Examination Structure

With up to ten years to complete your studies, you take ACCA exams when it suits you – you choose the pace. You also have the option to select papers based on International Accounting and Auditing Standards and, in certain countries, variant papers based on local law and tax. You may also claim exemptions from certain exams, depending on what other qualifications you have gained.

Module Paper Subject Exam Session FUNDAMENTALS (9 Papers) Knowledge F1 Accountant in Business (AB) CBE*(monthly) or June & December Manual Session F2 Management Accounting (MA) CBE*(monthly) or June & December Manual Session F3 Financial Accounting (FA) CBE*(monthly) or June & December Manual Session Skills F4 Corporate and Business Law (CL) June & December F5 Performance Management (PM) June & December F6 Taxation (TX) June & December F7 Financial Reporting (FR) June & December F8 Audit and Insurance (AA) June & December F9 Financial Management (FM) June & December PROFESSIONAL LEVEL (5 Papers) Essentials P1 Professional Accountant (PA) June & December P2 Corporate Reporting (CR) June & December P3 Business Analysis (BA) June & December Any two optional papers P4 Advanced Financial Management (AFM) June & December P5 Advanced Performance Management (APM) June & December P6 Advanced Taxation (ATX) June & December P7 Advanced 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 CBE's whenever suits you best. CBE'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: 2 years            Max: 10 years On average, an individual registering with the minimum entry requirements, and studying on a full time basis would take approximately two to three years to gain their ACCA Qualification.