Standard Acca Exam Entry

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Paperbased exams can be taken in June or December. However, computer-based exams (CBEs) are available for the first seven exam papers at the Foundation level (but not for the specialist papers). You can sit these at any time of the year. Simply find a CBE centre and pay them directly for the exams you wish to sit.

You can take computer-based exams at any time but you will need to make sure that you are registered as a student and that you have your student registration number with you on the day. Please allow at least six weeks for your form to be processed and to be given your student number.

To register for the Foundation Diploma you will need to select Foundations in Accountancy during the application process. You will need to pay an initial registration fee when you apply. You will also need to pay an annual subscription fee by 1 January each year to keep your student status active.

If you apply to become a student with us before 8 May, you will need to pay both your initial registration fee and your annual subscription fee. This is the closing date for late exam entry for the June exams, so applying before this date means you are eligible to sit paper-based exams at both the June and December exam sessions.

The following fees are applicable from 9 November 2013 (and are subject to change without written notice):

Once you have become a Foundation Diploma student and have started studying, the next step will be to register for your exams. Or if you have already decided when you want to start taking exams, you can enter for them at the same time as you apply online to become a student.

Entering for exams online is quick and convenient. You will receive instant confirmation that you have been entered for the exams, saving you valuable time to do more important things - like studying for them!

If you're still not sure entering for an exam online is the way to go and you complete the paper-based exam entry form, this must be received at ACCA's exams department in the UK by the specified standard closing dates above. Please remember to allow time for postal delivery.

Each exam session has a standard and a late booking deadline with associated exam fees in place during each entry period. We strongly recommended booking during the standard entry period to pay the lowest exam fees.

Once you have booked a session exam, you can view the booking details, change or cancel the booking. Any changes or cancellations must be made before the standard entry deadline, and should you choose to cancel your booking you exam fee will be credited to your account.

Most of our exams are available at each session, however selected variant or adapted exams may only be available during the June and December sessions. Our exam timetable page provides full information.

View the exam timetable

You can enter a maximum of four exams per exam session and a maximum of eight different exams each calendar year. For more information on these rules and how they impact CBE exam cycles, please visit the exam progression rules section

Depending on your location and if you can meet the necessary setup requirements, you may be able to take a remote exam. Benefiting from the added comfort, convenience and flexibility of taking your exam at home.

Alternatively, you may have the option of taking an exam at one of our exam centres.

Find out what exam options you have in your location

There is no restriction to the number of exams you may attempt, allowing you to choose to sit as many or as few papers as you like at each exam session. You are, however, recommended to attempt a maximum of four exams in a six-month period.

The late exam entry facility is only available for students who have not already entered for the exam session. During the late exam entry period no exam entries can be amended (irrespective of when the entry was made).

When entering for exams, please ensure that your email address on your myACCA account is the correct one and you have opted in to receive electronic communications so that you receive your confirmation email. You should also check your spam in case the email has been delivered there.

If you do not receive your confirmation email, please check your myACCA account to see if your exam entry has been successful. Retry if your exam entry does not show and funds have not been collected from your bank account.

In the vast majority of cases, you will be allocated to the centre of your choice. On very rare occasions, when demand exceeds capacity, ACCA may have to allocate you to the nearest alternative centre. You will be told about this on your exam attendance docket.

In some cities, where demand is very high, students may be allocated to one of a number of different halls which make up a centre. As these halls can be in different locations, it is important that you read the venue details on your attendance docket carefully.

Please note that the exam planner offers the only way to change exams. Customer Services will be unable to help with requests to change exams as it must be done by you, using your own myACCA login details.

If you wish to change your tax and law variant exams please remember to do so before the standard entry closing date of the exam session you have entered for. You can change your variant exams through myACCA.

Please note that your choice of tax variant will determine the choice of accounting and auditing standards available to you. For information on any changes to the current variant exams, please visit the Variants section

If you would like to obtain UK or Irish Registered Auditor status then you will need to take the UK/Ireland variants of the Corporate and Business Law (LW), Taxation (TX), Strategic Business Reporting (SBR) and Advanced Audit and Assurance (AAA) exams. If you are awarded exemptions from the Corporate and Business Law (LW) and/or Taxation (TX) exams but your degree/qualification does not cover UK or Irish tax and law you will need to pass the UK or Irish variants in order to be eligible for a practising certificate and audit qualification.

An Examination Attendance Docket will be available from myACCA. This includes a timetable of all the exams that you are entered for; details of the desk that has been assigned to you for each paper; and the address of your exam centre. If you are not completely sure of the location of the centre, how to get there or how long it may take you, make sure you rehearse your route before the day of the exam. Please remember that exams may start at peak times so you should allow for rush-hour traffic and possible hold-ups.

The docket will be collected by the supervisor during the exam to record your attendance. If you have any other exams during the session, the docket will be returned to you. If it is your last exam of the session, the docket will be retained for our records.

The Examination Attendance Docket also details important exam regulations and guidelines. You should read these carefully to familiarise yourself with the exam procedure and what equipment you are allowed to take with you into the exams. These regulations are reproduced regularly in the notice board section of Student Accountant.

Please take some form of official photographic ID, such as a valid passport, driving licence or national identity card. This will be checked during the exam together with your exam docket to confirm your identity. If we can't confirm your identity, unfortunately your exam may not be marked.

You are required to show an official means of your identity to the exam, such as your passport, driving licence or national ID card. If you do not have appropriate ID, you may not be able to take your exam.

If you are taking a remote exam you should check-in for your exam 30 minutes before your start time. If you attempt to check-in more than 15 minutes after your exam start time you will not be able to do so and you will be marked absent from your exam.

If you are taking a centre based exam you will be permitted to enter the exam room upto 1 hour after the start time. However, the exam supervisor will not provide any additional time to those arriving late to complete their exam.

You can amend or even cancel your exam entry up until the standard exam entry closing date for that exam session. We can then either arrange to refund the exam fee to you or hold the money on your account for payment for the next exams you take. After the standard entry closing date, your examination entry fees are not refundable nor transferable.

If you cannot sit an exam that you have booked to sit, this will not affect the marks of other exams you may have entered to sit and you can sit the exam you missed at the next available examination session.

We do, however, understand that occasionally difficult circumstances arise after the standard entry closing date, such as serious illness or bereavement of immediate family. In such cases, you can apply to cancel or transfer an exam entry supported by documentary evidence after the standard entry closing date.

Cancellation or transfer requests will only be considered in the cases of critical illness, locally imposed restrictions, or bereavement. and where supported by documentary evidence. Minor illnesses requiring GP, doctor or medical treatment, workload issues, bed rest for example, cannot be considered.

If you have requested a centre-based exam cancellation in any of the last 4 session, you will not be eligible for another.

If you have requested or cancelled a remote-based exam in any of the last 4 session, you will not be granted another.

In any event if you do contact us and we reject your request, this decision will not be altered unless your circumstances have changed, they meet the criteria mentioned above and are supported with the required documentation.

The deadline for exam cancellation requests is provided by session in our important dates section. Please note if you have already contacted us about an exam cancellation then you don't need to contact us to check the status of your request.

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