ACCA Syllabus
The ACCA syllabus consists of 14 papers divided into four modules
| KNOWLEDGE | SKILLS | ESSENTAILS | PATHWAYS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 papers | 6 papers | 3 papers | select 2 papers from 4 |
The ACCA syllabus:
| KNOWLEDGE |
|---|
| F1 – Accounting in Business (AB) |
| F2 – Management Accounting (MA) |
| F3 – Financial Accounting |
| SKILLS |
| F4 – Corporate and Business Law (CL) |
| F5 – Performance Management (PM) |
| F6 – Taxation (TX) |
| F7 – Financial Reporting (FR) |
| F8 – Audit and Assurance (AA) |
| F9 – Financial Management (FM) |
| ESSENTIALS |
| P1 – GR&E – Governance, Risk and Ethics |
| P2 – Corporate Reporting (CR) |
| P3 – Business Analysis (BA) |
| ELECTIVES |
| P4 – Advanced Financial Management (AFM) |
| P5 – Advanced Performance Management (APM) |
| P6 – Advanced Taxation (ATX) |
| P7 – Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) |
The following courses may be studied from an international or a national (UK) perspective: financial reporting, audit and assurance, corporate reporting and advanced audit assurance.
Exam Regulations
All modules need to be taken and preferably passed in chronological order. A maximum of four papers per sitting applies although a variety of modules may be sat. Please note that papers within a module may be sat in any order. In addition to the above 14 papers, students are required to study and sit an online module in Professional Ethics. It is recommended that it be taken at the same time as P1.
All modules need to be passed within 10 years.
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