Along the way to membership, you can gain these milestone qualifications:
ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4)
You gain the ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4) when you pass:
- the Applied Knowledge exams of the ACCA Qualification
- the Foundations in Professionalism ethics module.
Depending on when you take your ethics module, you could get this award in 6-12 months.
Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business
You gain the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business when you pass:
- all the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams of the ACCA Qualification
- the Ethics and Professional Skills module.
Depending on when you take your exams and ethics module, you could get this award in 12-18 months.
Read more about the ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business (PDF, 2.5MB)
What enhanced qualifications can you get?
BSc Professional Accountancy with University of London
From December 2025, applications will open for our BSc option offered in collaboration with University of London. The BSc provides ACCA students the opportunity to achieve an academic degree from a world leading university at the same time as they progress through the ACCA Qualification.
Access information on the BSc offered in collaboration with University of London
BSc in Applied Accounting with Oxford Brookes university
The opportunity to complete this programme closes in May 2026.
Master’s in Professional Accountancy
We are the first accountancy body worldwide to offer an integrated master’s programme. Alongside studying for your professional qualification, you can gain a Master’s in Professional Accountancy from the University of London.
You’ll build on the commercial, strategic and creative skills the ACCA Qualification gives you – and develop both academic and professional perspectives that will give you unique opportunities in your career.
