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ACCA Qualification – Entry Requirements
The basic entry requirements for each country are listed alphabetically. To find your country please click on the appropriate section below:
A–C D–F G–I J–L
M–O P–R S–U V–Z
AAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijan
BBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundi
CCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChina, People’s RepublicColombiaCongo RepublicCongo, Democratic RepublicCosta Rica Top
CroatiaCubaCyprusCzech Republic
D
DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican Republic
E
EcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEthiopia
F
FijiFinlandFrance
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G
GabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuyana
H
HaitiHondurasHong KongHungary
I
IcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire)
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J
JamaicaJapanJordan
K
KazakhstanKenyaKuwaitKyrgyzstan
L
LaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourg
M
MacaoMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMaltaMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar
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N
NamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorway
O
Oman
P
PakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto Rico
Q
Qatar
R
RomaniaRussiaRwanda
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SSamoaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSudanSurinamSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaSt Kitts and NevisSt Lucia
T
TajikstanTaiwanTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistan
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U
UgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistan
V
VanuatuVenezuelaVietnam
W
West Bank and Gaza
Y
Yemen
Z
ZambiaZimbabwe
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AFGHANISTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauria / Baccalaureate Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationGCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUSGCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Vocational / Technical Baccalauria Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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ALBANIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate of Maturity / Secondary School Leaving Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Maturity / Teknikume (Technical Schools)
Insufficient for Registration
Dëftesë Pjekurie - Vocational Maturity Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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ALGERIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Baccalauréat Technique / Commercial Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat de l'Enseignement Insufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat Technique / Commercial Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Maîtrise / Brevet de Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme / Brevet de Technicien Supérieur
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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ANGOLA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAHabilitação Literárias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Pre-university Certificate / Diploma Sufficient for Registration2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ANTIGUA & BERBUDA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ARGENTINA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Bachiller Técnico Insufficient for RegistrationBachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationBachillerato Especializado Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico / Técnico Medio Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Auxiliar Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Superior Sufficient for RegistrationTécnico Universitario (semi-professional title (Enfermera - nurse) (2 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Trayectos Técnico Profesionales (TTP) in the new polimodal system
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ARMENIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASecondary School Leaving Certificate (Certificate of completed Secondary Education)
Insufficient for Registration
Technical / Vocational Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Technician Diploma)
Insufficient for Registration
Junior Specialist / Middle Level Professional (Vocational Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificate of Basic Education (Himnakan Yndhanur Krtutan Attestat)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of completed Secondary Education (Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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AUSTRALIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Each State and Territory in Australia has its own Secondary School system
School level qualifications:
Each State and Territory in Australia has its own Secondary School system
Australian Matriculation (AUSMAT) Sufficient for RegistrationAustralian Capital Territory
Year 10 Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationYear 12 Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationTertiary Entrance Statement (up to 1998)
Sufficient for registration if ‘T’ courses are passed, 3 at Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths
New South WalesYear 10 Insufficient for Registration
High School Certificate Sufficient for registration if passes in at least 2 3-unit modules plus 3 2-unit modules are obtained, over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths
Northern TerritoryJunior Secondary Studies Certificate (Year 10) (awarded until 1999)
Insufficient for Registration
Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) (replaced South Australian Certificate of Education (year 12) in 1995) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) or University Admissions Index (UAI) or Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR)
Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for TER/ UAI/ ATAR
Queensland
Year 10 Certificate (previously Junior Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Queensland Senior Certificate PLUS Overall Position (OP) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Statement (TES)
Sufficient for registration if 3 passes at "high achievement" are gained plus 2 passes at "sound achievement" including Maths and English PLUS OP of grade 1 – 6
South Australia
South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) (replacing year 12 Certificate of Achievement in 1993) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Score (TES)
Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for TER
Tasmania
Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (replaced Higher School Certificate year 12 in 1990) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Score (TES)
Sufficient for registration if a minimum of 5 Tertiary Subjects are passed with a grade of "High Achievement" over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for TER
Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) (replaced Higher School Certificate year 10 (until 1990))
Insufficient for Registration
Victoria
Tertiary Entrance Score (until 1993) Sufficient for registration if a score of at least 309 is obtained.
Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) (replaced HSC in 1992) PLUS Victorian Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank (ENTER)
Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at Grade B and 2 at Grade C (BBBCC), over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for ENTER
Western AustraliaWestern Australia Certificate of Education (WACE) PLUS (Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) or University Admissions Index (UAI) or Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR)) PLUS Tertiary Entrance Score (TES)
Sufficient for registration if subjects are passed, 3 at 70% or above and 2 at 60% or above, over 5 separate subjects including English and Maths PLUS at least 70 is obtained for TER/ UAI/ ATAR PLUS TES of at least 337/510
AQF Certificate IV Sufficient for Registration
AQF Diploma Sufficient for Registration
RATE Advanced Certificate Sufficient for Registration
RATE Associate Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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AUSTRIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAbschlussprüfungszeugnis from a Berufsbildende Mittere Schule (BMS) (2 years)
Insufficient for Registration
Abschlussprüfungszeugnis from a Berufsbildende Mittere Schule (BMS) (3-4 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Abschlusszeugnis from Berufsschule / Berufsbildende Pflichtschule
Insufficient for Registration
Aufbaustudium Sufficient for RegistrationReifeprüfung / Matura from Allgemeinbildende Höhere Schulen
Sufficient for Registration
Berufsreifeprüfung (1997-) / TVE-Diploma
Sufficient for Registration
Reife und Diplomprüfung / Matura from Berufsbildende Höhere Schulen (BHS)
Sufficient for Registration
Meister / Meisterbrief Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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AZERBAIJAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASvidetel'stv/o Srednem Obrazovanii / Secondary School Leaving Certificate (grade 10)
Insufficient for Registration
Svidetel'stv/o Srednem Obrazovanii / Secondary School Leaving Certificate (grade 11)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BAHAMAS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABahamas Junior Certificate Insufficient for Registration
2 passes at GCE/VCE A Level (grades A – E) Plus 3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE PLUS GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C) including Maths and English
Sufficient for Registration
Associate degree Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BAHRAIN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCATawjahiya (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Associate degree Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma (2 years) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BANGLADESH
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAlm (from Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board)
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary School Certificate (SSC)/Intermediate Certificate/Higher School Certificate (HSC)
Insufficient for Registration
Bachelor degree (except from private universities listed as ‘Good’ by UGC – see below)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from Bangladesh Technical Education Board)
Sufficient for Registration
Private universities rated as ‘Good’ by UGC
North South University, DhakaIndependent University, DhakaInternational Islamic University, DhakaAmerican International University, DhakaEast West University, DhakaBRAC University, DhakaUniversity of Development Alternative, DhakaStamford University, DhakaDaffodil International University, Dhaka
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BARBADOS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
