ACCA Professional Examination Requirement
THE PROCESS
- Students have ten years to complete all examination papers from the date of registration.
- The pass mark for all papers is 50%.
- There are two examination sessions per year - one in June and one in December.
- Up to four papers can be taken in a single examination session, but papers must be taken in order.
- Credits gained successfully in Parts 1, 2 and the Part 3 Optional Papers can be retained, to prevent unnecessary re-taking of examinations.
- All Part 1 Papers must be completed before Part 3 Papers are attempted.
- At least one Part 3 Optional Paper must be completed before the Core Papers are attempted.
- Only the three Core Papers - 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 - must be sat and passed in the same examination session. (Where two papers are passed and the third mark is 30-49%, students will have the next two consecutive examination sessions to pass the third paper. If the third paper is not passed at these sessions, all three papers must be re-taken.)
THE CENTRES
ACCA operates over 200 examination centres in more than 140 countries at each examination session. Special facilities can be arranged for disabled students, and where appropriate - for example in remote areas or where religion places restrictions on attendance at regular examination centres - ACCA will consider requests to set up alternative exam centres but this may attract an additional fee.
