Registration
Can I register for ICAG with a diploma, HND, degree or professional qualification?
Yes. ICAG lists ATSWA, Diploma, HND, Degree and Masters qualifications as recognised entry routes. It may also accept another qualification that it considers suitable.
For applicants entering with a tertiary or professional qualification rather than secondary-school results.
Next source check due by . After that date, confirm this guidance before acting on it.
What ICAG recognises
If you hold one of the qualifications in the list, you have a type of qualification that ICAG recognises for entry. ICAG still has to accept the particular award you present.
If your qualification is not named, the syllabus leaves room for ICAG to accept it as suitable. Ask the Institute to confirm that it accepts your qualification before relying on that route.
Being eligible to register is not the same as receiving paper exemptions. Any exemption must be supported by the current exemption rules and approved by ICAG.
Example
An HND holder can apply through a qualification type named in the syllabus. ICAG still checks the award, and admission does not automatically remove any paper.
The entry list does not tell you which papers, if any, your qualification will remove.
Before you rely on the qualification
- Identify the exact qualification you intend to use for entry.
- If it is not expressly listed, obtain ICAG's confirmation that it is acceptable.
- Do not assume that entry also means exemption from any paper.
See the ICAG source and where to find it
Here is the ICAG source MSL used and the exact passage, if you want to read it yourself.
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ICAG Professional Programme Syllabus 2024-2029
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana · Official ICAG publication
- Where to find it
- Section 1.15, paragraph 35(B), PDF page 14 (printed page 12)
- What it tells you
- The listed tertiary and professional entry routes are ATSWA, Diploma, HND, Degree, Masters and any qualification acceptable to ICAG.
- Full reference
- ICAG Professional Qualification Syllabus 2024-2029, section 1.15, PDF page 14 (printed page 12).
- Applies to
- Applicants seeking ICAG student entry through a tertiary or professional qualification route.
- Applies from
- Page last reviewed
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