6 CAPE Units, at grade four or above, including English and Maths.
Sufficient for Registration
Barbados Secondary School Certificate Part 1
Insufficient for Registration
Associate degree Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BELARUS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASvidetel'stvoo Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) (grade 10)
Insufficient for Registration
Svidetel'stvoo Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) (grade 11)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom o Srednem Spetsialnom Obrazovanii (Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BELGIUM
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABekwaamheidsdiploma dat Toegang verleent tot het Hoger Onderwijs Bekwaamheidsdiploma (phased out)
Sufficient for Registration
Getuigschrift 6 Insufficient for RegistrationGetuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs (previously Getuigschrift van Hoger Middelbaar Onderwijs)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire du deuxieme degré
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Inférieur (previously Diplôme d'Humanités Inférieures) (phased out)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Accès à l'Enseignment Supérieur (until 1992/3) (previously Diplôme d'Aptitude à Acceder à l'Enseignement Supérieur)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur (since 1993/4)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet van de Aanvullende Secundaire Beroepsschool (secondary vocational education programme)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs (since 1992/93
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet de (+ title) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BELIZE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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BENIN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DUEEG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Juridiques Générales (DUEJG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Techniques Supérieures
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BERMUDA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABermuda Secondary School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma of Arts and Science Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BOLIVIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachiller Humanistíco Insufficient for RegistrationBachiller Técnico Medio (Middle level Technician)
Insufficient for Registration
Bachiller Técnico Perito (Middle level Technician)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BOSNIA HERZEGOVIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMatura (before 1980 from the Gimnazija / academic upper secondary course)
Sufficient for Registration
Secondary School Leaving Diploma (before 1980 from a Technical Secondary School)
Sufficient for Registration
Secondary School Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BOTSWANA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Junior Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma (3 year) from an affiliated institute of the University of Botswana
Sufficient for Registration
Higher National Diploma in Accounting and Business Studies
Sufficient for Registration
Bachelor degree (Part 1) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BRAZIL
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificado de Conclusão de Ensino Fundamental (Post 1999 reform)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificado de Conclusão de Segundo Grau (Pre 1996 reform)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificado de Ensino Médio (Post 1996 reform)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificado Primero Grau (Pre 1999 reform)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma de Técnico de Nível Médio (Technician) (Pre 1996 reform)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma de Técnico de Segundo Grau (Technician Diploma of secondary level)
Insufficient for Registration
Nível Básico/ Nível Técnico (Post 1996 reform)
Insufficient for Registration
Vestibular / ENEM / PAS Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma de Técnico de Nível Superior (Pre 1996 reform)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BRUNEI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PlusGCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
BDTVEC National Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BULGARIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma za Sredno - Spetzialno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Secondary Education) (awarded by technical secondary schools)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BURKINA FASO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré
Insufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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BURUNDI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Candidature Sufficient for RegistrationCertificat du Tronc Commun Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme des Humanités Complètes Insufficient for RegistrationTechnicien (Diploma A2)/A3 Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CAMBODIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA QualificationMaster’s degree Sufficient for RegistrationLicence Sufficient for RegistrationBachelor Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma (postgraduate) Sufficient for RegistrationUniversity Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CAMEROON
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat de Technicien
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle/ Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Supérieur (Higher Technicians Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle Insufficient for Registration2 passes at Cameroon GCE A Level / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]Plus3 passes at Cameroon GCE O Level / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CANADA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Article I. Alberta
General High School Diploma Sufficient for registration providing an average of 65% is attained in 5 grade 12 courses, including English and Maths or equivalent
British ColombiaSenior Secondary Graduation Diploma Sufficient for registration providing at
least 5 Bs are obtained, including English and Maths or equivalent
ManitobaHigh School Graduation Diploma Sufficient for registration providing an
average of 65% is attained in at least 5 credits have been awarded at the 300 level in at least 4 subject areas, including English and Maths or equivalent
New BrunswickHigh School Graduation Diploma Sufficient for registration providing an
average mark of 65% is obtained in 5 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent
NewfoundlandHigh School Graduation Diploma Sufficient for registration providing an
average mark of 65% is obtained in 5 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent
North West TerritoriesGeneral High School Diploma Sufficient for registration providing at
least 65% is attained in 5 grade 12 courses, including English and Maths or equivalent
Nova ScotiaHigh School Completion Certificate Sufficient for registration providing an
average of 65% is attained over 5 subjects at Level 4 or 5, including English and Maths or equivalent
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OntarioOntario Academic Courses (OACs) or from 2004 onwards
OR
Grade 12 Secondary School Diploma (Advanced)
Sufficient for registration providing 6 OAC’s are passed at Grade B, including English and Maths or equivalentOR
Sufficient for registration providing 6 grade 12 U, U/C or M courses at Advanced level including English and Maths
Prince Edward IslandHigh School Graduation Diploma Sufficient for registration providing an
average mark of 65% is obtained in at least 5 grade 12 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent
QuebecDiplome d’Etudes Secondaires (DES) Insufficient for registration –
GCSE standard (grades A,B,C)
on a subject for subject basis
SaskatchewanComplete Division IV Grade 12 Standing (Secondary School Certificate)
Sufficient for registration if at least 65% is obtained over 5 subjects, including English and Maths or equivalent
Yukon TerrirorySenior Secondary Graduation Diploma Sufficient for registration providing at
least 5 Bs are obtained, including English and Maths or equivalent
All TerritoriesDiplomas (two years) / Certificate (one year)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010Top
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle (BEPC)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme de Technicien d'Agriculture Tropicale
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DEEG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Juridiques (DUEJ)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Litteraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplome Universitaire d’Etudes Scientificques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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CHAD
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAApprenticeship Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationCertificate of Vocational Aptitude Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme Universitaires de Lettres Modernes (DULMO)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaires de Sciences (DUS)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaires de Sciences Juridiques, Economiques et de Gestion (DUSJEG)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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DR CONGO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiplôme d'Etat d'Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long
Insufficient for Registration
Examen d'Etat Insufficient for RegistrationGraduat Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CONGO, REP
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CHILE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Licencia de Educación Media Insufficient for RegistrationLicencia de Educación Media Técnico Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Medio Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CHINA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAºUEE plus SHSGE plus successful completion of 1 full year of degree / diploma from a recognised institution
Students who are able to submit copies of their SHSGE or UEE confirming their pass in English will be permitted to opt in to the OXB programme at the time of their initial registration. If they do not have a qualification that meets the English language requirement, they will not be able to opt in to the programme until after they have sat and completed paper 1.3.
