Certified Management Accountant (CMA)

Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for CMA certification, you must fulfill all of the following requirements: • Active membership in IMA • Active CMA entrance fee • Satisfy the education qualification • Satisfy the experience qualification • Complete all required examination parts • Comply with the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice EducationQualification To become a certified CMA, candidates must satisfy one of the following education requirements and submit verification of education to ICMA within seven years of completing the CMA examination. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. • A partial listing of accredited international and U.S. institutions is available at: http://univ.cc/world.php. • Degrees that are not accredited must be evaluated by an independent agency. A listing of these agencies can be found at www.aice-eval.org or www.naces.org/members.php. • If you cannot locate your college or university on the accredited listing, please contact us at CMAEducationdocuments@imanet.org. • Verification: All transcripts should be emailed directly from your college or university to the email address below. Professional certifications • A listing of approved certifications can be found here. • Verification: An official letter from an approved certifying organization confirming you are a qualified member should be emailed directly from the certifying organization to the email address below. Experience Qualification Candidates for the CMA certification must complete two continuous years of professional experience in management accounting and/or financial management. This requirement may be completed prior to or within seven years of passing the examination. Teaching qualifies as related professional experience when it is full-time and at least 60% of the course load taught is accounting or finance above the introductory level over a two-year period. Professional experience is expected to be gained in full-time employment. However, continuous part-time positions of 20 hours per week meeting the definition of qualified experience will count toward this requirement at a rate of one year of experience for every two years of part-time employment.