University of Findlay MBA students can take supportive courses to prepare for the certified management accountant (CMA) exam. The CMA designation is a license issued by the Institute of Management Accountants that authorizes the holder to practice as a certified management accountant.

The Institute of Management Accountants’ CMA licensure provides an objective measurement of students’ knowledge and competency in management accounting. To sit for the CMA exam, you must have completed or nearly completed 120 semester hours of college-level education. Bachelor’s degrees from accredited colleges or universities and international degrees are accepted.

Findlay’s CMA concentration supplements the necessary accounting skills and abilities with management qualifications. Suggested areas of study for successful completion of the CMA licensure include:

• Planning, budgeting and forecasting
  
• Performance management
  
• Cost management
  
• Internal controls
  
• Professional ethics (for CMAs)
  
• Financial statement analysis
  
• Corporate finance
  
• Decision analysis and risk management
  
• Investment decisions
  
• Professional ethics (corporate)
  

Find additional information about the CMA exam on the following sites:

• CMA Certification
  
• Institute of Manageme​nt Accountants