Exam Structure

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Exam Structure

To qualify as an ACCA member, you will need to complete:

exams - a minimum of five of 15/14 exams (nine are eligible for exemption [1])
experience [2] - record 36 months' experience in a relevant role
You will need to have a workplace mentor [2]

Fundamentals level (nine units in total)

Knowledge
F1	Accountant in Business
F2	Management Accounting
F3	Financial Accounting
Skills
F4	Corporate and Business Law
F5	Performance Management
F6	Taxation
F7	Financial Reporting
F8	Audit and Assurance
F9	Financial Management

Ethics & Professional Skills (one unit) new from Oct 2017

Professional level (five/four units in total)

Essentials		Changes effective from Sep 2018
P2	Corporate Reporting	SBR - Strategic Business Reporting
P1	Governance, Risk and Ethics	SBL - Strategic Business Leader case study
P3	Business Analysis	SBL - Strategic Business Leader case study

Options (two to be completed)
P4	Advanced Financial Management
P5	Advanced Performance Management
P6	Advanced Taxation
P7	Advanced Audit and Assurance

Suggested progression routes

Refer to this guide for suggested progression routes [3]. [3]

Source URL:https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training-and-development/professional-qualification/acca/exam-structure

Links
[1] https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training-and-development/professional-qualification/acca/exemptions [2] https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/training-and-development/professional-qualification/acca/practical-experience-and-mentors [3] https://www.firstintuition.co.uk/fihub/planning-your-acca-studies/