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About our exemptions process

You may have already covered some of the Chartered Accountants Ireland course material in your prior studies. In essence, this means you may not need to take certain exams with us and could already be on your way to a rewarding business career as a Chartered Accountant.

Please use the form below to check your exemptions, this will give you an indication of what your starting point may be.

This is not an exemptions application form. Please visit the how to apply page to find out the step-by-step on how to apply to become a student.

Online exemption guide.

This guide includes accredited degree programmes.

Check your exemption

Please tell us a little about yourself by filling out the form below. Once you click submit you will be sent to the exemption listing page this will give you an indication of what your starting point may be.

First Name

Last Name

Contact Number

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Other qualifications - non-accredited programmes

Programmes from recognised third level education providers that do not have a formal accreditation agreement in place can give exemptions to students. These programmes will usually give partial CAP 1 exemptions, but there are often exceptions.

If you wish to apply for an exemption for a non-accredited programme, you must:

Read our CAP1 Competency Statement to ensure you have sufficient coverage of the subject topics before submitting an application for exemptions.
Create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions
Arrange to have your transcripts of results for each year of study shared with transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie through the appropriate channels
Send subject module descriptors and sample exam papers to transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie.

We accept exemption applications from overseas programmes, and all documents sent to us must be translated into English by a certified service. Applicants for our programme must live on the island of Ireland while completing their studies with us.

Post graduate programmes

We have also accredited a number of post-graduate masters programmes for exemptions from our CAP 1 and CAP 2 exams. Please click the button below for more details.

Exemptions for post graduate programmes