The Value of the CMA
The CMA (Certified Management Accountant) is the advanced professional certification specifically designed to measure the accounting and financial management skills that drive business performance.
Achieving the CMA credential demonstrates your mastery of financial planning, analysis, control and decision support, as well as professional ethics.
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Focused—On the critical skills you use in business.
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Respected—Leading employers seek to hire and promote CMAs. Companies such as 3M, Alcoa, AT&T, Bank of America, Boeing, Cargill, Caterpillar, ConAgra, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, KeyCorp, Whirlpool, Saudi Aramco, Verizon and Xerox have CMAs in key management roles.
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Valued— Professionals who hold some form of certification can earn on average $22,000 more annually than their noncertified peers.
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Convenient—CMA exams are offered in hundreds of locations worldwide.
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How to Get Started
The CMA program lets you proceed at your own pace. You can earn a CMA in just six months or over a three year span. Busy professionals will find the CMA program to be time-efficient and cost-effective.
Requirements include:
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Membership in IMA®. If you are not already a member, Join IMA now.
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Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or an equivalent degree as determined by an independent evaluation agency. Please reference the Education Qualification Section of the CMA Handbook.
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Two continuous years of professional experience in management accounting or financial management. Please reference the Experience Qualification Section of the CMA Handbook.
Let us help you succeed on the CMA exam. Our instructor-led CMA exam preparation course utilizes the IMA’s CMA Learning System (CMALS) as the centerpiece. We have been a partner with the IMA since 2009 and have offered our courses to several candidates in various locations around the country. Our comprehensive courses are delivered via virtual classrooms and combine printed materials with online components (such as practice tests) under the direction of an experienced instructor. For corporate clients with ten or more candidates, we will come to your location and offer our review course on-site.
The course covers the material that is tested on the newly revised two part CMA exam.
Course One: CMA Exam Part 1 Financial Planning, Performance and Control
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Planning, budgeting and forecasting
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Performance measurement
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Cost management
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Internal Controls
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Professional Ethics
Course Two: CMA Exam Part 2 – Financial Decision Making
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Financial statement analysis
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Corporate finance
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Risk management and decision analysis
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Investment decisions
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Professional Ethics
Please note that candidates for the CMA exam may sit for Parts 1 and 2 in any order.
To become certified, a candidate must pass both parts of the CMA exam, be a member of IMA®, hold a bachelor’s degree and have two years of professional work experience in management accounting and/or financial management.
Course Schedule
Our review courses are scheduled to align with the testing windows during which a candidate can sit for an exam at Prometric Testing Centers. CMA exam parts can be taken at Prometric Testing Centers during the following months:
January and February
May and June
September and October
CMA part 1 is offered on Saturdays 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm eastern standard time over a 10 week period allowing for 40 hours of instructional class time. CMA part 2 is offered on Tuesdays from 6.00 pm to 9.30 pm and on Saturdays 9:00 am to 12 pm eastern standard time for 12 weeks allowing for 36 hours of class time.
Course Fees (Excluding IMA Examination Fees)
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CMA Learning System Courses |
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Part 1: Financial Planning Performance and Control |
$1075 |
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Part 2: Financial Decision Making |
$1,250 |
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CMA Part 1
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January 12 to March 16
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April 13 to June 22
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July 20 to September 28
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October 12 December 21
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CMA Part 2
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February 26 to May 14
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August 6 to October 29
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CMA Part 2 (Saturdays)
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June 15 to September 7 |
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