ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is one of the world's leading accountancy organisations. Its members are internationally recognised in public practice, industry, commerce and the public sector. ACCA membership also allows you to obtain status as a Registered Auditor.

Entry requirements

There are a number of entry routes which take into account previous school leaver and graduate qualifications and allow you to study for the ACCA qualification, provided you are 18 or over.

If you do not have the standard qualifications, you may apply for Mature Student Entry provided you are over 21. You will be given two years to pass Papers F2 and F3, and will then have 10 years to complete the remaining papers.

Exemptions

Relevant graduates may be awarded some exemptions for papers in the Fundamental level. An exemption fee must be paid for each paper awarded. Contact ACCA for further information.

Exemption application dates

• By 31 January - for June exams
• By 31 July - for December exams

ACCA exam dates

There are 2 exam sittings each year:

• June
• December

Registration with ACCA

All students who wish to sit ACCA examinations must:

• Register as a student with ACCA
• Register to sit specific exams with ACCA (you will be sent an exam entry form once you have registered with ACCA)

Enrolment on an Access College London course does not register you with ACCA.

ACCA registration deadlines

You must register with ACCA:

• By end Dec - for June exams
• By mid Aug - for December exams

ACCA exam entry deadlines

You must register to sit exams:

• By 15 April - for June exams
• By 15 October - for December exams

Note: these deadlines do NOT apply if you are sitting an LCA internally assessed exam. Contact LCA's Internally Assessed Course Director for further details.

ACCA enquiry service

For further information on entry requirements, ACCA exam registration, and exemptions contact:

ACCA Connect
2 Central Quay, 89 Hyde Park Street
Glasgow, G3 8BW, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 141 582 2000
Fax: +44 (0) 141 582 2222
Email: students@accaglobal.com
Website: www.accaglobal.com

Note: Exemption, registration and exam entry deadline dates are approximate and should be checked with ACCA.

ACCA Course Structure (ACCA QUALIFICATION)

• FUNDAMENTALS LEVEL (9 papers in total)
  • KNOWLEDGE MODULE (all 3 papers)
    • Accountant in Business (AB)
    • Management Accounting (MA)
    • Financial Accounting (FA

 

• SKILLS MODULE (all 6 papers)
  • Corporate and Business Law (CL)
  • Performance Management (PM) 
  • Taxation (TX) 
  • Financial Reporting (FR) 
  • Audit and Assurance (AA)
  • Financial Management (FM)
    
    
• PROFESSIONAL LEVEL (5 papers in total)
  
  • ESSENTIALS MODULE (all 3 papers)
    • Professional Accountant (PA)
    • Corporate Reporting (CR)
    • Business Analysis (BA)

• OPTIONS MODULE (any 2 papers)
  • Advanced Financial Management (AFM)
  • Advanced Performance Management (APM)
  • Advanced Taxation (ATX) 
  • Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

* Note:
International stream variants are taught on: Papers F3, F7,F8, P2 & P7.
UK variants are taught for Papers F6 & P6
F4 Is the English Law variant.

• ETHICS MODULE
  
  Students studying for the ACCA Qualification will be required to complete an online ethics training module developed by ACCA. Students will be given access to the Professional Ethics module by ACCA as soon as they become eligible to take Paper P1 and will be able to complete the module at their convenience.