you need to be a registered student and will have your student registration number.

Computer-based exams (CBE) are available for the first seven Foundation-level exams. These are the exams required for the Introductory Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting (FA1, MA1); the Intermediate Certificate in Financial and Management Accounting (FA2, MA2); and the Diploma in Accounting and Business (FAB, FMA and FFA). These exams are also required for the Certified Accounting Technician qualification.

CBEs are also available for the ACCA Knowledge module exams (F1, F2 and F3) of the ACCA Qualification.

Exam entry deadlines Exam entry period; Early Standard LateJune exam session8 March9 March - 8 April9 April - 8 MayDecember exam session8 September9 September - 8 October9 October - 8 NovemberExam entry methodOnlineOnline & PaperOnlineHow to Apply

Please download and complete the appropriate application form or fill the application form online.

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