Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is one of the world's leading accountancy organizations. its members are internationally recognized in public practice, industry, commerce and the public sector. ACCA membership also allows you to obtain status as a Registered Auditor.

Who should study the Course?

LSST offers a variety of full-time courses options which are ideal if you are not in full-time employment or are between jobs. These courses are particularly suitable for overseas students and comply with UK Home Office Student Visa requirements, provided you study for a minimum of three papers at a time.

Entry Requirements

There are a number of entry routes which take into account previous school leaver and graduate qualifications and allow you to study for the ACCA qualification, provided you are 18 years or over. if you do not have the standard qualification, you may apply for Mature Student Entry provided you are over 21. You will be given two years to pass Papers 1.1 and 1.2, and will then have 10 years to complete the remaining papers.

Exemptions

Relevant graduates may be awarded some exemption for papers in Parts 1 and 2. An exemption fee must be paid for each paper awarded.

Exemption application Dates

By 31 July - for December exams.
By 31 January - for June exams.

ACCA exam dates

There are two exams sitting each year.

• June
• December

Registration with ACCA

All students who wish to sit ACCA examinations must:

1. Register as a student with ACCA.
2. Register to sit specific exams with ACCA
(you will be sent an exam entry from once you have registered with ACCA).
Enrolment on an LSST course does not register you with ACCA.

Registration Deadline

You must register with ACCA:

By mid Auguest - For December exams
By end of December - for june exams

Exam entry deadline

You must register to sit exams:

By 15 October - for December exams
By 15 April - for June exams

Course/Syllabus

This course provide in-depth, comprehensive tuition split into two terms followed by a revision course. it allows you to learn at a steady pace with time to consolidate your knowledge.
Your course will usually consist of:

• 20 three hour sessions Plus
• 4 three hour revision sessions

Part 1
1.1 Accountant In Business
1.2 Management Accounting
1.3 Financial Accounting

Part 2
2.1 Corporate and Business Law
2.2 Performance Management
2.3 Taxation
2.4 Financial Reporting
2.5 Audit and Assurance
2.6 Financial Management

Part 3 (Optional)
3.1 Advanced Financial Management
3.2 Advanced Performance Management
3.3 Advanced Taxation
3.4 Advanced Audit and Assurance

Part 3 (Core)
3.5 Professional Accountant
3.6 Corporate Reporting
3.7 Business Analysis

Note: International stream variants will be taught:
For papers 1.1, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1 & 3.6
UK variants are taught for Papers 2.2, 2.3 & 3.2

Syllabus Breakdown
The ACCA syllabus consists of 16 papers divided into 3 parts:
Part 1 (3 papers)
Part 2 (6 Papers)
Part 3 optional (2 papers from 4)
Part 3 core (3 Papers)
Students must sit 14 papers.
The exam for each paper is three hours duration.

LSST Course Outline

Level 1
1.1 Accountant In Business
1.2 Management Accounting
1.3 Financial Accounting
2.1 Corporate and Business Law
2.2 Performance Management
2.3 Taxation

Level 2
2.4 Financial Reporting
2.5 Audit and Assurance
2.6 Financial Management
3.5 Professional Accountant
3.6 Corporate Reporting
3.7 Business Analysis

Level 3
3.1 Advanced Financial Management
3.2 Advanced Performance Management
3.4 Advanced Audit and Assurance
3.3 Advanced Taxation

Exam Regulation

• You may sit between one and four papers per exam sitting.

• You have 10 years to complete all exam papers from date of registration.

• You must complete all Part 1 papers before sitting any Part 3 papers.

• Papers must be sat in numerical order unless you have been awarded an exemption.

• For Part 3, two optional papers must be chosen and at least one completed before the core paper are sat.

• The three core papers must be sat together. They may be attempted alongside an optional paper or a remaining Part 2 paper provided one optional paper has been passed.

  Fee: Overseas: £399.99 / ? (per Paper)
  UK / EU: £299.99 / ? (per Paper)