Applications for College qualifications can be made at any time. Places are allocated in order of receipt and applications will close when the lists are full or at the deadline whichever is the sooner.
The details on this page concern applications to the RCO’s diploma examinations. Click here for applications to the Certificate of Accredited Membership (CAM).
Diploma entries can be made:
Prospective candidates must be Full or Student Members of the College before they can sit any of its examinations. Applicants who are not Members of the College must therefore join the College as a Full or Student Member at the same time as submitting their examination application.
Student fees for ARCO and FRCO relate to fees payable by candidates in full-time education. Candidates over 16 years of age seeking to pay student fees must supply evidence of registration in full-time education.
| Diploma | Full Fee (inc. VAT) | Student Fee (inc. VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Colleague (CRCO) | ||
| Whole Examination * | £375 | £286 |
| Practical Examination (Organ Performance & Keyboard Skills Portfolio) only | £319 | £244 |
| Subsequent Examination in Organ Performance only | £276 | £211 |
| Subsequent Examination in Keyboard Skills Portfolio only | £138 | £107 |
| Written Paper only | £136 | £112 |
| Written Paper Part A or Part B only | £106 | £93 |
| Associateship (ARCO) | ||
| Whole Examination * | £531 | £401 |
| Practical Examination (Organ Performance & Keyboard Skills Portfolio) only | £434 | £346 |
| Subsequent Examination in Organ Performance only | £385 | £285 |
| Subsequent Examination in Keyboard Skills Portfolio only | £222 | £167 |
| Written Papers only | £284 | £256 |
| Subsequent Examination in one written paper only | £197 | £172 |
| Written Paper II Part A or Part B only | £133 | £120 |
| Fellowship (FRCO) | ||
| Whole Examination * | £793 | £540 |
| Practical Examination (Organ Performance & Keyboard Skills Portfolio) only | £644 | £444 |
| Subsequent Examination in Organ Performance only | £601 | £387 |
| Subsequent Examination in Keyboard Skills Portfolio only | £300 | £212 |
| Written Papers only | £383 | £314 |
| Subsequent Examination in one written paper only | £274 | £217 |
| Diploma in Choral Directing (DipCHD) | ||
| Whole Examination * | £859 | |
| Practical Examination only | £717 | |
| Written Papers only | £239 | |
| Subsequent examination in one written paper only | £160 | Licentiateship in Teaching (LTROC) |
| Part 1: Written Work | £131 | |
| Part 2: Practical Examination | £618 | |
*Members may not apply for the whole examination if they have already passed part(s) of this examination