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma from a secondary school (zhixiao) Insufficient for Registration
Diploma from a specialised college Sufficient for Registration
º These students must submit copies of the following documentation:
Letter of confirmation from a recognised institution confirming the student's enrolmentAcademic transcript confirming the student's successful completion of one full year of a degree / diploma Official English translations of the above
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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COLOMBIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato (sometimes called Diploma de Bachillér)
Insufficient for Registration
Bachillerato Técnico Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico en...(2½ year) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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COSTA RICA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato (secondary education) Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Medio Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CROATIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAInternational Baccalaureate Sufficient for RegistrationSchool Leaving Certificate / Matriculation Certificate (from Arts and Vocational Schools)
Sufficient for Registration
Medunarodna matura (identical to the International Baccalauréat) obtained from some Gimnazija (secondary schools) in Zagreb and Varazdin
Sufficient for Registration
Maturatna Svjedodzba (Matriculation Certificate) / School Leaving Certificate
Sufficient for Registration
Svjedodžba o Završnom Ispitu (Certificate of Completed Education)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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CUBA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAObrero Calificado (Skilled Worker Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Perito Insufficient for RegistrationPre-University Course Insufficient for RegistrationSecondary School Completion Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Medio Insufficient for RegistrationTítulo de Bachiller Insufficient for RegistrationTítulo de Técnica en (nivel medio superior)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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CYPRUS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAApolytirion Lykeion Students must have an overall average
of 17A minimum of 50% must be achieved in each of 5 subjects (to include English and a numeric subject)
An Apolyterian of 16 including English and Maths plus LCCI third level Accounting is sufficient for registration
Lise Bitirme Diploma Students must have an overall average of 8A minimum of 50% must be achieved in each of 5 subjects (to include English and a numeric subject)
GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUSGCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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CZECH REBUPLIC
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMaturitni Zkouška / Maturita Sufficient for RegistrationVysvedcení o Maturitní Zkoušce (School Leaving Certificate with Maturita from technical / vocational schools)
Sufficient for Registration
Výucní List (Apprenticeship / vocational certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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DENMARK (Including Greenland)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABasic Vocational Training Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationFolkeskolens 10 Klasseprøve (formerly Folkeskolens Afgangsprøve) (10th form advanced leaving examination)
Insufficient for Registration
Folkeskolens 9 Klasseprøve Insufficient for RegistrationBevis for Højere Handelseksamen (HHX)/ Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX)
Sufficient for Registration
Bevis for Social - og Sundhedsassistent (SOSU)
Sufficient for Registration
Bevis for Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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DOMINICA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationBachillerato Técnico Insufficient for RegistrationPerito (on completion of grade 12 or 13)
Insufficient for Registration
Técnico Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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DJIBOUTI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat de l'Enseignement Secondaire
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet d’Enseignement Fondamental (B.E.F)
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles (BEP) Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme de Certificat d'Apprentissage et de Perfectionnement (CAP)
Insufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat Professionnel (BP) Sufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat Technologique (BT) Sufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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ECUADOR
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationBachillerato Técnico Insufficient for RegistrationTítulo de Maestro/a en la Rama Artesenal de... / Título de Maestro de Taller en
Insufficient for Registration
Associate degree (from American Junior College)
Sufficient for Registration
Técnico Superior (from American Junior College)
Sufficient for Registration
Tecnólogo Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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EGYPT
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Al Azhar General Secondary School Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
Technical Secondary School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationThanaweya A'ama (General Secondary School Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (from an intermediate institute)
Sufficient for Registration
Advanced Certificate of Technical Education (five years from a Technical Secondary School)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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El SALVADOR
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachiller / Bachillerato (academic) Insufficient for RegistrationBachiller Industrial / en Comercio y Administración (or other technical / vocational specialisations)
Insufficient for Registration
Técnico / Perito / Auxiliar Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ERITREA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAEritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (ESECE)
Insufficient for Registration
Eritrean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (technical courses)
Insufficient for Registration
Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate (prior to independence)
Insufficient for Registration
Undergraduate Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ESTONIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiplom (from a Kutsekõrgharidus / tertiary vocational level)
Sufficient for Registration
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus (Secondary School Certificate) - at grade 12
Sufficient for Registration
Lõputunnistus Keskerihariduse Omandamise Kohta (Post-secondary technical / vocational school leaving certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Lõputunnistus Kutse-ja Keskhariduse Omandamise Kohta (Secondary / Lower vocational school leaving certificate) (until 1998)
Insufficient for Registration
Tunnistus keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Vocational Secondary Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Tunnistus põhihariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta (Vocational Secondary Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
November 2010
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ETHIOPIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCATVET Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationMedium TVET Level 1 or 2 Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationEthiopian School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationEthiopian Higher Education Entrance Examination (from 2003)
Insufficient for Registration
Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUSGCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (1 or 2 years from a University)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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FIJI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAFiji School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationForm 7 Examination Insufficient for RegistrationNew Zealand University Entrance Certificate (until 1988)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (2 years) Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma in Environmental Health from Fiji School of Medicine
Sufficient for Registration
Paramedical Diploma from Fiji School of Medicine
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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FINLAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAYlioppilastutkinto / studentexamen (Matriculation Examination)
Sufficient for Registration
Ammatillinen perustutkinto / yrkesinriktad grundexamen (vocational upper secondary award)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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FRANCE (Including Andorra)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat avec Option Internationale
Sufficient for Registration
Diplome National de Brevet (previously, Brevet des Collèges / Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle)
Insufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat Professionnel/ Baccalauréat Technologique
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet de Maitrise Sufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien (BT) Sufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Techniques des Mètieres Sufficient for RegistrationBrevet des Metieres d'Art/ Brevet Professionel (BP)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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GABON
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle (BEPC)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Economiques (DUEE)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Juridiques (DUEJ)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GAMBIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at West African Examination Council GCE A Level [grades A-E] / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at West African Examination Council School Certificate [grades 1 – 6] / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Senior Secondary School Leaving Certificate (from West African Examinations Council)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate (from the Gambia College) Insufficient for RegistrationCertificate in Architectural Draughtmanship (from Gambia Technical Training Institute)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (from Gambia Technical Training Institute)
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary Technical School Leaving Certificate / Middle School Leaving Certificate (phased out)
Insufficient for Registration
Senior Secondary Technical School Leaving Certificate (phased out)
Insufficient for Registration
Technician Certificate (from Gambia Technical Training Institute)
Insufficient for Registration
Technician Diploma (from Gambia Technical Training Institute)
Sufficient for Registration
Higher Diploma (from Gambia College)
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GEORGIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAttestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education - grade 11)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom ob okanchanii proftekhuchilishcha (Diploma of Completed Vocational-Technical Education)
Insufficient for Registration
Prophesiul Teknikuri Sastsavleblis Diplomi (Technical School Leaving Diploma)
Insufficient for Registration
Sashualo Skolis Atestati (Secondary School Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Shualo Specialuri Sastsavleblis Diplomi (Special School Leaving Diploma)
Insufficient for Registration
Primary / Secondary Vocational Education Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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GERMANY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABerufsfachschulabschluß awarded after a one year course
Insufficient for Registration
Berufsfachschulabschluß awarded after a two to three year course
Sufficient for Registration
Berufsgrundbildungsjahr/ Berufsschulabschluß
Insufficient for Registration
Fachhochschulreife / Fachgebundene Hochschulreife
Sufficient for Registration
Hauptschulabschluß (awarded on completion of year 9 or 10)
Insufficient for Registration
Industrie-und Handelskammer Prüfung Insufficient for RegistrationMeisterbrief Sufficient for Registration Realschulabschluß / Mittlere Reife / Mittlerer Schulabschluß / Erweiterter Realschulabschluß
Insufficient for Registration
Staatlich Geprüfte(r) Technischer/Kaufmännischer Assistent(in)
Sufficient for Registration
Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife / Abitur
Sufficient for Registration
Urkunde Sufficient for RegistrationFachschulabschlußzeugnis Sufficient for RegistrationStaatlich Geprüfte(r)... Techniker(in), Betriebswirt(in), Gestalter(in), Familiepfleger(in), Wirtschafter(in)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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GHANA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications ACCABasic Education Certificate Examination / Junior Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Former Middle School Leaving Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE)
6 separate and distinct subjects at grades A – D or 1 – 6, including English Language and Mathematics (or their equivalent)Note: one subject can be accepted at grade E providing at least three out of the six subjects have been passed at grades A – C. Maths and English must be passed at grades A - D OR20 points and minimum C grades in English and Mathematics (and not credits (D Grades) in these subjects)
