Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

Study CIMA in South Africa while getting expert insights from around the globe.

Every month we have an Online Course starting, led by a UK tutor and attended by students from around the world. You and your classmates will follow a fast-paced schedule and work your way through a series of video lectures, online practice questions and assessments, that will get you exam ready in 6-8 weeks. Video lectures cover 100% of the syllabus, are recordings of BPP's top lecturers and can be downloaded to your mobile phone and viewed offline. 

You can access the resources up to 2 weeks prior to the start date and use that time to browse around and explore the online platform. The start date is the date the tutor joins and when your assessment submission schedule kicks in. You will have access to your tutor, your classmates and your online resources for 6 months from the course start date or up to your exam date for sitting-based exams. Hard copy material is included (or eBooks if you've selected this options).

In BA3 students will obtain a practical understanding of financial accounting and the process behind the preparation of financial statements for single entities. These statements are prepared within a conceptual and regulatory framework requiring an understanding of the role of legislation and of accounting standards.

Each exam is a 2 hour computer based assessment. BA1, BA2 and BA3 each comprise of 60 objective test questions and for BA4 there are 85 objective test questions. The exams are on demand and can be sat at any time at a Pearson Vue exam centre or at home via the Online Exam option.

Objective Tests are computer marked, so as soon as you complete your exam a result of "Pass" or "Fail" will be provided at your assessment centre.

Home Study and Home Study (eBooks) - OT/CertBA

To qualify: To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you need to have submitted all five progress tests and achieve 50% or higher on your mock exam, and have attempted your final exam within 3 months of having received your study material.

Our promise: You receive 3 additional months of tutor support and you can submit progress tests and mock exams to your tutor for marking.

Special note: You will not receive any new study material for your subject. 

Home Study Plus and Home Study Plus (eBooks) - OT/CertBA

To qualify: To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you need to have submitted all five progress tests on the BPP HUB and achieve 50% or higher on your mock exam, and have attempted your final exam within 3 months of having received your study material.

Our promise: Re-activation of your Online Portal access, as well as tutor support to re-write your exam.

Special note: You will not receive any new study material for your subject. 

Campus, Virtual Classes or Virtual Classes (eBooks) - OT/CertBA

To qualify: To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you need to have a 90% classes attendance, you need to have submitted all five progress tests and achieve 50% or higher on your mock exam, and have attempted your final exam within 3 weeks of your last class date.

Our promise: You can come back to classes for that subject for free in the following study period.

Special note: You will not receive any new study material for your subject.

Home Study and Home Study (eBooks) - Case Study

To qualify: To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you need to have submitted one practice mock exam for marking and feedback with a 40% pass rate or higher. You also need to have sat the exam relevant to your sitting (i.e. May CS)

Our promise: You receive 3 additional months of tutor support and you can submit tasks and mock exams to your tutor for marking.

Special note: Should the pre-seen differ, you will receive a new printed toolkit but you will not receive a new workbook.

Home Study Plus and Home Study Plus (eBooks) - Case Study

To qualify: To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you need to have submitted one practice mock exam for marking and feedback with a 40% pass rate or higher. You also need to have sat the exam relevant to your sitting (i.e. May CS)

Our promise: Re-activation of your Online Portal access, as well as tutor support to re-write your exam.

Special note: Should the pre-seen differ, you will receive a new printed toolkit but you will not receive a new workbook.

Campus, Virtual Classes or Virtual Classes (eBooks) - Case Study Classes

To qualify: To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you need to have attended 100% of the classes (usually 4/4) and write the two additional mock exams with a 40% pass rate or higher. You also need to have sat the exam relevant to your sitting (i.e. May CS)

Our promise: You can attend the case study classes for the following exam sitting (i.e. Aug CS).

Special note: Should the pre-seen differ, you will receive a new printed toolkit but you will not receive a new workbook.

Online Courses - CertBA

To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, you must complete and submit steps 1 to 6 of the Achievement Ladder by the relevant submission dates and score at least 50% on each step, before you sit your CBA which must take place within 3 weeks of the official course completion date (refer to the Online Course timetable's 'finish date').

Our promise: If you are unsuccessful in your exam, you may book and commence a free online course within 3 months of having taken the relevant exam.

Special note: You will not receive any new study material for your subject.

Online Courses - OT

To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, must complete and submit steps 1 to 6 of the Achievement Ladder by the relevant submission dates and score at least 70% on each step, before they sit their OT exam which must take place within 3 weeks of the official course completion date (refer to the OCR timetable 'finish date').

Our promise: If you are unsuccessful in your exam, you may book and commence a free online course within 3 months of having taken the relevant exam.

Special note: You will not receive any new study material for your subject.

Online Courses - Case Study

To qualify for our Pass Assured Promise, must complete and submit steps 1 to 5 of the Achievement Ladder by the relevant submission dates and score at least 40% on each step. You also need to have sat the exam relevant to your sitting (i.e. May CS).

Our promise: If you are unsuccessful in your exam, you may book and commence a free online course for the very next Case Study sitting (i.e. Aug CS).

Special note: You will not receive any new study material for your subject.