University of Alberta

Certified Management Accountant

CMA Designation

CMA Canada grants a professional designation in management accounting and regulates its members under the authorization of provincial legislation. CMA Canada, a self-regulating body, maintains the highest standards and practices for professional conduct in management accounting to protect the public interest.

The CMA accreditation trains you to be a strategic management professional who redefines the expectations of business and adds value to the entire organization, from finance and marketing to strategic planning and information technology. As a CMA, you do more than manage money. You manage people, strategy, change, and growth.

To obtain a CMA designation, individuals must possess a university degree and complete three steps: Prerequisite requirements, CMA Entrance Examination, and CMA Strategic Leadership Program. The Faculty of Extension offers courses to fulfill the prerequisite requirements.

Benefits of Designation

  • Career opportunity resources
  • Unique savings programs, offers, and value-added services
  • Attractive Insurance programs
  • Online learning centre and Library
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Business Resources

Obtaining your Designation

Many of the CMA courses are components of the Management Development Certificate Program. You may register concurrently in the CMA courses and the Management Development Certificate Program and receive equivalencies towards both. Please note that students registering concurrently in a professional designation along with the Management Development Certificate program need to Apply for Admission. For students taking courses toward a professional designation ONLY, you do not need to apply for admission, you only need to register for each individual course.

  • Association Contact: Certified Management Accountants of Alberta, 1120, 833 4 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3T5, or call toll-free 1-877-CMA-2000, or visit cma-alberta.com.
  • Extension Contact: Management Programs Office at 780.492.3027.
Prerequisites for CMA entrance examination Management Certificate Programs Equivalent Course Titles
Introductory Management Accounting Management Accounting
Intermediate Management no equivalent offered
Advanced Management Accounting no equivalent offered
Corporate Finance Business Finance
Introductory Financial Accounting Introductory Financial Accounting
Intermediate Financial Accounting no equivalent offered
Advanced Financial Accounting no equivalent offered
Human Resources Organizational Behaviour
Economics Microeconomics and Macroeconomics or Introduction to Managerial Economics
Strategic Management Strategic Management
Information Technology Information Technology Concepts
Quantitative Methods Quantitative Methods
Internal Control no equivalent offered
Taxation no equivalent offered
Marketing Marketing
Operations Management Operations Management
International Business no equivalent offered

All courses
 course # days starts  cost
EXMGT 5581 Management Accounting $575
Started on Apr 11
W Sep 12
T Jan 15
EXMGT 5562 Business Finance $575
W Jan 16
EXMGT 5579 Introductory Financial Accounting $575
Started on Apr 12
M Sep 10
T Jan 15
EXMGT 5587 Organizational Behaviour $575
Online Apr 2
Started on Apr 12
Started on May 11
Online Sep 10
R Sep 13
RFSD Oct 12
RFSD Nov 2
R Jan 17
RFSD Feb 8
RFSD Feb 22 Calgary
RFSD Mar 8
EXMGT 5585 Microeconomics $575
R Sep 13
EXMGT 5580 Macroeconomics $575
R Jan 17
EXMGT 5578 Introduction to Managerial Economics $575
Started on Apr 11
R Sep 13
S Jan 12
EXMGT 5682 Strategic Management $575
Started on May 11
RFSD Nov 16
R Jan 17
EXMGT 5614 Information Technology Concepts $575
T Sep 11
EXMGT 5584 Marketing $575
W Jan 16
EXMGT 5586 Operations Management $575
RFSD Mar 1
M-Monday T-Tuesday W-Wednesday R-Thursday F-Friday S-Saturday D-Sunday

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