Passed 13 of 14 ACCA exams. What now?

pathway33

Hey,

My friend has passed all ACCA exams except P2 (corporate reporting). He has failed this twice and refuses to try again. He wants to convert his 13 ACCA passes into some sort of a postgraduate diploma or masters but refuses to do a full masters as he maintains the final stage of ACCA exams are at masters level and barring a project he has already passed 80% of a masters. Anyone know of a college that allows failed ACCA people to get lots of exemptions?

Thanks,

EDIT: I should add that words cannot describe how much he hates accounting and while he was in the profession he has now left it

If he hates it so much why would he bother going into something similar?

I know the Open University give some credit for being a member of an accounting body but I think you have to be a fully qualified member.
He could have a look there.

smcgiff

When he stops sulking/feeling sorry for himself advise him to finish his ACCA exams. Even if he wants to go onto something else his CV will look a joke otherwise.

And for him to get a Masters it would need to be accounting related, which wont really help with his new direction.

Re his expectation of having done 80% of a masters then he's really in for a surprise. Although I've an email I got recently I could forward that promised a Masters qualification, heck he might even get a PHD

Paulusmaximus

i was in a similar boat. 4/5 years ago i'd passed 13 of the 14 and had not passed P2. I tried it twice, failed it, left it for a year tried again, failed it, tried it again failed it, gave up on it again and last June i eventually passed it. He has to go back and do it and he will pass. IF he's good enough to pass the 13 he'll get the last one. Don't let him waste what he has already achieved

It sounds a bit drastic all right - it would be cheaper to get one to one tuition and exam practice and take some time off than to pay for a new masters.

jahalpin

I'm in exactly the same situation, I have passed all the exams except for P2. I have sat it once or twice and will probably have to do it again in June.

After spending so much time on the qualification already there's no way I'm going to give up until I get it and I would advise your friend to do the same.

Unlike the other professional accounting qualifications , ACCA is officially recognised as a Level 9 - Masters qual by the state.

rockbird1950

Hey pathway33
im waiting for results of F7...but my friend here in work was like yours had to sit P2 many times he went to the guy in Griffith, he records his classes and you can look it over as much as u like..hes very hopeful at passing this time also the guy gave him extra stuff to do and corrected it for him