DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Before selecting your option courses, please ensure you have spoken to your Student Adviser.

Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.

Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available on the Business School website https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/accreditation.

Progression to Year 3 honours normally requires a Pass in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, including the following programme specific progression hurdles: (i) pass of 50% in Accountancy 2A or Accountancy 2B and (ii) a pass of 50% in ONE Business 2nd year course selected in Group A level 8 options.

Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.

Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available on the Business School website https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/accreditation.

Students in Year 3 must take a minimum of 40 credits per semester.

Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available on the Business School website https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/accreditation.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of courses (equivalent to 120 credits), the majority of which must be in Accounting and Business. All students must complete and pass equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses Advanced Financial Accounting; Auditing, Management Accounting Applications, Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis.

Students in Year 4 must take a minimum of 20 credits of taught courses per semester.

Students can gain a number of exemptions from the professional Accounting bodies (ICAS, ICAEW, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA, AIA) but these exemptions differ according to each Accounting body. Further details are available on the Business School website https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/undergraduate/accreditation.