Business, Accounting and Finance (with Work Placements) - Flying Start Degree Programme Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Business, Accounting and Finance (with Work Placements) - Flying Start Degree Programme Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Our Business Accounting and Finance with work placement BSc honours degree will give you a flying start and accelerate your progress towards being an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. Put classroom theory into commercial practice with three integrated paid work placements.
The ‘Flying Start’ degree is a collaboration between Newcastle University, PwC and ICAEW.
Set up in 2002, it is the most established course of its kind. It continues to evolve with the accounting profession.
In 2025, the ICAEW's ACA qualification is changing to the Next Generation ACA. The New...
Our Business Accounting and Finance with work placement BSc honours degree will give you a flying start and accelerate your progress towards being an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. Put classroom theory into commercial practice with three integrated paid work placements.
The ‘Flying Start’ degree is a collaboration between Newcastle University, PwC and ICAEW.
Set up in 2002, it is the most established course of its kind. It continues to evolve with the accounting profession.
In 2025, the ICAEW's ACA qualification is changing to the Next Generation ACA. The Newcastle Flying Start degree will reflect those changes, ensuring that our graduates are prepared for the future. It combines:
* academic study
* integrated paid professional work placements in PwC’s Audit practice
You'll progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA.
A team of dedicated staff from both Newcastle University and PwC will support you throughout your journey. They'll help you:
* develop the business skills you need to gain a degree
* progress towards a professional qualification
* succeed on paid work placements
This will help you towards hopefully receiving a full-time graduate offer with PwC. You could be a fully-qualified ICAEW Chartered Accountant just over a year after graduation - a truly flying start.
This degree was designed with, and is professionally accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Successful graduates of this degree will have completed 12 of the 14 papers of the ICAEW Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) qualification.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2027-09-20
Campus
Main Site (Newcastle)
Application Details
13 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A27-A98
Institution Code
N21
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
Excluding General Studies. While we are willing to consider any combination of A Level subjects (excluding General Studies), we prefer students to be studying two of the following: Mathematics Further Mathematics English Literature Physics Biology Chemistry Geography History Languages Accounting Economics Business Studies Government and Politics Law Latin Philosophy Achievement of a minimum of five GCSE grades A*-C or 8-4, or equivalent, is normally required. GCSE Mathematics and English Language or Literature grade B or 6 required if not taken at A or AS level.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
AAABB at Higher Grade. Combinations of Highers and Advanced Highers accepted. Mathematics and English required at National 5, minimum grade B (or grade 2 Standard Grade or Intermediate 2 equivalent) if not offered at Higher Grade. Where a candidate bypasses the assessment for National 5 qualifications, a minimum of grade B in the Higher in Maths and grade C in the Higher English is required. Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
Access to HE Diploma
offer-distinction: 45.0
45 Level 3 credits at Distinction to include at least 6 credits in maths or quantitative methods.
Extended Project
We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
A minimum of 34 points with three subjects at grade 5 or above at Higher Level preferably including Mathematics. If not studying a full IB Diploma - Grades 6, 6, 5 at Higher Level preferably including Mathematics and completion of a national high school diploma. Standard Level Mathematics and English (Language and/or Literature) required at grade 5 if not offered at Higher Level.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Overall DDD. Business-related subjects preferred. GCSE Mathematics and English Language or Literature grade B or 6 required.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1H1H2H2H3 at Higher Level, normally to include Mathematics.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3,D3,M2 in Principal Subjects. GCSE Mathematics and English Language or Literature grade B or 6 required if not taken as a principal subject.
T Level
This course accepts T Levels on a case by case basis.
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