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Interested in the BSc Professional Accountancy?

Discover if you're eligible to apply for the BSc Professional Accountancy. If you're eligible, you'll be directed to University of London's application form. If you're not yet eligible you can leave your details to recieve updates on the BSc.

The BSc Professional Accountancy is available to registered ACCA students, affiliates and members of good standing with no overdue debts or outstanding disciplinary action on their account and who meet the rest of the eligibility criteria.

You must continue to have an active registration with ACCA while studying for the BSc.

The BSc Professional Accountancy is available to registered ACCA students, affiliates and members of good standing with no outstanding debts or flags on their account and who meet the rest of the eligibility criteria.

You must continue to have an active registration with ACCA while studying for the BSc.

The BSc programme is only available for registered ACCA students who meet the full eligibility criteria.

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You aren’t currently eligible to apply for the BSc if you have not yet successfully completed these exams.

To apply for the BSc Professional Accountancy programme you need to meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Have passed, or gained exemptions for, the Applied Knowledge and Corporate and Business Law exams.

  2. You have passed, with ACCA the Financial Reporting (FR), Taxation (TX) and Audit and Assurance (AA) exams. From the date of when you start the BSc programme, no more than five years can have elapsed since you passed any one of these 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.

  3. Should you have an exemption for any of the Financial Reporting (FR), Taxation (TX) and Audit and Assurance (AA) exams, you will need to forfeit the exemption and pass the exam with ACCA. You will not be able to forfeit any exemption if you have already passed a Strategic Professional exam.

  4. Remain a registered ACCA student of good standing with no outstanding debt or flags on your account.

If you are progressing towards the eligibility criteria, you can still complete the form below to register your interest and receive email updates on the programme. Otherwise, please return to our BSc Professional Accountancy hub

If you have received exemptions for any of these exams, you should answer ‘No’

You must have passed all these exams with ACCA before you can apply for the BSc.

If you’ve received an exemption for any of these exams, you’ll need to forfeit the exemption(s) and pass the exam(s) with ACCA. If you have already passed a Strategic Professional exam, you will not be able to forfeit these exemptions and as result will not be able to apply for the BSc.

To apply for the BSc Professional Accountancy programme you need to meet all of the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Have passed, or gained exemptions for, the Applied Knowledge and Corporate and Business Law exams.

  2. You have passed, with ACCA the Financial Reporting (FR), Taxation (TX) and Audit and Assurance (AA) exams. From the date of when you start the BSc programme, no more than five years can have elapsed since you passed any one of these 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.

  3. Should you have an exemption for any of the Financial Reporting (FR), Taxation (TX) and Audit and Assurance (AA) exams, you will need to forfeit the exemption and pass the exam with ACCA. You will not be able to forfeit any exemption if you have already passed a Strategic Professional exam.

  4. Remain a registered ACCA student of good standing with no outstanding debt or flags on your account.

If you are progressing towards the eligibility criteria, you can still complete the form below to register your interest and receive email updates on the programme. Otherwise, please return to our BSc Professional Accountancy hub

BSc eligibility 5 year rule

The BSc programme start dates occur every March and September.

From the date of when you start the BSc programme, no more than five years can have elapsed since you passed any one of:

  • 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.

Please make sure you've read the guidance above

If you passed your first ACCA exam or achieved a qualification that provided you with eligible exemptions more than five years ago, unfortunately, you aren’t eligible to apply for the BSc programme. 

However, upon completion of the ACCA Qualification, you’ll still have the opportunity to achieve an academic qualification with the University of London. Their MSc Professional Accountancy is available to all ACCA affiliates and members.

View more information on the MSc Professional Accountancy with the University of London.

Great news. From the answers you've provided, it looks like you’re eligible to apply now. Your eligibility will also be formally checked as part of the application process. If you'd like to learn more before you apply, return to our BSc Professional Accountancy hub.

As part of the BSc Professional Accountancy eligibility criteria, you must’ve passed these exams with ACCA. As an affiliate or member, it isn’t possible for you to forfeit these exemptions. Unfortunately, this means you’re ineligible to apply for the BSc. 

However, there are many other qualifications available to ACCA affiliates and members, including the University of London’s MSc Professional Accountancy.

View more information on the MSc Professional Accountancy with the University of London.

BSc eligibility 5-year rule

The BSc programme start dates occur every March and September.

From the date of when you start the BSc programme, no more than five years can have elapsed since you passed any one of:

  • 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.

Please make sure you've read the guidance above

If you passed your first ACCA exam or achieved a qualification that provided you with eligible exemptions more than five years ago, unfortunately, you aren’t eligible to apply for the BSc programme.

However, there are many other qualifications available to ACCA affiliates and members, including the University of London’s MSc Professional Accountancy.

View more information on the MSc Professional Accountancy with the University of London

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Great news. From the answers you've provided, it looks like you’re eligible to apply now. Your eligibility will also be formally checked as part of the application process. If you'd like to learn more before you apply, return to our BSc Professional Accountancy hub.

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