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Automatic Exemption List
This document provides a list of pre-approved exemptions for Kaplan Higher Education (KHE) courses. To qualify for these exemptions students must provide a certified copy or original copies of their transcript, certificate or other credentials (e.g. evidence of successful completion of the ICAA or CA program) to verify they have met the exemption requirements for the subject. Any study cited in an exemption application must have been completed within the specified time prior to the date of application.
• A maximum of 30% can be exempted into any course based on undergraduate study.
• A maximum of 50% can be exempted into any course based on postgraduate or equivalent study.
FEES
There is no fee for automatic exemptions listed below.
OTHER METHOD OF OBTAINING EXEMPTIONS
If a subject/course you have studied and successfully completed is not on the list below you may apply for an exemption using the Higher Education exemption application form. More details on this process can be found on the website.
AUTOMATIC EXEMPTION LIST
The following list provides a guide to approved automatic exemptions into higher education subjects and courses delivered by Kaplan Higher Education.
Completed subject or course with other provider Automatic subject exemption Unit/course
Asian Securities Analysts Federation (ASAF)
Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA) FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation Grad Cert in Applied Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma Grad Cert in Corporate Finance FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus
FIN206 Investment Management
Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance FIN206 Investment Management Grad Cert in Mining Finance FPC008 Investment Management:
Fund Manager Perspective Master of Financial PlanningGrad Dip of Financial Planning
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
ACCA Qualification — Fundamentals level
(must include F7 Financial Reporting) FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation Master of Applied FinanceGrad Dip of Applied Finance Grad Cert in Applied Finance Grad Cert in Corporate Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma FPE014 Accounting Principles Master of Financial Planning
CFA Institute (CFA)
CFA Level I or CFA Level II
Student can send confirmation via email from the CFA as evidence of completion.
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation
Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance Grad Cert in Applied Finance Grad Cert in Corporate Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic
Principles plus FIN205 Business Valuation
Grad Cert in Mining Finance
FPC008 Investment Management:
Completed subject or course with other provider Automatic subject exemption Unit/course CFA Level III
Documentation required is the certification of the designation.
Three (3) core subjects plus
FIN201 Quantitative Applications in Finance plus FIN205 Business Valuation plus
one (1) general elective
Master of Applied Finance
Three (3) core subjects plus
FIN205 Business Valuation Grad Dip of Applied Finance FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic
Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation
Grad Cert in Corporate Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN205 Business Valuation
Grad Cert in Mining Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus one (1) elective
New Zealand Exchange Diploma
FPC008 Investment Management: Fund Manager Perspective plus Two (2) general electives
Master of Financial Planning
FPC008 Investment Management:
Fund Manager Perspective Grad Dip of Financial Planning
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Successful completion of the CIMA professional qualification
and
CIMA current membership
Documentation is required for both membership and the qualification.
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation Grad Cert in Applied Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus
FIN234 Strategic Management plus FIN342 Applied Corporate Finance
Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus
FIN342 Applied Corporate Finance
Grad Cert in Corporate Finance FPE014 Accounting Principles plus
one (1) general elective
Master of Financial Planning
CPA Australia
CPA Australia membership.
Requires completion of the CPA Program (or the CPA Australia conversion course). Documentation is required for both membership and program completion.
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN102 Regulation, Ethics and Risk Management plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus FIN204 Fundamentals of Risk
Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation
Grad Cert in Corporate Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic
Principles Grad Cert in Mining Finance
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for Financial Planning plus
FPC006 Tax Considerations in Financial Advice plus
FPE014 Accounting Principles plus one (1) general elective
Master of Financial Planning
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for Financial Planning plus
FPC006 Tax Considerations in Financial Advice
Grad Dip of Financial Planning
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for
Financial Planning Association (FPA)
Completion of a degree (Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate) as well as the technical education requirements of the CFP® i.e. CFP1, CFP2, CFP3,
CFP4 and Certification Assessment (previously CFP5).
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles
FIN102 Regulation, Ethics and Risk Management FIN206 Investment Management
plus
Three (3) Financial Planning exemptions (i.e. a choice of three (3) from FPC002–FPC007)
Master of Applied Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles
FIN102 Regulation, Ethics and Risk Management FIN206 Investment Management
plus
One (1) Financial Planning exemption (i.e. a choice of one (1) from FPC002–FPC007)
Grad Dip of Applied Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles
FIN102 Regulation, Ethics and Risk Management
Grad Cert in Applied Finance
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for Financial Planning
FPC002 Applied Financial Planning
FPC003 Superannuation and Retirement Advice FPC004 Insurance Advice
FPC005 Estate and Succession Planning FPC008 Investment Management:
Fund Manager Perspective
Master of Financial Planning
FPC002 Applied Financial Planning
FPC003 Superannuation and Retirement Advice FPC004 Insurance Advice
FPC005 Estate and Succession Planning
Grad Dip of Financial Planning
FPC002 Applied Financial Planning plus one (1) of
FPC003 Superannuation and Retirement Advice or
FPC004 Insurance Advice
Grad Cert in Financial Planning
Global Accounting Alliance (GAA)
Successful completion of a Chartered Accountant or Certified Public Accountant qualification awarded by one of the following GAA member organisations: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England & Wales (ICAEW)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
Chartered Accountants of Canada (CICA) The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (JICPA)
Documentation is required for completion of the accounting program and for membership of the GAA organisation.
