CHARTERD INSTITUTE OF BANKERS (GHANA)

EXEMPTION POLICY
Exemption implies granting students’ permission to abstain from writing certain papers in the
Associateship examination scheme. This implies that the student has already written and passed
the same subject in a similar professional or academic examination.
Note, students are to pay for subjects in which they are exempted.
1. Holders Higher National Diploma(HND) in Banking and Finance will be exempted from
levels I &2
2. Degree in Banking and Finance will be exempted from level 1& 2
3. Any business related degree (Accountancy, Finance, Management, Economics
Secretaryship etc.) will be exempted from level 1
4. HND Business –related will be exempted from level 1
5. Non-business related HND –Subject for Subject exemption
6. Non- business related Degree – subject for subject exemption
7. Non-business related master’s degree will be exempted from level 1
8. Business-related first and second degree will be exempted from level 1 & 2 (plus
subject(s) at level 3 where applicable).
9. Non-Business first degree with business related second degree
10. Holders of CA Ghana Will be exempted from level 1 & 2 (plus subject(s) at 3 where
applicable)
11. Holders of ACCA Ghana Will be exempted from level 1 & 2 (plus subjects(s) at level 3
where applicable)
No COURSE OF STUDY EXEMPTION AWARDED
1 HND (BANKING & FINANCE) LEVELS 1 & 2
2 BSC/BBA (BANKING AND FINANCE) LEVEL 1 &2
3 BSC/BBA/BA (ACCOUNTANCY, FINANCE,
MANAGEMENT,ECONOMICS SECRETARYSHIP OR LEVEL 1
BUS. RELATED COURSE
4 HND BUSINESS RELATED LEVEL 1
5 NON-BUSINESS RELATED HND SUBJECT FOR SUBJECT
6 NON – BUSINESS RELATED DEGREE SUBJECT FOR SUBJECT
7 NON-BUSINESS RELATED MASTER’S DEGREE LEVEL 1
8 BUSINESS –RELATED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE LEVEL 1 & 2 SUBJECT(S) AT LEVEL 3
WHERE APPLICABLE
9 NON-BUSINESS FIRST DEGREE WITH BUSINESS LEVEL 1&2
RELATED SECOND DEGREE
10 CA-GHANA LEVEL 1 & 2 AND SUBJECT(S) AT
LEVEL 3 WHERE APPLICABE
11 ACCA LEVEL 1 & 2 AND SUBJECT(S) AT
LEVEL 3 WHERE APPLICABLE
12 OTHERS ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS: SUBJECT(S) UP LEVEL 3
WHERE APPLICABLE