Eligibility Questions

Hi guys, This is Talha, i need some assistance of yours if anyone can guide please. Actually i've passed all papers till F9, till June 2014 except F4, and passed F4 in Dec 2014. Now am I eligible to get OBU degree or not? Thanking you all in advance. Regards.

my o level certificate with a credit in english language meets obu requirements, please how do i submit it to acca?

Contact the ACCA OBU office at [email protected] and they will probably be able to tell you.

ok thanks

Sadly I rather think as you have exceeded the 10 years allowed. However I do think this rule works against women in your position. If you live in the UK I think you do have a case for sex discrimination. It is up to you if yo want to challenge ACCE and OBU on this - both reckon they apply equal opportunities. Your case would be extremely strong if you not only had children but worked full -time as you could argue how could you possibly do a degree as well while fulfilling all the requirements the other two put on you?

Help please. Must I pay my annual subscription before I can attain the degree, or can I pay later. Having financial issues at the moment.

Your ACCA subscription must be up to date when you submit your project and you will also have to pay the GBP 250 submissions fee when uploading otherwise your work cannot be marked.

Just a recap. -It's not enough to be 'opted in' in myacca. -In addition to be 'opted in', a candidate must hold a suitable proof of proficiency in English language. -The above applies also to UK, Irish, NZ, etc. nationals. Is the above correct?

Yes I think you have very neatly summed up the situation so many thanks. :-D Additionally the post a few above also applies - you must be up to date with your ACCA subscription. (Someone recently also asked if they could submit and pay the fee at a later date -the answer is no - there is no facility for effectively having a 'loan' and any system problems in payment after submitting would mean the result would be withheld pending full payment)

hi just a few questions. 1.where should i send my english language proficiency certificate as a proof? i have an IELTS so am i supposed to email to oxford brooks or ACCA? 2. i have passed 11 acca papers so do i actually need to show proficiency certificate or something? 3.what is the last date to show english language proof for period 34? sorry if im asking these questions again if you have already answered this any where before. best regards

also additional note, i passed the paper f4 on december 2014 session . so would that qualify as english language proficiency?

The problem we have on Open Tuition is that ACCA and OBU tend to change their requirements and we find it difficult to keep up with the subtle changes when it comes to admin procedures. I myself will readily put my hands up and say I am competent to deal with most questions on academic approach and content on most RAP topics (there are a few I feel are outside my comfort zone in terms of lack of knowledge) however on the background eligibility rules I have distinct gaps! I am sorry this is one of them. Your English appears fine to me but for accurate information you really need to contact the ACCA/OBU office at [email protected] You should get an answer promptly if you do it now before the results are released otherwise it is likely to take much longer to get a reply from 22 March onwards.

ok thank you so much

hello,   i am an acca student. i took ielts exam recently and scored  reading and writing 5.5. speaking and listening 6.5. could you please tell me if i am eligible to register for OBU BSC.

We do not feel confident in advising about the administrative side of things. Please consult [email protected]. who will be able to advise you accordingly. I suggest you do this sooner rather than later because as the current submission window closes next week they will be too busy to attend to general queries then.

I have finished 11 paper of ACCA, but I still don't register the Oxford Brookes University. I want to know if I have a chance to apply the degree of Oxford Brookes University. Thank your answer.

This question needs to have been posted on the correct forum topic -How about using the one on eligibility??? (Otherwise our forum becomes a disorganised mess of random questions!!!) You have to have opted in to OBU (or been opted in by default) before passing F7 to F9. Have you checked this? You don't actually register as such - just kept the option. If for some reason you opted out then as you are at Paper 11 you won't be able to opt back and do the degree. If however you did not change the default of being opted in then there should be no problem.

Dear sir, I am current ACCA student studying in Pakistan. I have completed 10 papers of ACCA. But I could not get OBU due to ineligibility. I just wanted to know are there any other Bacholers degree programs that could provide me with exemptions? Because i want to get a Bacholers degree.