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus FIN204 Fundamentals of Risk
Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation
Grad Cert in Corporate Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic
Principles Grad Cert in Mining Finance
FPE014 Accounting Principles plus two (2) general electives
Master of Financial Planning
Completed subject or course with other provider Automatic subject exemption Unit/course
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certification FIN204 Fundamentals of Risk Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance Grad Cert in Applied Finance
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
CAANZ membership* (except for affiliate members).
* Requires completion of the Chartered Accountants Program.
Documentation is required for both membership and program completion.
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN102 Regulation, Ethics and Risk Management plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation plus FIN204 Fundamentals of Risk
Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance
FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic Principles plus
FIN103 Financial Analysis and Valuation
Grad Cert in Corporate Finance New Zealand Exchange Diploma FIN101 Financial Markets and Economic
Principles Grad Cert in Mining Finance
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for Financial Planning plus
FPC006 Tax Considerations in Financial Advice plus
FPE014 Accounting Principles plus one (1) general elective
Master of Financial Planning
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for Financial Planning plus
FPC006 Tax Considerations in Financial Advice
Grad Dip of Financial Planning
FPC001 Economic, Legal and Ethical Context for
Financial Planning Grad Cert in Financial Planning
Macquarie University (5 year currency)
ECFS868 Financial Risk Management plus ECFS874 Legal Risk in Finance or ECFS901 Managing Operational Risk
FIN204 Fundamentals of Risk Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance Grad Cert in Applied Finance Grad Cert in Corporate Finance Grad Cert in Mining Finance ECFS901 Managing Operational Risk FIN219 Operational Risk Management
ECFS866 Corporate Finance plus ECFS900 Project Analysis and Evaluation
FIN205 Applied Valuation
ECFS865 Investments FIN206 Investment Management
ECFS881 Derivatives Valuation plus
ECFS867 Financial Instruments FIN329 Futures and Options Markets and Trading ECFS842 Mergers and Acquisitions FIN330 Mergers and Acquistions
ECFS866 Corporate Finance FIN342 Applied Corporate Finance ECFS865 Investments plus
ECFS868 Financial Risk Management plus ECFS871 Risk & Portfolio Construction
FIN201 Quantitative Applications in Finance
ECFS877 Project Finance FIN338 Project Finance ECFS865 Investments plus
ECFS867 Financial Instruments plus
ECFS908 Interest Rate Portfolio Management
FIN240 Interest Rate Markets
ECFS865 Investments FPC008 Investment Management:
Fund Manager Perspective Master of Financial PlanningGrad Dip of Financial Planning
Monash University (5 year currency)
ETF9300 Financial Econometrics plus AFF5280 Institutional Asset and Liability
Management
FIN204 Fundamentals of Risk Master of Applied Finance Grad Dip of Applied Finance Grad Cert in Applied Finance Grad Cert in Mining Finance AFF9150 Options, Futures and Risk Management FIN329 Futures and Options Markets and Trading
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Automatic Exemption Form
USE BLOCK LETTERS WHEN COMPLETING THIS FORM AND PLEASE KEEP A COPY
PERSONAL DETAILS
Title: Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss/Other Personal ID:
First Name(s): Last Name:
Email:
Phone (H): (W): (M):
COURSE AND SUBJECT
Please indicate the postgraduate course into which you are seeking exemption:
Master of Applied Finance
Graduate Diploma of Finance Planning
Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance
New Zealand Exchange Diploma
Graduate Certificate in Applied FinancePart A: Information on previous studies that forms basis of application
Subject code Subject name Institution Date completed
Part B: Kaplan subject for which credit is sought
Subject code Subject name Approve/Decline (subject & course manager)
• Copies of documents such as certificates, transcripts and supporting letters must be certified as a true copy or original copies be considered in the application.
STUDENT DECLARATION
I hereby declare:
I have read the instructions provided on this document and supplied all information required.
I acknowledge that the decision of Kaplan is final in awarding my exemption.
I understand that if I have not submitted the required material, my application won’t be processed and will be contacted.
I agree to abide by Kaplan policies.
I have accurately and truthfully represented my own study and/or work experience in this application. The documentation I have submitted represents my own work and experience.Signature: Date:
Please ensure that your application is complete and that you have attached all supporting documentary evidence.
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