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Choosing the right combination of ACCA PapersKrista FarrugiaBPP
Professional Education MaltaDirector of Studies
1ACCA Syllabus Structure EntrySkills ModuleF9 Financial
Management (FM)F8 Audit & Assurance (AA) F7 Financial Reporting
(FR)F6 Taxation (TX)F5 Performance Management (PM)F4 Corporate
& Business Law (CL)Knowledge ModuleF3 Financial Accounting
(FA)F2 Management Accounting (MA)F1 Accountant in Business
(AB)Fundamentals Level (9 papers)The Fundamentals level has two
modules Knowledge and Skills.
For certain ACCA Accredited degrees full exemption from the
Fundamentals Level may be granted.
ACCA Syllabus Structure Options Module (Any Two)P7 Adv Audit
& Assurance (AAA) P6 Adv Taxation (ATX)P5 Adv Performance
Management (APM)P4 Adv Financial Management (AFM)Essentials
ModuleP3 Business Analysis (BA)P2 Corporate Reporting (CR)P1
Professional Accountant (PA)Professional level (5 papers)The
Professional level is divided into two modules Essentials and
Options.
Professional Level exams are three hours long and are
paper-based.
There is no longer a requirement to sit all Essentials
(previously Core) papers together.
Local Variant PapersThree local variant papers: -
F4 Corporate and Business Law (Malta Variant)
F6 Taxation (Malta Variant)
P6 Advanced Taxation (Malta Variant)The ProcessModules must be
sat in the following order: Knowledge, Skills, Essentials and
Options.
Up to four exams may be taken at any sitting and exams may be
taken in any order as long as the modules are attempted in
order.
Knowledge module exams are two hours long and can be sat as
computer or paper-based exams.
The Skills module and all Professional Level exams are three
hours long and are paper-based.Professional Ethics Course
Must be completed before finally applying for membership
Available online, on CD-ROM or paper-based Made available once
eligible to take P1 (Professional Accountant) Best taken when or
before sitting P1
BSc (Hons) in Applied AccountingPartnership between ACCA and
Oxford Brookes University
Indicate on the initial registration form
Submit a Research and Analysis Project (not exceeding 5000
words) and a Key Skills Statement (not exceeding 1500 words)
What many papers should I choose in one sitting?ACCA is a very
flexible qualification
Can be done as slowly (max 10 years) or as fast as one
chooses
Maximum of 4 papers every sitting but we recommend average of
2/3 papers every sitting
What is the best combination of papers?The combination of papers
depends on the following :Your background of accountancyYour work
experienceTime constraintsThe desired speed of completion
Extra Fast routeFirst sitting F1,F2,F3 (CBEs), F4Second sitting
F5, F7, F8Third sitting F6, F9Forth sitting P1, P2, P3Fifth sitting
P6, P7
Qualified in 2.5 years
Fast routeFirst sitting F1,F2,F3 (CBEs), F4Second sitting F5,
F7Third sitting F8, F9Forth sitting F6Fifth sitting P1, P2, P3Sixth
sitting P6, P7
Qualified in 3 years
Moderate routeFirst sitting F1,F2,F3 (CBEs)Second sitting F5,
F7Third sitting F4, F8Forth sitting F6Fifth sitting F9, P1Sixth
sitting P2, P3Seventh sitting P6, P7
Qualified in 3.5 years
Slow routeFirst sitting F2,F3 (CBEs)Second sitting F1, F4Third
sitting F5, F7Forth sitting F8, F9Fifth sitting F6Sixth sitting
P1/P3, P2Seventh sitting P1/P3, P7Eight sitting P6
Qualified in 4 years
Extra slow routeFirst sitting F1Second sitting F2, F3Third
sitting F4Forth sitting F5Fifth sitting F7Sixth sitting F8, F9
Extra slow routeSeventh sitting F6Eight sitting P1Ninth sitting
P2Tenth sitting P3Eleventh sitting P6, P7
Qualified in 5.5 years
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