I need advice I contacted ACCA about the submission dates of RAP for Oxford Brookes Degree (BsC). They sent me the dates and told me that i am no longer eligible for BsC Degree because i didnt present a proof of English Proficiency before doing F7 F8 and F9. But i achieved B in IGCSE English as a Second language and i sent them the certificate when i registered.Thats why i was registered as an ACCA student rather than FIA student. One of my friend is eligible even though his method of registration was same as mine. What should i do?

The only thing that might be different between you and your friend: it might possibly be more to do with whether you had opted out of the degree (rather than your certificate in English). Normally all students are opted in by default unless thy have chosen to opt out. Unfortunately once you pass F7 / 8 / 9 you are not allowed to opt back in - it HAS to be done before passing these. If you never opted out AND sent the certificate before F7/ 8/ 9 then contact them again and set out the facts by date and give clear details and ask them to re-examine your records.

hello.i am currently residing in USA.do i have to submit English proficiency before submitting RAP project.

Hello! Its going to be 10 years in the dec of 2018 since my registration in acca! N my aim was this bsc degree but unfortunately i couldn’t take the exams in the last few years! Im left with f8 and f9, now i want to know if i take one of my papers in june session and hopefully pass it then would i still be eligible for submitting the thesis?because what iv read im a little confused about the rule where it says that you have to pass the fundamentals atleast two months prior to submitting the thesis! Im a little frustrated now because i don’t want to miss the oportunity of getting the degree!

I have four passes of a’levels and i have cleared f4 in 2013 , do i still need to give any other proof of my english language?

Some of the eligibility rules are quite complex so we advise the best way of getting reliable information is to contact OBU direct at [email protected] (BTW a thesis is a very detailed research document of probably a minimum of 100,000 words that is submitted for the award of a doctorate. So there is not comparison with what you are taking about and hoping to submit - merely a 7,500 research and analysis REPORT !) PLEASE NOTE: we specifically have requested that students do NOT keep opening new threads when we already have an existing one!

This is about language proficiency rather than residency so I suspect you still need to provide relevant copies of certificates. Many of the eligibility rules are quite complex so we advise the best way of getting reliable information is to contact OBU direct at [email protected]

Possibly for most students unless they have at least O level / GCSE Grade C English Language (or equivalent) there can be issues - though as you have A levels it should mean that your proficiency isn't a problem in your particular case. I think your F4 from 2013 is also proof of English language skills however others note: recent F4 isn't - as it is now a multi-choice paper it is no longer acceptable evidence.

Hi, I have passed 8 acca papers and I'm opted into Bsc. Degree. However I did not submit any proof of english proficiency before passing f7. Though at the time of acca registration I had uploaded my o'level certificate and my grade in English was B, which I thought was enough for bsc eligibility and didnot submit it again before passing f7. I'm afraid that my obu status might change after completing all 9 exams. Is it too late to submit my proof of English proficiency?

I think it is the opt in that counts. However check with [email protected] as they will be able to give you a definitive answer

why were you not eligible?

Hi, please advice my case: 1) My last eligible exam session - June 2019 2) My current situation - Left final paper, F9 - to take exam in coming June 2018, left Sept & Dec'18 attempts if did not pass. 3) Opted in OBU degree - plan to take mentor ship class in Mar'18, give myself 3 months to complete the thesis & submit in Nov'18, provided i pass my June'18 exam, result out in Aug'18. My concern is - i did finish my thesis say in May/June'18 but wait submit in Nov'18 because need clear F9 first. Will there be sudden announcement of changes in topic or thesis requirement that result in my completed thesis become unusable and need modify again to fulfill the new requirement( layout, extra work)? If my Nov'18 submission get failed grade, i have to modify and submit again in May'19. Result out in Aug/sept'19 but my last eligibility is June'19 so can i still get my obu degree if say may'19 submission passed? please help to clear my worry as i wish to get my OBU degree cert before my last eligibility. Thanks