Post Middle School Certificate A/ Post Secondary Certificate A
Insufficient for Registration
West African Higher School Certificate (WAEC – Advanced Business Certificate examinations can be accepted and treated as ‘A’ Levels)
2 'A' Levels plus 3 GCSEs (5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
WAEC - Ghana Commercial Examinations 3 Stage '3's plus 2 Stage '2's / 2 'O' Levels
Certificate (Undergraduate University Programme)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from Polytechnic) Sufficient for RegistrationTechnician Part 3 Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GREECE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAApolytirion of Lykeio with an average of 17 and above (in 5 separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
Apolytirion of Gymnasio Insufficient for RegistrationIEK Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationPtychio TES / TEL (Certificate / Diploma from a School of Technical & Vocational Education)
Insufficient for Registration
Ptychion TEE (Diploma Cycle A) (from 1999)
Insufficient for Registration
Ptychion TEE (Higher Diploma Cycle B) (from 1999)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GRENADA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAssociate Degree Sufficient for Registration2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from Community College) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GUATEMALA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachiller en (vocational / technical subject)
Insufficient for Registration
Bachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationPerito en (vocational / technical subject)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GUINEA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat 1ère partie// Baccalauréat 2ème partie
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet Elémentaire Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Ouvrier Qualifié / Brevet d’Etudes Professionelles
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme from an Ecole Nationale Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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GUYANA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCATechnician Certificate Sufficient for Registration2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-EPLUS3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) OR3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)(in 5 separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from the University of Guyana)
Sufficient for Registration
Technician Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationAssociate of Science (from the University of Guyana)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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HAITI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat (reformed system) Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat I (Rhétorique)/ Philosophie)
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet d'Aptitude Professionelle Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet Elémentaire du Premier Cycle Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet Supérieur Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Enseignement Secondaire Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Etudes Supérieures / Professional title (or equivalent)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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HONDURAS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Bachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationPerito / Bachiller Técnico / Bachiller Insufficient for Registration
Diploma de Técnico / Diploma de Técnico Universitario
Sufficient for Registration
Técnico Medio Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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HONG KONG
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAProject Springboard Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationUp to and including 20112 passes at the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE)(Grades A – E)PLUS3 credits in Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Syllabus B or C (Grades A – C)Including English and Mathematics
Sufficient for Registration
2012 and afterHong Kong Diploma of Secondary Examination (HKDSE)4 core subjects (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Studies) in grades 3, 4, 5, 5* or 5**PLUS1 elective subject with a pass of Attained or Attained with distinction OR grades A-E
Sufficient for Registration
A credit at the HKCEE plus 3 passes at the HKALE (including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from a technical institute) Sufficient for RegistrationHong Kong Higher Level Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationCertificate (from a technical institute) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated April 2010Updated July 2010
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HUNGARY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Erettsegi / Matura Sufficient for RegistrationSzakmunkas Insufficient for RegistrationErettsegi Bizonyítvány (awarded by Szakkozepiskola)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ICELAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Studentsprof (from Gymnasium) Sufficient for RegistrationSveinsbréf (Journeyman's examination) Insufficient for RegistrationStudentsprof (from a Technical / Vocational School)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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INDIA (Including Bhutan)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMatriculation Certificate / Secondary School Certificate /All India Secondary School Certificate / India Certificate of Secondary Education – awarded on completion of Standard X
Insufficient for registration
10+2 / India School Certificate / Intermediate Certificate / Higher School Certificate / Higher Secondary Certificate / Pre-University Course
Sufficient for registration (providing passes are held in 5 subjects (at least 3 in Year XII) including English and Mathematics / Accounts, mark of 65% in at least 2 subjects and over 50% on the others)(For the Higher Secondary Certificate the marks are out of 200, so over 130 meets the 65% requirement and over 100 meets the 50% requirement.)
All India Senior School Certificate Sufficient for registration (providing passes are held in 5 subjects including English and Mathematics / Accounts, mark of 65% in at least 2 subjects and over 50% on the others)
Polytechnics / College of Technology Diploma (One year)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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INDONESIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma D1 Insufficient for RegistrationExamination of Basic Cycle Insufficient for RegistrationSarjana Muda (often referred to as 'bachelor') - until 1981
Sufficient for Registeration
STTB SMA with a score of 6 or above Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma D2 Sufficient for Registeration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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IRAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAFirst Degree Technician's Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNational Entrance Exam (Kunkur) Sufficient for RegistrationAssociate Degree (Fogh Diplom) Sufficient for RegistrationKardani Sufficient for RegistrationHigh School Diploma (3 years) / High School Diploma (vocational stream) / Second Degree Technician's Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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IRAQ
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate of Intermediate Education / Third Form Baccalauréat
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Preparatory Education / Sixth Form Baccalauréat
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Vocational Preparatory Education / Vocational Baccalauréat
Insufficient for Registration
Primary and Intermediate Teaching Certificate (awarded by Teacher Training Institutes, Central Teacher Institutes and Fine Arts Institutes)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma of Technician Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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IRELAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAIrish Leaving Certificate in at least five separate subjects (including Mathematics & English) with at least 3 subjects at Higher (ARD) Level (Grade C3 or above) and at least 2 subjects at Grade D3 or above, either at Higher (ARD) or Ordinary (Gnath) Level
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E)PLUS3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C)In Maths and English
Sufficient for Registration
1 GCE / VCE A Level pass (grades A-E)PLUS2 GCE / VCE AS Level (Supplementary / Subsidiary) passes (grades A-E)
Sufficient for Registration
Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (double award – 12 units)/ Advanced General National Vocational Qualification
Sufficient for Registration
3 LCCI Higher passesPLUS2 LCCI Intermediate Level passesIn Maths and Engliah
Sufficient for Registration
Junior Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNational Certificate Business Studies - Pass Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ISRAEL
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Bagrut (Matriculation) or Mechina Sufficient for RegistrationHandassai (Licensed Practical Engineer)
Insufficient for Registration
Technai (Qualified Technician) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ITALY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma di Licenza della Scuola Media Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma di Maestro d'Arte Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma di Maturità Classica/Scientifica/Tecnica/Linguistica/Professionale/Magistrale/Artistica (up until 1999)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma di Qualifica Professionale Insufficient for RegistrationEsame di Stato (from 1999) Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma di Maturità d'Arte Applicata Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma di Maturità Professionale (until 2000)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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IVORY COAST
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet d'Etudes Professionnelle (BEP) Insufficient for RegistrationCertificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Bachelier de l'Enseignement du Second Degré / Baccalauréat
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DEEG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Juridiques Générales (DEJG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet de Technicien Superieur Sufficient for RegistrationDiplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Aptitude Pédagogique pour les Collèges d'Enseignment Général
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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JAMAICA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAssociate Degree Sufficient for RegistrationJamaica School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationSecondary School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNVQ of Jamaica Level 1-2 Insufficient for Registration6 CAPE Units at grade 4 and above, including Maths and English
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
National Vocational Qualification of Jamaica Level 3-5
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from Community College) Sufficient for Registration
Accreditation
January 2007
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JAPAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAGraduation Certificate from a Technical High School
Insufficient for Registration
Lower Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Chugakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho)
Insufficient for Registration
Vocational Training Certificate / Diploma (awarded by Vocational Training Colleges of Ministry of Labour)
Sufficient for Registration
Special Training School Upper Secondary Certificate (Senshu gakko koto-ka sotsugyuo menjo)
Insufficient for Registration
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho)
Insufficient for Registration
Associate degree / diploma from a Technical College
Sufficient for Registration
Special Training School Advanced Course Certificate (Senshu gakko Senmon-ka shuryo shosho)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated 2010
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JORDAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate of Applied/General Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Vocational Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (from a Community College) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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KAZAKHSTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAttestat o srednem obrazovami (Certificate of Secondary Education, grade 10/11)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom o srednem spetsialnom obrazovanii (Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education)
Sufficient for Registration
Technician Certificate (phased out) Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma of Completed Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Completed Vocational Education
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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KENYA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
Students from 16 August 2010Registration if - Mean Grade C+ (Plus) or above with grades A to C (Plain) in five separate subjects including English and Mathematics.
Students prior to 16 August 2010Registration if - Mean Grade C (Plain) or above with passes in five separate subjects including English and Mathematics.
