The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is one of the world's leading accountancy organisations. Its members are internationally recognised in public practice, industry, commerce and the public sector.

Entry requirements
ACCA offers various entry points on to the ACCA Qualification, depending on your previous academic qualifications.

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 ACCA website.

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.

Exemptions
Graduates with accounting/finance background may be awarded some exemptions for papers in the Fundamental level. An exemption fee must be paid to ACCA for each paper. Please contact ACCA for further information.

Course structure
ACCA qualification' consists of:

Fundamentals level (9 papers in total)

Knowledge module (all 3 papers)
F1 Accountant in Business (AB)
F2 Management Accounting (MA)
F3 Financial Accounting (FA)

Skills module (all 6 papers)
F4 Corporate and Business Law (CL)
F5 Performance Management (PM)
F6 Taxation (TX)
F7 Financial Reporting (FR)
F8 Audit and Assurance (AA)
F9 Financial Management (FM)

Professional level (5 papers in total)

Essentials module (all 3 papers)
P1 Professional Accountant (PA)
P2 Corporate Reporting (CR)
P3 Business Analysis (BA)

Options module (any 2 papers)
P4 Advanced Financial Management (AFM)
P5 Advanced Performance Management (APM)
P6 Advanced Taxation (ATX)
P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA)

Awarding body
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)

Qualification level
Level 7

Course Commencement
February and September

Duration of the course
3 Years - Full time