The Questions you ask about Campbell's College Distance Learning for ICSA

• What is included in the price

• When should I enrol and what happens if I enrol late?

• How do I enrol?  and what if I have not yet received my ICSA number?

• How many subjects should I study and what is my starting point?

• How soon after I enrol will I receive my first mailing?

• How many mailings will I receive and how long does each course last?

• How do I contact my lecturer and submit work for marking?

• Can I contact other Campbell's College students?

• What happens if I need to defer or retake a course?

• I am worried about taking accounts by distance learning

• What if something goes wrong?

What is included in the price?

All our Distance Learning Courses include the following:
Text book; A set of four Campbell's College Distance Learning Mailings plus ring binder (and supplements if applicable) sent out at regular intervals; Lecturer support by phone or email; Marking service by post, fax or email,  Email contact with other students if requested; help and advice from the administration department if required; copies of past exam papers and examiners reports.

ICSA Distance Learning courses for the November 2010 exams are £295 per subject.

Important: read our policy on retakes and deferral

When should I enrol, and what if I enrol late?

Courses are updated after every set of exams - we expect to have updated courses ready by the middle of January for the June exams and by the middle of July for the Nov/December exams. You can enrol for distance learning at any time.

If you do enrol late, we will speed up the mailings to ensure you have all the course material in good time.

How do I enrol?

To enrol for one of our Distance learning courses you can either:
1.Print out the enrolment form for the course you want and send it together with a cheque to Campbell's College.
2.Send or fax the form to us with a request that we invoice your employer.
3.Email us - Tell us which subjects you want, your name, address & phone number.
4.Students in the Caribbean can contact our Barbados centre directly.

Don't worry if you have not yet received your ICSA registration number - you can let us know later!

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How many subjects should I study?

The average is two subjects for each exam sitting but some students are quite happy working through one at at time whilst others attempt three. The choice is yours!  Your starting point will depend on your qualifications. Contact ICSA

How soon after I enrol will I receive my first mailing?

Once course updates are complete, we aim to despatch your first mailing within two working days of receiving your application. We can send to either your work or home address, just let us know which you would prefer. We try to send an email to let you know your material has been posted.
The next three instalments are then mailed out at roughly three week intervals.

How many mailings will I receive and how long does each course last?

You will receive a total of four mailings from us over a twelve week period, one every three weeks.
However, even if you enrol in January, you will still receive your lecturer support up until the exams in June. If you leave it very late to enrol, don't worry - we will ensure you receive all mailings in plenty of time for the exam.  Please note, we reserve the right to withhold mailings if payment has not been received within 30 days of invoicing.

How do I contact my lecturer and how do I submit work for marking?

On enrolment you will be sent the name, address, phone number and email address of your subject tutor. We suggest you make contact to talk about the subject and to discuss convenient contact times. When you have completed a piece of set work, please send it directly to your lecturer by: Post  or   Email  or  Fax
Essays can also be sent to Campbell's College by any of the above methods and we will forward it to your lecturer, but this will take longer.
Please try and submit work on a regular basis throughout your course. Marked work will then be returned to you quickly. If you wait until the last few weeks before the exam and send in six essays in one go, there could possibly be a delay. ICSA revision classes take place during this period, so we cannot guarantee our normal quick response. But it will be marked! 

Can I contact other Campbell's College students?

If you request it on your enrolment form, you will be included on an email contact sheet which is sent to students who request it. Tick the box on your form or email Jane.
Final option for ICSA students is to join us for a revision class in the month preceding the exams.

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What happens if I need to defer or retake one of the courses?

Read our policy on deferral and retakes - Policy updated 05/05/09. Please read.

I am worried about doing accounts by distance learning - can you help?   Jim Skinner our accounting lecturer writes:

I am a firm believer that you can divide the entire population of the world into two categories, numbers people and words people. I am also of the opinion that the words people think that they are no good at accounts.

Many ICSA students are words people and leave the Accounting subjects to last. They have achieved passes in subjects such as Law and Administration and then the day arrives when they have to tackle the dreaded Accounts.

Some students attend day release or evening classes. Through good teaching and hard work they obtain passes in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and Corporate Financial Management. Others may have attempted these papers before and failed or find they cannot get on well with taught courses.

For many, a taught course is not an option due to lack of suitable provision or pressure from work or family. If this is the situation in your case you have my deepest sympathy - I have been there myself.

The Campbell's distance learning course is designed with this in mind. No previous book-keeping knowledge is required, you can work at your own pace, the material is written in plain English showing short cuts and "common sense" solutions to problems. All that is required is a commitment to work as hard as you can and send in papers for marking.

I have many years experience of producing material for Campbell's College and I know that hard work and an organised approach to study (with no bad luck) will eventually lead to examination success.

What if something goes wrong?

If you have problems let us know as soon as possible and we will do all we can to put things right.
We aim to call or email you at least once during your course to check that you are happy with the service we provide. 

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