ACCA registered students, affiliates and members who meet the eligibility criteria can apply for the BSc Professional Accountancy programme.
If you are considering applying for the BSc Professional Accountancy programme, you will firstly need to check that you meet the eligibility criteria. Depending on your circumstances, you may need to consider these criteria before applying for ACCA exemptions and/or as part of your ACCA exam planning.
The eligibility criteria has changed since our March 2026 intake, meaning more students, affiliates and members are eligible for the programme.
Eligibility requirements
To review the full eligibility requirements, please select your current statius below:
If you meet all of the criteria below you are eligible to apply for the programme.
You have no outstanding debt or legal flags on your ACCA account.
You have passed or gained exemptions for all of the Applied Knowledge (Business and Technology, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting) and Corporate and Business Law exams.
You have passed, with ACCA, the Financial Reporting, Taxation, and Audit and Assurance exams. Should you have an exemption for any of these exams, you will need to forfeit the exemption and pass the exam with ACCA. You are not able to forfeit any exemption if you have already passed a Strategic Professional exam.
From the date of when you start the BSc programme, no more than five years have elapsed since you passed any one of the Financial Reporting, Taxation or Audit and Assurance exams. For example, to be eligible for the September 2026 BSc programme start date, you must have passed all those exams from the September 2021 session onwards.
If you meet all of the criteria below you are eligible to apply for the programme.
You have no outstanding debt or legal flags on your ACCA account.
You have passed or gained exemptions for all of the Applied Knowledge (Business and Technology, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting) and Corporate and Business Law exams.
You have passed, with ACCA, the Financial Reporting, Taxation, and Audit and Assurance exams. If you received an exemption for any of these exams, you are not eligible.
From the date of when you start the BSc programme, no more than five years have elapsed since you passed any one of the Financial Reporting, Taxation or Audit and Assurance exams. For example, to be eligible for the September 2026 BSc programme start date, you must have passed all those exams from the September 2021 session onwards.
If you are interested in studying for an academic qualification with ACCA and the University of London, you may also wish to consider the MSc Professional Accountancy programme. Available to all ACCA affiliates and members, this programme is designed for career-minded finance professionals who wish to complement their professional skills with master’s level understanding and skills, applied to accountancy and finance subject areas.
Access more information on the MSc Professional Accountancy qualification
In order to apply for the BSc Professional Accountancy programme you must first be a registered ACCA student and meet the student eligibility criteria.
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Exemptions
There are no exemptions available for any aspect of the BSc Professional Accountancy programme. This means that even if you have completed ACCA's Financial Management and/or Performance Management exams, you will still be required to complete the corresponding modules on the BSc Professional Accountancy programme.
How to apply
The application window for the September 2026 intake is now open. If you are eligible and wish to apply, we advise reviewing our application, dates and fees information before starting your application
