Other BC Business Students
CMA Pre-requisites
The 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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Pathway to the CMA Designation
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. More than 30 business programs across
Canada are now accredited. The following Accredited university/college programs are recognized in British
Columbia:
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:
Winnie Wan, Marketing Administrator
winnie@cmabc.com
604.484.7024 / 1.800.663.9646 ext. 7024
