ACCA 4 SITTINGS PER YEAR

otterj

Have ACCA announced whether they are going to have four exam sessions per year instead of two yet? Thought it was supposed to start in 2014

paulers06

I heard that there will be 4 sittings but has been postponed to 2015

mydiscworld

4 sittings would be a big selling point for prospective accounting students when choosing which to go for

loveacca

Brilliant news. when do they plan to run these extra exams. Does it mean we can sit 16 subjects in 1 year (4 exams per sitting) only asking ........... A smart guy could be finished his/her accountancy exams in 1 year

Banjoxed

loveacca wrote: »

Brilliant news. when do they plan to run these extra exams. Does it mean we can sit 16 subjects in 1 year (4 exams per sitting) only asking ........... A smart guy could be finished his/her accountancy exams in 1 year

Jesus. Any sane person would hardly have time to take a dump, unless they were the Sheldon Cooper of accountancy. For your sanity kids, don't do that!

loveacca

They are out there .................... There was a lady in my class and she sat 4 exams each sitting and passed them all first time:)
I accept she was the exception to the rule and I'm not encouraging people to do this

loveacca

Any one got any updates on the 4 sittings?

otterj

Please tell me that username is a joke?

loveacca

Not easy to get a handle ................

mydiscworld

There appear to be no official updates on this in the pastfew months

What I could find is

21 Feb 2013
http://www.pqaccountant.com/pmag-FFFF00500180014402171957.html


March 2013
http://accastudent.newsweaver.co.uk/15t97iw8qrj197bi3yxfz4?a=6&p=33030705&t=23212615

3 Oct 2013
http://www.pqaccountant.com/pmag-FFFF0050018001FA02171957.html

Interestingly, she is still envisaging the ACCA running these sessions, and not contracting them out to third parties.
Minchington felt students will still look to sit exams every six months and use the new sittings as resits, to keep them on-track. What is important to her is ensuring all ACCA students get the 4-sitting option.

Immy

loveacca wrote: »

They are out there .................... There was a lady in my class and she sat 4 exams each sitting and passed them all first time:)
I accept she was the exception to the rule and I'm not encouraging people to do this

I passed all mine from the beginning first time in 4 sittings, but I didn't do it in a year :eek:

thefa

Big difference having 6 months to study 4 papers and 3 months to study for 4 papers.


I think a lot more people will see it being beneficial for repeating an exam quicker than the current set up than those looking to complete the exams in an extraordinarily short time. Would give more flexibility to those who December or June mightn't suit as well as those who might prefer concentrating on a single exam per sitting.