2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
(University) Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationOrdinary / Ordinary (Technician) Diploma
Sufficient for Registration
Technician Part III Certificate (phased out)
Sufficient for Registration
Kenya Junior Secondary Education (KJSE)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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KUWAIT
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma from a Technical Institute Sufficient for RegistrationShahadat-al-thanawia-al-a'ama (General Secondary School Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Vocational Training Centre Certificate / Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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KYRGYSTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAttestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education, grade 10/11)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom ob okanchanii proftekhuchilishcha (Diploma of Completed Vocational-Technical Education)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom ob okanchanii srednego spetsial'nogo uchebnogo zavedeniya (Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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KYRGYZSTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAttestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education, grade 10/11)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom ob okanchanii proftekhuchilishcha (Diploma of Completed Vocational-Technical Education)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom ob okanchanii srednego spetsial'nogo uchebnogo zavedeniya (Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificate of Technical & Professional Education
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Completed Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Qualification Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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LAOS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat Insufficient for RegistrationVocational School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationMiddle Technical School Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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LATVIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAtestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Attestation of General Secondary Education)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma of Secondary Vocational Education (since 1999)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploms par augstako arodizglitibu (Diploma of Higher Vocational Education) / Tehnikum (T) diploma
Sufficient for Registration
First Level (Higher) Vocational Diploma (since 2000)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma of Basic vocational Education – Diploms par arodpamatizqlitibu
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Vocational Education Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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LEBANON
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAréat General (Baccalauréat II before 1991)
Insufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat I (before 1991) Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet d'Etudes/ Brevet Professionnelle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme de Technicien Supérieur Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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LESOTHO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
College Certificate / Diploma (2 years) Insufficient for RegistrationJunior Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationUniversity Diploma in Agriculture / Theology
Sufficient for Registration
Bachelor degree part 1 (first two years) Sufficient for RegistrationNational Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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LIBERIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAJunior High School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationSenior High School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationAssociate degree Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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LIBYA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAGeneral Secondary Certificate / High School Leaving Certificate
Insufficient for registration
Intermediate Vocational Certificate Insufficient for registration Basic Education Certificate Insufficient for registration Secondary Education Certificate Insufficient for registration Higher Technician Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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LIECHTENSTEIN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMatura certificate (Type B or Type E) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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LITHUANIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASecondary School Diploma / Maturity Certificate
Sufficient for Registration
Post-Secondary Vocational Certificate / Diploma (2 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Junior College Diploma (3 years) Sufficient for RegistrationPagrindinio Iaailavinimo (Basic School Leaving Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Brandos Atestatas (Certificate of Maturity) (from a Vocational School or Technological Lyceum)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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LUXEMBOURG
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABrevet de Technicien Supérieur Sufficient for RegistrationCertificat d'Aptitude Technique et Professionnelle
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat de Fin d'Etudes Moyennes/ Primaires
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaire Sufficient for RegistrationDiplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires Sufficient for RegistrationDiplôme / Certificat de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires Techniques
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Technicien Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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MACAO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAEnsino Secundário Complementar Sufficient for RegistrationFirst year level, English School of Undergraduate Studies (from former Open College of the University of East Asia)
Sufficient for Registration
Hong Kong Certificate of Education Insufficient for RegistrationAssociate Degree (from former Junior College of the University of East Asia)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (from former Polytechnic College of the University of East Asia)
Sufficient for Registration
Higher Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationCertificate of Higher Education Form 6 Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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MACEDONIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMatura (before 1980 from the Gimnazija / academic upper secondary course) / Secondary School Leaving Diploma (before 1980 from a technical secondary school)
Sufficient for Registration
Secondary School Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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MADAGASCAR
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat de l'Enseignement du Second Degré
Insufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat de l'Enseignement Technique
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme Universitaire de Technicien Supérieur (DUTS)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MALAWI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCATrade Test Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationJunior Secondary School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationMalawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE)
Insufficient for Registration
Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate (COHSC)
Sufficient for Registration
Undergraduate Diploma (3 years) Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma from Malawi Polytechnic Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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MALAYSIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 principal passes at STPM (grade C or above), plus 3 credits at SPM (grade C or above) (in 5 separate subjects, including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Matriculation CertificateA minimum CGPA of 2.50, including Mathematics and English.
Sufficient for Registration
Unified Examination Certificate (UEC)2 subjects with grade A PLUS 3 other subjects with grades A-C (including English and Maths)
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E)PLUS3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C)(in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
3 LCCI Higher passesPLUS2 LCCI Intermediate Level passes(in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
Community College Diploma (Kolej Komuniti)
Sufficient for Registration
Polytechnic Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationCertificate Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated February 2010
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MALI
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationCertificat d'Aptitude Professionelle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur / Sciences Appliquées
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MALTA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASecondary Education Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationIGCSE Insufficient for RegistrationFully completed Advanced Matriculation Certificate (AM)
Sufficient for Registration
Fully completed Matriculation Certificate Examination (from the University of Malta), including 2 passes [grades A-E] at Advanced Level & 3 passes at Intermediate level
Sufficient for Registration
2 GCE A Levels OR Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS3 GCE O Level OR Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6]
(in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
2 Advanced level passes from part-complete Matriculation Certificate or Advanced Matriculation Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] OR 3 passes from the Secondary Education Certificate
(in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MAURITANIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABrevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Bachelier de I'Enseignement du Second Degré (Baccalauréat)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MAURITIUS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABrevet de Technicien Insufficient for Registration2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E)PLUS3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C)In Maths and English
Sufficient for Registration
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – International Examinations:2 Principal/A Level subjects (grades A-E) PLUS3 O Level Subjects (grades A-C)
Sufficient for registration
Ordinary Technician Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationBrevet d'Aptitude Professionnelle Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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MEXICO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationBachillerato Técnológico Insufficient for RegistrationPreparatoria Técnica Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MOLDOVA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAtestat de Studii Medii de Cultura Generala (awarded on completion of Grade 11 from a scolile medii de cultura generala)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Profesionale Polivalente de Treapta I
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Profesionale Polivalente de Treapta II / Maistru (Foreman)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Profesionale Polivalente de Treapta III / Tehnician (Tehnolog)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat de Calificare (awarded from a Scoala de Meserii 0.5 -1 years post-Grade 11/Post Grade 9)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat de Studii Gimnaziale (awarded on completion of Grade 9)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma de Bacalaureat (awarded on completion of Grade 12 from a lyceum)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma de Studii Superioare de Scurta Durata (Diploma of Short-Term Higher Education)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MONACO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat/ Baccalauréat avec Option Internationale
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles (BEP) (Certificate of Vocational Education
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP) (Certificate of Vocational Qualification)
Insufficient for Regsitration
Baccalauréat Professionnel (Vocational Baccalauréat)
Sufficient for Registration
Baccalauréat Technologique (Technological Baccalauréat)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet des Colleges Insufficient for Regsitration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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MONGOLIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate of Secondary Vocational Education
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Vocational Education Insufficient for RegistrationGerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MOROCCO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificat d'Enseignement Secondaire (CES)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Niveau Qualification/ Spécialisation
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme du Baccalaureat/ Baccalaureat Technique
Insufficient for Registration
Brévet de Technician Superieur (BTS) Sufficient for RegistrationDiplôme de Technicien Spécialisé Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MOZAMBIQUE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificado de Habilitações Literarias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Engenheiro Tecnico / Tecnico Medio Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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MYANMAR
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABasic Education High School Examinations/Matriculation
Insufficient for Registration
Technical High School Diploma/Trade School Diploma/Agricultural School Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
Technical Institute Diploma (3 years) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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NAMIBIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAgricultural College Certificate / Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
Junior Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationUndergraduate Certificate (2 years) Sufficient for Registration2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]Plus3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Polytechnic Diploma (3 years) Sufficient for RegistrationUndergraduate Diploma (3 years Sufficient for RegistrationNamibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) at Ordinary Level
Insufficient for Registration
Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) at Higher Level
Sufficient for Registration
Senior Certificate (with matriculation endorsement)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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NEPAL
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAProficiency Certificate (10+2) Sufficient for Registration on the basis of
passes in 5 subjects examined at Year 12.
