Skip to content. | Skip to navigation

Sections
Home > Professional Bodies > CFA Institute > CFA Qualifications
Document Actions
 

CFA Qualifications

CFA® Institute has qualifications for those educated to degree level and/or previous professional experience who wish to embark on or progress their careers in the finance and investment profession.

Qualifications and entry requirements

The table below outlines the CFA® courses available with LSM Online and their minimum entry requirements.  All levels of the CFA® programme must be passed in order to become fully qualified.

CFA Level I®

Education To start this qualification, you will need to have a bachelor's degree or be in the final year of your bachelor's degree at the time of registration.
Experience
You will also need to have four years of qualified, professional work experience or a combination of work and college experience that totals at least four years and meet the professional conduct admission criteria.
CFA® Level II

Education To start this qualification, you will need to have passed the CFA® Level 1 course.
Experience You will also need to have four years of qualified, professional work experience or a combination of work and college experience that totals at least four years and meet the professional conduct admission criteria.
CFA® Level  III

Education To start this qualification, you will need to have passed the CFA® Level 2 course.
Experience
You will also need to have four years of qualified, professional work experience or a combination of work and college experience that totals at least four years and meet the professional conduct admission criteria.
Study advice

For a full list of our online learning FAQ's click here, questions include:

When can I start?
Are there exemptions?
Why study with us?
What is included in the study fee?
Are membership and exams fees included?
How long will the course take?
What happens if I fail?
Do I need to be fluent in English?
Can I sit exams in my own country?
.....click here for the answers....

News
LSM Online forms partnership with the Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) to offer a range of Hospitality and Tourism courses!
17.02.2010

LSM Online enters into a partnership with the Association of Business Practitioners (ABP)
17.02.2010

Introducing NEW Communications Courses!
17.02.2010

More news…