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FBA is the only CFA Programme Partner in Malaysia. The CFA has been running the prestigious CFA programme
for 50 years and the CFA Programme is deemed to be the gold standard for qualifications in investment and
finance. As a CFA Programme Partner, CPA International recognises three of the programmes under the CFA
Programme Partner Scheme; BBA (core in Finance and Banking), BAcc and MBA (core in Finance).

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The BAcc programme structure is in accordance with the proposal from the ‘Jawatankuasa Halatuju 3 Program
Perakaunan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam (IPTA)’. The formation of the curriculum for the accounting
programme has taken into consideration the guidelines given by the International Education Standards (IES)
produced by the International Federation of Accountants. The programme structure has been approved by all
principal stakeholders including the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia and the Malaysian Institute of
Accountants (MIA). The BAcc programme structure encompasses five main components:

 Accounting, financial and other related knowledge
 Organisation and business knowledge
 Information technology
 Communication skills, industrial exposure and integrated case studies
 Knowledge outside of the accounting field through elective courses

Special sessions are conducted by the Faculty to help students master the use of accounting and auditing
software; namely UBS and AXP. In addition, students are required to attend entrepreneurship and soft skills
workshops. The workshops are conducted by the Centre for the Initiation of Talent and Industrial Training (CITra)
and the Faculty.

Students will have successfully completed the BAcc Programme once they have obtained a Cumulative Grade
Point Average (CGPA) of 2.0 and above and passed (with at least a C grade) all required courses, which consist
of the following components:

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