Students must achieve at least 65% in 2 subjects and at least 50% in the remaining 3, including English and Maths.
NB: passes at Year 11 cannot be accepted.
Accountancy and Maths at Year 12 can be accepted in place of Maths
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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NETHERLANDS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAssistentenopleiding (level 1/2) Insufficient for RegistrationHoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (HAVO) diploma / Senior general secondary education
Insufficient for Registration
Lager Beroepsonderwijs (LBO) (until 1992)
Insufficient for Registration
Vakopleiding (level 3) Insufficient for RegistrationVoorbereidend Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs diploma / preparatory secondary vocational education (VMBO) (from 1999, previously MAVO / VBO)
Insufficient for Registration
Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Gymnasium A/B and Atheneum A/B) Diplomas (university preparatory education)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma Z-Verpleegkundige Sufficient for RegistrationLange Middenkader Opleiding (Long Intermediate Level Training)
Sufficient for Registration
Middelbaar Beroepsonderwijs Diploma (MBO) (until 1999)
Sufficient for Registration
Middenkaderopleiding (level 4) Sufficient for RegistrationOpleiding Sociaal Pedagogisch Werk (Socio-pedagogical Education Training)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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NEW ZEALAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAHigher School Certificate (awarded on completion of form 7)
Insufficient for Registration
National Certificate Level 1- 3 Insufficient for RegistrationNational Certificate / Diploma Level 4 Sufficient for RegistrationNational Certificate in Educational Achievement level 1 (from 2002) / School Certificate (up to 2002) (awarded on completion of form 5)
Insufficient for Registration
National Certificate in Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 2
Insufficient for Registration
New Zealand Scholarship Sufficient for RegistrationUniversity Entrance Certificate (UEC) with NZ Bursaries Certificate
Sufficient for Registration
University Entrance Certificate (UEC) with NCEA Level 3 (80 Credits)
Sufficient for Registration
New Zealand Technical Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationNational Diploma (Level 5) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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NICARAGUA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Medio Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Superior Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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NIGER
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat / Bachelier Technicien Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier de I'Enseignement du Second Degré
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet d'Aptitude Professionnelle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Etudes Economiques Générales (DEEG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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NIGERIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at West African A Level [grades A-E] / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E] PLUS3 passes at Senior School Certificate [grades 1 – 6] / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6]
Sufficient for Registration
University Matriculation Examination Insufficient for RegistrationNational Technical Certificate (NTC) / National Commercial Certificate (NCC)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (from a Federal University) Sufficient for RegistrationOrdinary) National Diploma (OND/ND) /Post-Secondary Certificate
Sufficient for Registration
Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC) / Advanced National Commercial Certificate (ANCC)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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NORWAY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACraftsman / Journeyman's Certificate (Fagbrev)
Insufficient for Registration
Vitnemål fra den Videregående Skole (Before 1981 Examen Artium)
Sufficient for Registration
Vitnemål fra Grunnskolen (Leaving Certificate from Compulsory School / Lower Secondary School) (formerly Avgangseksamen)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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OMAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Thanawiya amma)
Insufficient for registration
Edexcel First Certificate in Business & Insufficient for registration
Two Year Diploma Sufficient for registrationInstitute of Health Sciences Diplomas (3 years)
Sufficient for registration
Technical Industrial College Diplomas Sufficient for registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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PAKISTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE/VCE A Level (grades A-E) plus 3 passes at GCSE/Vocational GCSE/GCE O Level (grades A-C or 1-6) in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics.
(Intermediate Examinations/ Higher School Certificate at 50% or above can be accepted as a substitute for O Levels)
Sufficient for Registration
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) / Matriculation / Diploma in Commerce (DCom)
Insufficient for Registration
Bachelor (Pass) Sufficient for RegistrationBComm (2 years) Sufficient for Registration
.
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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PANAMA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationHigh School Graduation Diploma - award from private institution
Insufficient for Registration
Técnico Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAHigher School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationSecondary School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationTrade Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma (post Higher School Certificate) (2 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma (post Secondary School Leaving Certificate) (3 years)
Sufficient for Registration
PNG University of Technology Diploma (2-4 years full-time)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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PARAGUAY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationCertificado de Mano de Obra Calificada Insufficient for RegistrationTitulo de Tecnico de Nivel Medio Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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PERU
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachiller Profesional en... (from ESEP) (vocational Bachiller in specialist area of profession)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificado de Educación Secundaria Común Completa
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma de Aptitud Profesional Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Insufficient for RegistrationEspecialista Profesional Sufficient for RegistrationTitulo de Bachiller Profesional (from IETS)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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PHILIPPINES
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAssociate degree Insufficient for RegistrationCertificate or Diploma (one or two years)
Insufficient for Registration
High School Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationCertificate or Diploma (three or four years)
Sufficient for Registration
National Licence (NL) (Master Craftsman / Advanced Technician Characteristics)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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POLAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASwiadectwo Dojrzałości / Matura Sufficient for RegistrationSwiadectwo Dojrzałości Technikum (Technical Matura from a Technikum or Liceum Zawodowe)
Sufficient for Registration
Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Gimnazjum Insufficient for RegistrationSwiadectwo Ukonczenia Lyceum Ogólnoksztalcacego (Certificate of Completion of General Liceum)
Insufficient for Registration
Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Szkoly Zasadniczej (Certificate of Completion of Basic Vocational School)
Insufficient for Registration
Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Technikum / Swiadectwo Ukonczenia Liceum Technicznego (Certificate of Completion of Technikum or Technical Liceum)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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PORTUGAL
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificado de fim de Estudos Secundários (previously Certidão do Décimo Segundo Ano)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma Tecnico Profissional from Escolas Profissionais (3 years)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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PUERTO RICO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAssociate degree Sufficient for RegistrationHigh School Graduation Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationTechnical College Certificate Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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QATAR
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAl-Thanawaya Al-Amah (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary Technical Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationVocational Secondary Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationCommercial Secondary School Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
Qatar Senior School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationReligious Secondary School certificate Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma in Technology (from a College of Technology)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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ROMANIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma de Absolvire from vocational & apprenticeship schools (scoala profesionale)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma de Bacalaureat Sufficient for RegistrationMaistru (awarded by Scoli tehnice de maistri)
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary Vocational Diploma from upper secondary school
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat de Absolvire a Ciclului Inferior al Licelului
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat de Absolvire a Licelului Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma / Certificat de Absolvire a Invatamantului Obligatorui de 10 ani (Diploma / Certificate of Completion of Compulsory Education grade 10)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma / Certificat de Absolvire a Scolii Postliceale (Diploma / Certificate of Completion from Post-secondary Schools)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA(Attestat) Certificate of Secondary Education at grade 10/11
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Completed Basic Vocational-Technical Education
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education (basic level) (from 1995)
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education (until 1995)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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RWANDA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat / Diplôme de Bachelier Sufficient for RegistrationDiplôme des Humanités Complètes (Diplôme de Fin d'Etudes Secondaires until 1994)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme de Technicien Supérieur Sufficient for RegistrationDiplôme d'Ingénieur des travaux statistiques
Sufficient for Registration
Ingénieur Technicien (professional title)
Sufficient for Registration
Advanced General Certificate of Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Diplome des Humanites Professionelles Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SAMOA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAPacific Senior Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationWestern Samoa School Certificate Insufficient for Registration
Accreditation 2010
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SAUDI ARABIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma of the Higher Institute for Financial and Commercial Studies
Sufficient for Registration
Technical College Certificate (2 years full-time)
Sufficient for Registration
Technical Inspectors Secondary Institute Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
Tawjihiyah (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
College of Technology Diploma (2 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Higher Technical Institute Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationUndergraduate Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationSecondary Agricultural Institute Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary Commercial Institute Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary Industrial Institute Diploma Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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SENEGAL
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat Technique Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Fin d'Etudes Moyennes (BFEM)
Insufficient for Registration
Brevet d'Etudes Professionnelles (BEP)/ Brevet de Technicien
Insufficient for Registration
Diplôme d'Etudes Universitaires Générales (DEUG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet de Technicien Supérieur Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet Professionnel (BP) Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SERBIA (Including Montenegro)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMatura (before 1980 from the Gimnazija / academic upper secondary course) / Secondary School Leaving Diploma (before 1980 from a technical secondary school)
