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Examination Structure

EXAMINATION STRUCTURE

With up to ten years to complete your studies, you can take the ACCA exams when it suits you – you can choose the pace. You may also claim exemptions from certain exams, depending on what other qualifications you have gained.

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ModulePaperSubjectExam Session
FUNDAMENTALS (9 Papers)
Knowledge    
BTBusiness Technology(BT)CBI*(monthly) or June & December Manual Session
MA Management Accounting(MA)CBI*(monthly) or June & December Manual Session
FA Financial Accounting(FA)CBI*(monthly) or June & December Manual Session
Skills    
LW (ENG)  Corporate & Business Law(CL)June & December
LW(GLO)Corporate & Business Law(PM)June & December
F6Taxation(TX)June & December
F7Financial Reporting(FR)June & December
F8Audit and Assurance(AA)June & December
F9Financial Management(FM)June & December
PROFESSIONAL LEVEL (5 Papers)
Essentials    
P1Governance, Risk and Ethics(GRE)June & December
P2Corporate Reporting(CR)June & December
P3Business Analysis(BA)June & December
Any two optional papers    
P4Advanced Financial Management(AFM)June & December
P5Advanced Performance Management(APM)June & December
P6Advanced Taxation(ATX)June & December
P7Advanced Audit and Assurance(AAA)June & December
* Computer Based Examination

Flexibility

You can control the speed of your progression and specialism you wish to develop. You can choose to sit exams either through paper-based examination in June and December or on-demand CBI’s whenever suits you best. CBI’s are currently available for paper F1 to F3. You also have the flexibility of sitting up to four exams every six months session, which will allow you to make rapid progress.

Course Duration

Min: 3 years Max: 10 years
On average, an individual registering with the minimum entry requirements, and studying on a full time basis would take approximately three years to gain their ACCA Qualification.