ACCA

Study for one of the most globally recognised accounting qualifications with a team of specialist tutors, hand-picked for their extensive experience. Also enjoy more hours dedicated to you – up to 60 hours of face-to-face teaching per subject area.

You can access extensive resources including textbooks, lecture notes, progress tests, mock exams, revision kits and exam technique sessions. You will also benefit from studio-recorded video lectures available online 24/7, and a Pass 1st Time Guarantee™*.

* LSBF Pass 1st Time Guarantee™ ensures that if you do not successfully pass your paper on the first sitting, you will be able to attend a free re-sit course. The nature of the free resit depends on the preferred study mode. For further information please see terms and conditions.

The ACCA syllabus consists of 14 papers divided into four levels:

• Knowledge - 3 papers
• Skills – 6 papers
• Essentials – 3 papers
• Options – 2 papers from 4

Knowledge

• F1 AB Accountant in Business
• F2 MA Management Accounting
• F3 FA Financial Accounting

Skills

• F4 CL Corporate and Business Law
• F5 PM Performance Management
• F6 TX Taxation
• F7 FR Financial Reporting (UK or International)
• F8 AA Audit & Assurance (UK or International)
• F9 FM Financial Management

Essentials

• P1 GR&E Governance, Risk and Ethics
• P2 CR Corporate Reporting (UK or International)
• P3 BA Business Analysis

Options Choose any 2 from 4

• P4 AFM Advanced Financial Management
• P5 APM Advanced Performance Management
• P6 ATX Advanced Taxation
• P7 AAA Advanced Audit & Assurance (UK or International)

Exam Regulations

• All modules must be sat in order
• Maximum of four papers to be taken in one sitting
• Papers within a module may be sat in any order but ACCA recommends that they should be sat in numerical order
• Papers from a variety of levels may be sat at any one time. i.e. Knowledge and Skills or Skills and Essentials
• The three Essentials ACCA papers do not have to be sat together
• Students have 10 years to pass all the examinations
• The pass mark for all examinations is 50%
• In addition to the above 14 papers, students are required to study and sit an on-line module in Professional ethics. It is recommended that this is studied at the same time as P1
• Practical experience required

Standard entry: minimum requirements are 2 A Levels and 3 GCSEs (or equivalent) in five separate subjects (including English and Mathematics)Access to ACCA via FIA or AAT qualification: no other academic qualifications required. Gain exemptions from ACCA papers F1 – F3.Graduate-entry route: degree holders from ACCA-accredited institutions may be exempt from up to 9 exams. Other relevant degrees may also qualify you for exemptions.