There is complete flexibility at the Managerial level.
You can:
- sit between one and six papers at the same time
- sit the papers in any combination
We recommend that you sit between two and four papers per
exam sitting.
Below are three ways that you could sit the Managerial level
subjects – based on two paper and three paper study combinations.
Remember there are alternative study combinations – these
suggestions are only a guide.
Alternative A – Studying Up The Learning Pillars
Suggested 2 Subject Study Combinations:
- Paper P1 Management Accounting Performance Evaluation
and Paper P2 Management Accounting Decision Management
- Paper P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems
and Paper P5 Integrated Management
- Paper P7 Financial Accounting and Tax Principles and Paper
P8 Financial Analysis

Alternative B – Studying
Across the Learning Pillars
Suggested 3 Subject Study Combinations:
- Paper P1 Management Accounting Performance Evaluation,
Paper P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems
and Paper P7 Financial Accounting and Tax Principles
- Paper P2 Management Accounting Decision Management, Paper
P5 Integrated Management and Paper P8 Financial Analysis

Alternative C – studying
up and across the learning pillars
Suggested 3 Subject Study Combinations:
- Paper P1 Management Accounting Performance Evaluation
and, Paper P2 Management Accounting Decision Management and
Paper P4 Organisational Management and Information Systems
- Paper P7 Financial Accounting and Tax Principles, Paper
P8 Financial Analysis and Paper P5 Integrated Management
