What you need to know about ACCA
ACCA entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements
- two A Levels and three GCSEs or equivalent in five separate subjects, including English and Mathematics.
- Full information on the minimum entrance criteria for each country is available in the ‘related documents’ section.
Mature Student Entry Route (MSER)
- Normally over age 21
- no academic qualifications required
- must pass the equivalent of Papers F2, Management Accounting and F3, Financial Accounting within two years before further progression to the ACCA exams is permitted.
Graduate-entry route
- relevant degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempted from all nine exams within the Fundamentals level and register directly at the Professional level. Degrees with some relevance may also qualify for exemptions
Access to ACCA via CAT qualification
- no academic qualifications required
- sit Certified Accounting Technician
- (CAT) qualification first and then transfer to the Skills module of the ACCA Qualification by claiming exemption from the first three papers in the Knowledge module.
Exemption policy
No exemptions are available from Professional level exams. Relevant degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be awarded exemptions for up to all nine exams within the Fundamentals level and register directly at the Professional level. CAT passed finalists will be awarded exemptions from the Knowledge module - Paper F1, Accountant in Business, Paper F2, Management Accounting, and Paper F3, Financial Accounting.
The Professional Ethics Module
This module has is new to the ACCA qualification and has been introduced with the latest syllabus change. Students will be required to complete a Professional Ethics module, developed by ACCA. It would include several self-tests which will require students to reflect on their own ethical behavior and values. They will be able to apply what they have learned so far in a case study where they can experience an audit situation from two points of view – that of the auditor and the corporate financial accountant.
Current students transfering into the new qualification can choose either to take this module or not, however ACCA does recommend they take it. All new students either registering after January 2007, or transferring from CAT to ACCA after January 2007 will be required to complete the module.
The ACCA exams
ACCA examinations are held twice a year, in June and December. There are more than 160 ACCA examination centres around the world.
Paying exam subscription and exam fees to ACCA:
The annual subscription fee was due and payable on 1 January of the year. Remember you can pay your fees online at myACCA.
Every student on file as at 1 January each year is required to pay a subscription for that year in order to remain active on the register. The initial subscription fee submitted with your Initial Registration Form is required to cover the registration process and to maintain your name on file for the calendar year in which you register. Students with a registration date (as shown on your ID card) between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2006 inclusive are required to pay a subscription fee in 2007.
ACCA exam entry deadlines You must register to sit exams:
For December exams your application should reach ACCA by 15 October.
For June exams your application should reach ACCA by 15 April.
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