CMA Accredited Programs

The accreditation process recognizes universities that achieve high standards of instruction in management accounting. Consequently, graduates from a CMA Canada Accredited University Program are exempt from writing the CMA Entrance Exam. Students will have three years from the date of approval from CMA Alberta to move forward with exemption and enter directly into the Strategic Leadership Program.

Graduates of an accredited program with a major in accounting, a minimum overall grade point average of 75 per cent and a minimum of 60 per cent in each of the prerequisite courses will be exempt from writing the CMA Entrance Exam. Instead, they will enter directly into the Strategic Leadership Program, the hallmark of the CMA designation.

Recognized CMA Canada accredited degree and MBA programs in Alberta

• University of Alberta – bachelor of commerce – accounting program (excludes those who graduated prior to February 2008)
• University of Alberta – commerce MBA (excludes students who graduated prior to May 2009)
• University of Calgary – bachelor of commerce – accounting program (excludes those who graduated prior to May 2009)
• University of Lethbridge – bachelor of management – accounting stream (excludes those who graduated prior to May 2009)

Applying for Entrance Exam exemption
If you graduated from the accredited programs listed above, CMA Alberta will need to complete a transcript evaluation to confirm you have met all prerequisite requirements to determine your eligibility for the Strategic Leadership Program.

For more information, please contact:

Jodi Bergeron
Entrance Programs Coordinator
403.269.5341 or toll-free 1.877.CMA.2000