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

You can use the table below to check your exemptions from accredited institutions. Click on the degree 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. Details on other degree programmes and post graduate programmes are also available at the bottom of this page.

Supporting documentation

Submitting though Digitary CORE:

If you have studied with any of the bodies marked * below and graduated on or after 2015 please submit your transcripts electronically with Digitary CORE. 

This brief video outlines how you can submit your transcripts (or diploma supplement if available) through Digitary CORE. Please select the ‘Send my documents to a registered organisation’ and then choose 'Chartered Accountants Ireland' from the drop down menu.

If you are graduating from TU Dublin City Centre Campus please check below for more information.

All other applicants:

UCD graduates: 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
  • 6 digit Chartered Accountants Ireland student number
  • prospective training firm if applicable 

If your transcripts are not available through the Digitary CORE platform;

OR

you did not graduate from UCD;

please arrange to have your college/university share your result documentation with us directly at transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Only official transcripts will be accepted.

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.

TU Dublin City Centre Campus (all students)

Transcripts are not available via Digitary CORE and must be sent by the college/university directly to transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. Please ask the college/university to include your name, student number, and training firm if applicable in the subject line of the email.


The following is the current list of approved, accredited degree programmes

* Denotes institution that allows submission of transcripts through Digitary CORE

College/university Degree programme

ACCA

  • Member/Part Qualified

Accounting Technicians Ireland 

  • Second Year Examination
*Atlantic Technological University  
 
(Previously: Galway-Mayo IT, Letterkenny IT
& IT Sligo)
  • Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (Castlebar) for 2017-2021 graduates
  • BA Accounting & Finance (Castlebar) for 2017-2021 graduates
  • GA181 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (Galway) (3 year degree)
  • GA181 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (Galway) (3 year degree) (first graduates 2025)
  • GA181 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (Galway) (4 year degree)
  • GA181 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (Galway) (4 year degree) (first graduates 2025)
  • GA188 Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Digital Accounting (first graduates 2026)
  • GA_BACCO_O09 Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Accounting
  • LY108 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (3-year programme)
  • LY108 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting (4-year programme)
  • Bachelor of Business (Honours) (Accounting)
  • SG146 BA (Honours) Accounting

Dublin Business School 

  • BA (Honours) Accounting & Finance

*Dublin City University

  • BA Accounting & Finance
  • Bachelor of Business Studies
  • MSc in International Accounting & Business
  • MSc in Accounting

*Dundalk Institute of Technology

  • BA Accounting & Finance
Griffith College Dublin (Dublin/Limerick/Cork)
  • BA (Honours) Accounting & Finance

Maynooth University

  • BA Finance
  • BA Accounting & Finance
  • BBS Business & Accounting
  • BCL (Law & Accounting)
  • HDip in Professional Accounting
Munster Technological University

(Previously: Cork IT &  
IT Tralee)  
  • CR400 Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours) Accounting
  • TL831 Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting)
National College of Ireland
  • BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Accounting / Master of Science in Accounting

Queens University Belfast

  • BSc in Accounting
  • BSc in Economics & Accounting
  • BSc Language & Accounting
*South East Technological University

(Previously: Carlow IT & 
Waterford IT)
  • CW948 BA (Honours) Accounting
  • CW908 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting and Finance
  • WD048 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Accounting Stream
  • WD084 BA (Honours) Accounting
 *Technological University Dublin
  • TU910 BSc Accounting
  • 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
  • TU904 BSc Business & Law
  • BN114 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance
  • TA121 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance
  • TU933 Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Accounting & Finance (4-year joint programme)
 *Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest

(Previously: Athlone IT &
Limerick IT)
  • AL852 BA in Accounting
  • LC224 Bachelor of Business Studies in Accounting & Finance
  • LC224 Bachelor of Business Studies in Accounting & Finance (first graduates 2025)
  • LC223 Bachelor of Business Studies in Law & Tax
  • LC223 Bachelor of Business Studies in Law & Tax (first graduates 2025)

Trinity College Dublin

  • Business, Economics and Social Studies
  • BBS Global Business
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting
 Ulster University 
  • BSc Accounting (Jordanstown)
  • BSc Accounting and Law (Jordanstown)
  • Graduate Diploma in Accounting (Jordanstown)
  • BSc Business Studies (Magee)
  • BSc Accounting with Specialisms (Magee)
  • Graduate Certificate in Finance and Taxation (Bridging programme Magee)
  • MSc/PgDip International Accounting with Analytics (Magee)

University College Cork

  • 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 
University College Dublin
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies

University of Dundee

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

*University of Limerick

  • BA Law & Accounting
  • Bachelor of Business Studies


Other degree programmes

(non-accredited degree programmes)

The awarding of exemptions isn't restricted to accredited degrees only - other programmes from recognised third level education providers can give students exemptions. Usually these programmes will give partial CAP 1 exemptions, but there are often exceptions.

If you have completed a non-accredited degree, the application process is the same as with accredited; we'll just need a little more information from you. As well as your transcripts of results for each year of study, you'll need to email your course module descriptors and sample exam papers to transcripts@charteredaccountants.ie. We accept applications from programmes overseas, and all documents sent to us must be translated into English by a certified service. Please note, applicants for our programme must reside on the island of Ireland.


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

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