Current ICAG Qualification Positions
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Current ICAG qualification positions
Source-backed answers on entry, progression, paper combinations, exemptions, pass requirements and qualification completion.
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13 current positions
Exemptions
Which conditional academic exemptions does the 21 August 2026 ICAG communiqué grant?
The communiqué grants specified Level 1 and Level 2 paper exemptions to five expressly listed qualification groups, subject to ICAG verification of the academic transcript and certificate and submission of a certified true copy of the completion certificate.
Applicants whose completed qualification is expressly listed in communiqué ICAG/EXMPTNS/1/26. Unlisted qualifications and routes require separate current authority or direct ICAG assessment.
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What are the ICAG entry requirements for an SSSCE or GBCE holder?
An SSSCE or GBCE holder must have six passes at grades A–D, including English and Mathematics.
Applicants seeking ICAG student entry through the SSSCE or GBCE route.
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Which tertiary or professional qualifications does the ICAG syllabus list as entry routes?
The syllabus lists ATSWA, Diploma, HND, Degree, Masters and any qualification acceptable to ICAG.
Applicants seeking ICAG student entry through a tertiary or professional qualification route.
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What are the ICAG entry requirements for a WASSCE holder?
A WASSCE holder must have six credits, including English and Mathematics.
Applicants seeking ICAG student entry through the WASSCE route.
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What mark is required to pass an ICAG paper?
A candidate must obtain at least 50% to pass a paper.
All papers in the current ICAG professional qualification syllabus.
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Is passing the ICAG examinations by itself enough to qualify as a member?
No. The examinations must be passed and evidence of acceptable work experience must be provided.
Students seeking to satisfy the qualification elements for ICAG membership.
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For November 2026, when is a student barred from sitting a Level 3 paper because of outstanding lower-level papers?
A student cannot sit a Level 3 paper with any outstanding Level 1 paper or with more than one outstanding Level 2 paper.
November 2026 CA examinations only.
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For November 2026, can a student with one outstanding Level 1 paper also register Level 2 papers?
Yes. A student with only one outstanding Level 1 paper may register a maximum of four Level 2 papers.
November 2026 CA examinations only.
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For November 2026, can a student with one outstanding Level 2 paper also sit Level 3 papers?
Yes, provided no Level 1 paper is outstanding. A student with only one outstanding Level 2 paper may sit that paper together with any number of Level 3 papers.
November 2026 CA examinations only.
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For November 2026, what must a student do about outstanding exemptions before writing papers in the next level?
The student must apply and pay for outstanding exemptions before proceeding to write papers in the next level.
November 2026 CA examinations only; this does not determine which academic exemptions a student is entitled to receive.
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What practical work experience does the ICAG syllabus require?
Students need 450 days of practical work experience, normally completed over three to five years under a training agreement with an authorised training employer or principal.
ICAG students completing the practical work-experience element of the qualification.
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What does the ICAG syllabus require before embarking on the next programme of study?
All Knowledge examinations must be passed or credited before the Application programme of study, and all Application examinations before the Professional programme of study.
ICAG students considering progression between the Knowledge, Application and Professional programmes of study.
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Does ICAG require a particular combination of subjects to be passed within a level?
No particular combination of subjects is required to be passed within a level.
All levels of the current ICAG professional qualification, subject to separate progression and sitting-specific rules.
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