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Check our exemptions guide to see if your course qualifies for exemptions

You can use the buttons below to check your exemptions from accredited institutions. Then, click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered and the requirements for gaining them. If your course/college is not listed, please email studentqueries@charteredaccountants.ie for more information. Exemptions are subject to a time limit from the year the qualification was awarded.

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ACCA

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have ACCA share your result documentation and your letter of good standing with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:

  • Member/part qualified

 


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Accounting Technicians Ireland

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have ATI share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:

  • Second Year Examination

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Atlantic Technological University

Previously: Galway-Mayo IT, Letterkenny IT & IT Sligo

Submitting though Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:

 

  • AU300 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (3 year degree) (Donegal campus)
  • AU300 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (4 year degree) (Donegal campus)
  • Master of Arts in Accounting (Donegal campus)
  • AU600 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (3 year degree) (Galway campus)
  • AU600 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (4 year degree) (Galway campus)
  • AU604 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Finance and Economics (Galway campus)
  • GAB02 Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Accounting (Galway campus)
  • AU900 Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Accounting) (Sligo campus)
  • AU902 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting (Sligo campus)

 

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Dublin Business School

Submitting through Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  •  BA (Honours) Accounting & Finance

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Dublin City University

Submitting though Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BA Accounting & Finance (graduates 2025)
  • Bachelor of Business Studies (graduates 2025)
  • MSc in International Accounting & Business (graduates 2025)
  • MSc in Accounting (graduates 2025)

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Dundalk Institute of Technology

Submitting though Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment . Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BA Accounting & Finance

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Griffith College (Dublin/Limerick/Cork)

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BA (Honours) Accounting & Finance
  • Master of Science in Accounting and Finance Management
  • Postgraduate Diploma of Science in Accounting and Finance Management

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Maynooth University

Submitting transcripts through Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BA Finance (graduates 2025)
  • BA Accounting & Finance (graduates 2025)
  • BBS Business & Accounting (graduates 2025)
  • BCL (Law & Accounting) (graduates 2025)
  • HDip in Professional Accounting
  • Master of Arts in Accounting

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Munster Technological University

(Previously: Cork IT & IT Tralee)

Submitting through Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • CR400 Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) Accounting
  • TL831 Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting)

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National College of Ireland

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Accounting/Master of Science in Accounting

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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.

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Queens University Belfast

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BSc in Accounting
  • BSc in Economics & Accounting
  • BSc Language & Accounting
  • Master of Advanced Accounting with Placement / Master of Advanced Accounting

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South East Technological University

(Previously: Carlow IT & Waterford IT)

Submitting though Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • SE407 BA (Honours) in Accounting (Carlow Campus)
  • SE401 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting and Finance (Carlow Campus)
  • SE400 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting Stream (Waterford Campus)
  • SE400 Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Accounting Stream) via Level 7 / Higher Certificate route (Waterford Campus)
  • SE408 BA (Honours) in Accounting (Waterford Campus)

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Technological University Dublin

Submitting though Parchment (Tallaght & Blanchardstown campus):


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BN114 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance
  • TA121 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance
  • TU933/TU934 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance (4-year joint programme)

Submitting transcripts (Aungier Street Campus):


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • TU910 BSc (Hons) in Accounting / TU910A BSc (Hons) in Accounting (International)
  • TU910 BSc Accounting via TU674 Higher Certificate in Business & Finance 
  • TU903 BSc Business & Management
  • TU903 BSc Business & Management via TU674 Higher Certificate in Business & Finance 
  • TU304  Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting / TU324 Master of Business Studies in Accounting (International)
  • TU904 BSc Business & Law
  • MSc in Accounting
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Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(Previously: Athlone IT & Limerick IT)

Submitting though Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • US846 BA in Accounting (Athlone campus)
  • Master of Arts in Accountancy / PG Diploma in Accounting (Athlone campus) 
  • US845 Bachelor of Business Studies in Accounting & Finance (Limerick campus)
  • US849 Bachelor of Business Studies in Law & Tax (Limerick campus)


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Trinity College Dublin

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • Business, Economics and Social Studies
  • BBS Global Business
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting

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University College Dublin

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please enable verification of your transcripts before emailing the documents to us at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Please include the following in the subject line of the email:
    • your name
    • Chartered Accountants Ireland student number
    • prospective training firm if applicable

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies
  • Master in Accounting and Financial Management 
  • Master of Accounting

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Ulster University

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BSc Accounting (Belfast)
  • BSc Accounting with Management (Belfast)
  • BSc Accounting and Law (Belfast)
  • Graduate Diploma in Accounting (Belfast)
  • MSc Advanced Accounting (Belfast)
  • BSc Business Studies (Derry-Londonderry)
  • BSc Accounting with Specialisms (Derry-Londonderry)
  • Graduate Certificate in Finance and Taxation (Bridging programme Derry-Londonderry)
  • MSc/PgDip International Accounting with Analytics (Derry-Londonderry)

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University College Cork

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BSc Accounting (4 Year degree)
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Commerce International / BSc International Business with Languages (first graduates in 2026)
  • BSc Finance
  • BSc Business Information Systems
  • BCL Law and Business
  • MSc Management Information & Managerial Accounting Systems
  • MSc International Accounting Practice
  • Master of Accounting

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University of Dundee

Submitting transcripts:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. Please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.
  3. We will not accept emailed transcripts from students, they must be emailed directly from the awarding body. Where the awarding body is submitting the documents for you, please request that they include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • Bachelor of Accountancy

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University of Galway

Submitting through Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2.  This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Commerce – Global Experience
  • Bachelor of Commerce (part-time)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
  • MSc International Accounting & Analytics
  • MSc Corporate Finance
  • Master of Accountancy

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University of Limerick 

Submitting though Parchment:


  1. You must create an online application to receive formal confirmation of your eligibility and exemptions, and you must complete this process before enrolment.
  2. This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) electronically through Parchment. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

Click on the academic programme for more details on the exemptions offered:


  • BA Law & Accounting
  • Bachelor of Business Studies
  • MSc in Accounting/Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting

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