Becoming a CMA
L’ORDRE DES COMPTABLES EN MANAGEMENT ACCRÉDITÉS DU QUÉBEC: Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
Students who wish to follow the CMA program must register with L’Ordre des comptables en management accrédités du Québec, 715 Square Victoria 3rd Floor, Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 2H7, 514-849-1155 / 800-263-5390. The list of courses comprising the CMA program is shown below:| ECON 201 or Cegep equivalent* | Introduction to Microeconomics |
| ECON 203 or Cegep equivalent* | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| COMM 210 | Contemporary Business Thinking |
| COMM 212 | Business Communication |
| COMM 215 | Business Statistics |
| COMM 217 | Financial Accounting |
| COMM 220 | Analysis of Markets |
| COMM 222 | Organizational Behaviour and Theory |
| COMM 224 | Marketing Management |
| COMM 225 | Production and Operations Management |
| COMM 226 | Management Information Systems |
| COMM 305 | Managerial Accounting |
| COMM 308 | Introduction to Finance |
| COMM 315 | Business Law and Ethics |
| COMM 320 | Entrepreneurship |
| COMM 401 | Strategy and Competition |
| ACCO 310 | Financial Reporting I |
| ACCO 320 | Financial Reporting II |
| ACCO 330 | Cost and Management Accounting |
| ACCO 340 | Income Taxation in Canada |
| ACCO 350 | Accounting Information Systems |
| ACCO 400 | Accounting Theory |
| ACCO 410 | Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting |
| ACCO 420 | Financial Reporting III |
| ACCO 430 | Advanced Management Accounting |
| ACCO 435 | Integrative Management Accounting Cases |
| ACCO 450 | Assurance Services |
| IBUS 462 or MARK 462 | Environment of World Business |
*Students who have not taken the equivalent of ECON 201 and 203 at the Cegep level must take these two courses as restricted electives.
NOTES:
- This equivalence table is subject to amendment by the Ordre.
- Students taking University courses must satisfy the necessary prerequisite courses.
- Concordia students graduating after September 2008, having an overall GPA of at least 3.2 on 4.3 will be exempt from writing the CMA Entrance Exam which is held in June of each year. Students should consult with the Ordre to confirm their eligibility for this exemption. In all other cases, the CMA Entrance Exam is mandatory. Students are encouraged to attend a Coaching seminar prior to taking the CMA Entrance Exam. Students may not sit for the Entrance Exam until all of the above courses or their equivalents have been successfully completed and they are registered as student members of the Ordre.
- It is necessary to sit the CMA Entrance Exam (or receive exemption from it) in order to take part in Phase 1 of the Strategic Leadership Program. The Program consists of work experience, independent study, group and residential sessions. After successful completion of Phase 1 of the Strategic Leadership Program, students must write and pass the CMA Case Exam prior to entering Phase 2 of the Strategic Leadership Program.
