Exemption accreditation

What is exemption accreditation?

Exemption accreditation enables ACCA to award a specific level of exemption to graduates of an educational programme following a full assessment of the programme’s regulations, syllabus and assessments

Why does ACCA award exemption?

There are several routes to ACCA membership and many students undertake prior learning which is equivalent to ACCA exams. Where appropriate, ACCA wishes to ensure that students’ entry points match the knowledge and skills they have gained from their previous qualifications and, in doing so, we aim to provide students with the quickest possible route to membership.

What level of exemption can ACCA award?

ACCA Qualification

Exemption from all Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams can be considered.

No exemption is awarded from any exam at Strategic Professional.

Foundation Level qualifications

Exemption accreditation can be considered from all qualifications within the Foundation-level awards, depending on the standard and equivalence of the qualification.

Please note: Whilst exemption from the Foundation-level suite of awards is available, any institution wishing to apply for accreditation of a programme specifically in respect of the Foundation-level should contact the professional qualifications approvals team for further information.