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
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.
Exemption from all Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams can be considered.
No exemption is awarded from any exam at Strategic Professional.
| Applied Knowledge |
Financial Accounting (FA) |
Management Accounting (MA) |
Business and Technology (BT) |
Applied Skills |
Financial Management (FM) |
Audit and Assurance (AA) |
Financial Reporting (FR) |
Taxation (TX) |
Performance Management (PM) |
Corporate and Business Law (LW) |
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| Strategic Professional |
| Options |
Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) |
Advanced Taxation (ATX) |
Advanced Performance Management (APM) |
Advanced Financial Management (AFM) |
| Essentials |
Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) |
Strategic Business Leader (SBL) |
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.
ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting (RQF Level 2) |
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FA1, Recording Financial Transactions |
MA1, Management Information |
ACCA Diploma in Financial and Management Accounting (RQF Level 3) |
FA2, Maintaining Financial Records |
MA2, Managing Costs and Finances |
ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business (RQF Level 4) |
FBT, Business and Technology |
FMA, Management Accounting |
FFA, Financial Accounting |
Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) – options exams |
FTX, ACCA Certificate in Taxation (RQF Level 4) |
FFM, ACCA Certificate in Financial Management (RQF Level 4) |
FAU, ACCA Certificate in Audit (RQF Level 4) |