The following Advanced Standing Guide is designed to help you plan your university studies so that you may complete the CMA Entrance Examination prerequisite courses and your degree requirements concurrently. All 16 prerequisites shown in the Advanced Standing Guide must be completed in order to challenge the CMA National Entrance Examination and a minimum grade of 60% must be achieved in each course. Take a few moments to compare the courses recognized by CMA British Columbia to the requirements for your degree.

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Students who graduate from an Accredited Program and have course credit covering the 16 syllabus topic areas may be exempt from the National Entrance Exam, enabling them to earn their CMA designation in as little as two years. Nearly 20 business programs across Canada are now accredited. The following Accredited university/college programs are recognized in British Columbia:

• UBC Sauder School of Business – Bachelor of Commerce
• Simon Fraser University – Bachelor of Business Administration
• Okanagan College – Bachelor of Business Administration

Please refer to the CMA BC Advanced Standing Guide for course-by-course pre-requisite information.

For more information about the CMA Accredited Pathway, please contact:

Shannon Thompson, Recruitment Manager
shannon@cmabc.com
604.484.7034/ 1.800.663.9646 ext. 7023