Accounting and Business - Flying Start Degree Programme Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Accounting and Business - Flying Start Degree Programme Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Fast-track your career and become a Chartered Accountant in the UK with our BSc Accounting and Business – The Flying Start Degree Programme.
This four-year programme has been developed in partnership with the University of Reading’s Henley Business School, PwC – the UK’s leading professional services organisation – and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
An innovative, challenging degree, it’s been designed to provide you with:
* the benefit of university study and life
* paid work experience
* a guarantee...
Fast-track your career and become a Chartered Accountant in the UK with our BSc Accounting and Business – The Flying Start Degree Programme.
This four-year programme has been developed in partnership with the University of Reading’s Henley Business School, PwC – the UK’s leading professional services organisation – and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
An innovative, challenging degree, it’s been designed to provide you with:
* the benefit of university study and life
* paid work experience
* a guaranteed job offer from PwC at the end of the programme, subject to satisfactory completion of certain milestones throughout the course
* one of the fastest degree routes to becoming an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in the UK.
Once you’ve graduated, you’ll be approximately one year away from achieving full chartered status.
For more information, please visit our course page:
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2027-10-01
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A15-D45
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
T Level
Minimum grade C in the Core Component.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
AS
Not accepted
Access to HE Diploma
offer-distinction: 33.0, offer-merit: 12.0
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths at B (or 6) and English Language or English Literature at B (or 6). GCSE Physics, IT, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry and Statistics at B (6), GCSE Combined Science at 6-6 or AS/A Level Maths at grade B are acceptable in lieu of GCSE Maths. GCSE History, Geography, Religious Studies, Drama, Sociology or Politics at B (6) or AS/A Level English Literature, English Language or English Literature and Language at grade B are acceptable in lieu of GCSE English Language or English Literature.
Scottish Advanced Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma is only accepted when taken alongside one other acceptable level 3 qualification such as an A level or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate.
Extended Project
Not accepted
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
The Cambridge Technical Diploma is only accepted when taken alongside one other acceptable level 3 qualification such as an A level or Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate
Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate can also be accepted when taken alongside other acceptable level 3 qualifications e.g. two A levels or a BTEC National Diploma.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
The Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate can also be accepted when taken alongside two other acceptable level 3 qualifications e.g. two A levels or a Cambridge Technical Diploma.
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma
The Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma can also be accepted when taken alongside two other acceptable level 3 qualifications e.g. two A levels or a Cambridge Technical Diploma.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Republic of Ireland | £10,050 | 2026/27 | Year 1 | |
| EU, International | £26,850 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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