Sufficient for Registration
Secondary School Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980)
Sufficient for Registration
Skilled worker apprenticeship courses Insufficient for RegistrationSecondary School Leaving Diploma in vocational streams
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SIERRA LEONE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAWest African Higher School Certificate (Advanced Level)2 'A' Levels plus 3 GCSEs (5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Senior School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationTrade Centre Crafts Certificate Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SINGAPORE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA 2 passes at Singapore / Cambridge GCE A Level (grades A- E) PLUS3 Singapore / Cambridge GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A1-C6) (in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
Polytechnic Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationPolytechnic Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SLOVAKIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMaturitná skúška / Maturita Sufficient for RegistrationVýucný List (Certificate of Apprenticeship)
Insufficient for Registration
Vysvedcenie o Maturitnej Skuske (School Leaving Certificate with Maturita)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SLOVENIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMatura / Secondary School-Leaving Diploma / technical Matura
Sufficient for Registration
Secondary School-Leaving Diploma (obtained since 1980)
Sufficient for Registration
Short Term Secondary Vocational Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
Poklicna Matura Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SOLOMAN ISLANDS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAPacific Senior Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationSolomon Islands School Certificate Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SOMALIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASecondary School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationTechnical Secondary Certificate / Diploma
Insufficient for Registration
Post-Secondary Diploma (2-3 years) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SOUTH AFRICA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASenior Certificate – issued by the Matriculation Board Completion of 6 subjects 5 subjects passed in one sitting Minimum aggregate mark of 45% is
obtained 3 subjects passed at Higher grade 2 passes in a language (one at Higher
GradePasses in English and Maths
Sufficient for Registration
National Technical Certificate N1-N3 Insufficient for RegNational Higher Certificate (S2 / formerly T2) / Higher Certificate in Technology (HCTech)
Sufficient for Registration
National Technical Certificate N4 Sufficient for RegistrationNational Certificate (S1) / Certificate in Technology (CTech) formerly Technikon National Certificate (T1) 1
Sufficient for Registration
National Senior Certificate – issued by the Matriculation Board
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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SOUTH KOREA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAHigh School Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationSpecial Purpose High School Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationVocational High School Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationJunior College Diploma/ Associate Degree
Sufficient for Registration
Junior Vocational College Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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SPAIN (Including Andorra)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) / Graduado en Educación Secundaria
Insufficient for Registration
Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU) / Título de Bachillerato
Sufficient for Registration
Selectividad Sufficient for RegistrationTécnico Auxiliar (Formación Profesional - primer grado)
Insufficient for Registration
Técnico En (new system) Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Especialista (Formación Profesional - segundo grado)
Sufficient for Registration
Técnico Superior (new system) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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SRI LANKA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAUp to 20012 GCE Advanced Level passes (Grades A – C)PLUS3 GCE Ordinary Level passes (Grades C – Credit and D – Distinction) English Language may appear as Medium Language
Sufficient for Registration
From 20012 GCE Advanced Level passes (Grades A – C)PLUS3 GCE Ordinary Level passes (A - C) English Language may appear as Medium Language
Sufficient for Registration
National Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationNational Diploma / National Diploma NVQ Level 5
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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ST KITTS AND NEVIS
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ST LUCIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAStandard Six School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationThe Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Certificate (1-2 years)
Insufficient for Registration
The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College Diploma (2 years)
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
Certificate In Education (from the University of the West Indies)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SUDAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASudan School Certificate (formerly called the Secondary School Certificate or Higher Secondary School Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Vocational Training Centre Certificate / Apprenticeship and Vocational Training Centre Diploma (2 or 3 years)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (in a specialised field), 2-3 years, awarded by university colleges
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SURINAM
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAHAVO Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationVWO Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationMBO Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationPolytechnic College Certificate Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SWAZILAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Part 1 of Bachelor degree (2 years) Sufficient for RegistrationJunior Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationPost-Secondary Technical / Vocational Qualification (3 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Technician-level course Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SWEDEN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAvgangsbetyg (previously Studentexamen) (Upper secondary school leaving certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Slutbetyg fran Grundskola (Leaving Certificate awarded on completion of compulsory education)
Insufficient for Registration
Slutbetyg (from the Teknisk Linje) (Upper secondary school leaving certificate (Technical streams))
Sufficient for Registration
Kvalificerad Yrkesexamend (Vocational Diploma worth 40 credits)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SWITZERLAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAFederal Maturity Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationCertificat de Capacité / Fähigkeitszeugnis / Attestato di Capacità (Vocational Education and Training Diploma)
Sufficient for Registration
Maturità Commerciale / Handelsmaturität / Maturité Commerciale (Commercial Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat de Maturité / Attestato di Maturità / Maturität (Federal Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Certificat d’EGC (Ecoles de Culture Générale) / Facmittelschulausweis / Certificado di Scuola Specializzata (Certificate from Specialised Middle School, from 2006)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet Fédéral / Eidgenössischer Fachausweis / Professionale Federale (Federally recognised Professional Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme d’Ecole de Culture Générale / Diplom der Diplommittelschule / Diploma di Scuola Cultura Generale (Diploma from a Middle School)
Insufficient for Registration
Attestation de Formation Professionnelle / Berufsattest / Certificato Federale di Formazione Practica (Basic Vocational Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Kantonale Maturität / Maturità Cantonale (Cantonal Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Maturité Professionelle / Berufsmaturität / Maturità Professionale (Professional Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Sufficient for Registration
Maturité Spécialisée / Fachmaturitat / Sufficient for Registration
Attestato di Maturità Specializzata (Specialised Secondary School Leaving Certificate from 2004)Berufsmittelschuldiplom (until 1993) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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SYRIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAGeneral Preparatory Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationGeneral Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationProfessional Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationReligious Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationTechnical Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationCertificate of Assistant Bachelor/Associate Degree
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma of Qualification and Specialisation
Sufficient for Registration
Teaching Certificate for Primary Education
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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TAJIKISTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate of Completed Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate of Incomplete Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Completed Vocational Education
Insufficient for Registration
Junior Specialist Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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TAIWAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCASenior High School Leaving Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationSenior Vocational High School Leaving Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
Junior College Diploma Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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TANZANIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCANational Accountancy Diploma (NAD) part II
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at East African Advanced Certificate of Education / GCE A Level / National Form VI Examination / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at East African Certificate of Education / GCE O Level / Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE) / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
Full Technician's Certificate (FTC) (3 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Post-CSE Technical College Certificate (2 or 3 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Technician's Certificate (TC) (2 years) Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma Sufficient for RegistrationSecondary School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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THAILAND
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAMaw 3/ Maw 6 with a score of 50% or above
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate in Vocational Education/ Certificate in Vocational Education (Skill Level)
Insufficient for Registration
Associate Degree Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma in Vocational Education / Higher Certificate (Technician Level)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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TOGO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat Insufficient for RegistrationBaccalauréat Probatoire/ Baccalauréat Technicien
Insufficient for Registration
Certificat d'Aptitude Professionelle Insufficient for RegistrationDiplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Générales (DUEG)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Littéraires (DUEL)
Sufficient for Registration
Diplôme Universitaire d'Etudes Scientifiques (DUES)
Sufficient for Registration
Brevet de Technicien Superieur (BTS) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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TONGA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAHigher Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNew Zealand School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNew Zealand University Entrance Certificate
Insufficient for Registration
Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationTonga National Form 7 Insufficient for RegistrationTonga School Certificate Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCANational Craftsman Certificate Insufficient for Registration2 passes at GCE A Level (grades A-E) OR6 CAPE units at grade 4 and abovePlease note that 1 subject could contain more than one unit i.e. Unit 1 and/or Unit 2. Each component unit can be accepted as achieving 1 unit. PLUS 3 subjects in Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) (General Proficiency Grades 1-3 from 1998; Grades 1 & 2 prior to 1998)
OR
3 passes at GCE O Level (grade C or above) N.B. Passes must be held in English and Mathematics at the appropriate grades above at either O'Level or CXC level.
