London College of Commerce

ACCA Professional Scheme

Duration: 36 Months                                                         Fees: £5950
 

Students are advised to read this section carefully, as they will be able to find the answer to most of their questions. This is a course that requires a serious and extensive study pattern.
At LCC, we do our best to provide students with maximum support, which will put you on the road to achievement and success.

We make every effort to help students in the pursuit of academic excellence. This is achieved through close supervision, small group tutorials, expert tuition and professional career advice.

Enrolment Dates at the College

There are four intakes every year these are in January, April, July, and October.

Course Duration

ACCA is essentially a three year course however keeping in view the professional nature of the examinations it may take a candidate up to 3-4 years in order to complete the course successfully.

Practical Implications

ACCA is a world-renowned qualification. The global market has been extremely buoyant for qualified accountants in recent times. Successful candidates have a higher tendency to implement their acquired skills both in industry and in practice. After the successful completion of the ACCA course the candidates will need a minimum of three years work experience in the relevant field. This will enable them to operate as registered auditors and practicing accountants.

Course Structure

FUNDAMENTALS (nine papers in total)
KNOWLEDGE
F1 Accountant in Business
F2 Management Accounting
F3 Financial Accounting

SKILLS
F4 Corporate and Business Law
F5 Performance Management
F6 Taxation
F7 Financial Reporting
F8 Audit and Assurance
F9 Financial Management

PROFESSIONAL
(Optional)
Any two of the following
P4 Advanced Financial Management
P5 Advanced Performance Management
P6 Advanced Taxation
P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance

(Essentials)
P1 Professional Accountant
P2 Corporate Reporting
P3 Business Analysis

Registration Procedure

ACCA is a professional body and is recognized globally. The membership with the ACCA can be obtained by registering online. The website address is www.accaglobal.com. The initial registration is completed online, and a copy of declaration is to be sent to the ACCA along with your transcripts, Passport size photograph, copies of the relevant pages of the passport and the registration fee.

Any one aged 21 or over can register with ACCA as a mature student.

Entry Requirements

At least 2 levels
Cat level B or AAT (UK) intermediate
BTEC National Certificate, Advanced GNVQ, NVQ level 3-4
Degree from a recognised institution

Exemptions

Exemption procedure is entirely at the discretion of the Association and LCC has no part in the above. It is strongly recommended that the students apply for exemptions at the time of registering with ACCA.

ACCA Registration Dates

In order to appear in the paper-based examinations with ACCA the registration deadlines must be met at all times. Please note that in order to sit the June examinations the student must apply for registration before 31st December of the previous year and to sit for exams in December the registration deadline is 31st August same year. However, students opting for CBE (computer based examination) do not need to follow the above deadlines, please remember CBE option currently applies to papers F1, F2 and F3

Part-Time Courses

(Day release / Evenings)
For part-time courses the fee structure is as follows:
Knowledge £300 per paper
Skills £350 per paper
Professional £400 per paper

Note: Part-time courses are not available for the students who are required to attend a minimum of 15-20 hours per week at the college.