Sufficient for Registration
Associate degree (from University of West Indies and other tertiary institutions, e.g. Associate degree in psychiatric nursing from College of Nursing, National Institute of Higher Education)
Sufficient for Registration
National Technician Certificate Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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TUNISIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABaccalauréat Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Professionnel Insufficient for RegistrationBrevet de Technicien Supérieur Sufficient for RegistrationCertificate d’Apititude Professionnelle (CAP)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplome de Fin d’Etudes de l’Enseignement de Base
Insufficient for Registration
Diplome d’Etudes de Premier Cycle Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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TURKEY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADevlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma)
Sufficient for registration(Students must have an overall average of 8 or above.)
Devlet Meslek Lise Diplomasi (State Vocational or Trade High School Diploma)
Insufficient for Registration
Devlet Teknik Lise Diplomasi (State Technical four-year High School Diploma)
Insufficient for Registration
Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Private High School Finishing Diploma)
Sufficient for registration(Students must have an overall average of 8 or above.)
Ön-Lisans Diplomasi (Higher Technician Diploma) (2 years)
Sufficient for Registration
Meslek Lisesi Diplomasi (Vocational High School Diploma)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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TURKMENISTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate of Qualification (from a vocational training centre)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma from a vocational college Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma from a vocational lyceum Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma of Specialised Secondary Education
Sufficient for Registration
Diploma of Specialised Secondary Education (Vocational)
Insufficient for Registration
Secondary School Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationBachelor Degree (Bakalavr) (since 2001)
Sufficient for Registration
Specialist Diploma (since 2001) Sufficient for Registration(Attestat) Certificate of Secondary Education
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated Nov 2011
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UGANDA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) / GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) / GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at East African Advanced Certificate of Education [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at East African Certificate of Education [grades A-C] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
(University) Certificate or Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationNational Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNational Diploma / National Ordinary Diploma
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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UKRAINE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAtestat pro Povnu Zagal'nu Sersdniu Osvitu (Certificate of complete general secondary education) at grade 10-12
Insufficient for Registration
Dyplom Molodshogo Spetsialista (Junior Specialist Diploma)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAttestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education, grade 10/11)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Mid-Level Specialist Insufficient for RegistrationDiplom ob okanchanii proftekhuchilishcha (Diploma of Completed Vocational-Technical Education)
Insufficient for Registration
Diplom ob okanchanii srednego spetsial'nogo uchebnogo zavedeniya (Diploma of Completed Specialised Secondary Education)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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UNITED KINGDOM (including Gibraltar)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE / VCE A Level (grades A-E)PLUS3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C)(in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
1 GCE / VCE A Level pass (grades A-E)PLUS2 GCE / VCE AS Level (Supplementary / Subsidiary) passes (grades A-E) PLUS3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C)OR 4 GCE / VCE AS Level (Supplementary / Subsidiary) passes (grades A-E)PLUS3 GCSE / Vocational GCSE / GCE O Level passes (grades 1-6 / A-C)(in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
3 Scottish Higher passes (grades A-C)PLUS2 Standard Grade passes (grades 1-3) or 2 O Levels
Sufficient for Registration
Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education (double award – 12 units)
Sufficient for Registration
Advanced General National Vocational Qualification
Sufficient for Registration
3 LCCI Higher passesPLUS2 LCCI Intermediate Level passes(in five separate subjects including Mathematics & English)
Sufficient for Registration
3 RSA Stage 3 (Advanced) Certificates PLUS either 2 RSA Stage 2 (Intermediate) Certificates OR 2 O levels. (including English and Maths)
Sufficient for Registration
3 Level 3 Pitmans PLUS 2 Level 2 Pitmans
Sufficient for Registration
International Baccalaureate Diplome Sufficient for RegistrationAccess to Higher Education – Level 3 (any subject)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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URUGUAY
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCATítulo de Bachillerato Diversificado Sufficient for Registration
Título de Bachillerato Tecnólogico Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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USA (Including British Virgin Islands)
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAdvanced Placement ExaminationGrades of 3 and above in at least three subjects, together with a High School Diploma.
Sufficient for Registration
High School Graduation Diploma Insufficient for RegistrationCollege Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) TestsSatisfactory performance in the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I plus SAT II) with a minimum score of 550 in each part.
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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UZBEKISTAN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCADiploma of Completed Secondary Education (before 1998)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Specialised Secondary
Education (O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida
Shahodatnoma)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Post Basic Vocational Education (before 1998)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Post Secondary Vocational Education (before 1998)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma of Post Secondary Vocational Education (O’rta Maxsus Ta’lim To’g’risidagi Diplom) 3 years
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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VANUATU
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAPacific Senior Secondary Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationYear 10 Leaving Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationNew Zealand University Entrance and Bursary Examinations (aggregate mark of 250 required)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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VENEZUELA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCABachiller Industrial Insufficient for RegistrationBachillerato Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico / Técnico Medio Insufficient for RegistrationTécnico Superior Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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VIETNAM
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA Secondary School Graduation / NationalUniversity Entrance Examination
Insufficient for Registration
Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Chuyen Nghiep (Secondary Vocational School Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated November 2010
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WEST BANK AND GAZA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCATawjihi (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Tawjihi (Technical Secondary Education Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (from a Community College) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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YEMEN
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCAAl Thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate)
Insufficient for Registration
Certificate in Technical Education Sufficient for RegistrationCertificate of Vocational Training (two or three years)
Insufficient for Registration
Diploma (from a University) Sufficient for RegistrationDiploma (from a Community College) Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ZAMBIA
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCACertificate in General Agriculture Insufficient for RegistrationDTEVT Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationDTEVT Craft Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationZambia School Certificate Insufficient for RegistrationDiploma (from the Medical Council of Zambia)
Sufficient for Registration
DTEVT Advanced Certificate Sufficient for RegistrationDTEVT Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationPost-Secondary Vocational Certificate / Diploma course (2/3 years)
Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
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ZIMBABWE
ACCA QUALIFICATION – ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Qualification ACCA2 passes at GCE A Level / Cambridge Overseas Higher School Certificate [grades A-E]PLUS3 passes at GCE O Level / Cambridge Overseas School Certificate [grades 1-6] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics
Sufficient for Registration
2 passes at ZIMSEC A Level Certificate [grades A - E]PLUS3 passes at ZIMSEC O Level Certificate [grades 1 – 6 or A - C] (in 5 separate subjects including English and Mathematics)
Sufficient for Registration
National Certificate/Diploma Sufficient for RegistrationNational Technician Certificate Sufficient for Registration
AccreditationJanuary 2007
Updated July 2010
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