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原帖由 luckycar 于 2007-3-25 14:16 发表/ o' w H0 [2 o7 z( I% s, Z
It just takes around 2 years to get CMA if u take the accelerated program in CMA.But for CGA, it is impossible to take 4 courses per year unless you want to full time study. I start CGA in 2004, ...
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We might do some calculation here.
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2 w& s% u3 s q6 r* W" P# W& lTime span wise, CMA accelerated program need 7 months, then you have to prepare to pass the first entrance exam which is so-called "Multiple Choice Exam". (CMA Alberta suggests that the candidate take another review class for the exam, let's say 1 month) If you pass the first exam, you are eligible to take the second 4-hr "Essay Exam" in 6 months. Only if you pass the second exam, you can be admitted to the Strategic Leader Program (SLP). This is a two year case program, you have to be assigned to a team of 4-5 people by the instructor. I was told that there would be 6-7 cases and presentations for the whole SLP program and until you have passed all the above procedure and with qualified 2-year senior to manager level accounting experience, you can be given the CMA designation.
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So 7 plus 1 plus 6 plus 24, it would be 38 months to complete, not even count the possible failure in certain steps. In addition, to be eligible for Accelerated Program, you have to take several accounting and business courses before hand. And this would add more time on it.
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If you have 10 courses to complete CGA, you might go to a local college to get a "tailored" diploma to quickly finish the non-PACE level items, only the 4 PACE courses are required in CGA program. g; _: e1 ]6 k# h9 l4 x/ \' z
4 ]- P! v/ p& HMoney-wise, Accelerate Program costs 2600, Review class asked for 2400 3 years ago and you have to also add cost for SLP program. Not cheap at all. It's almost the same as to get the CA designation. This explains why there used to be a motion for the merge of CA and CMA designations in 2004 (failed because of the objection from CA Quebec). Also among the local professionals, they valued higher on CMA due to the tougher process than CGA.* E6 k% m1 R3 F' K, Z. ^2 h9 n. q
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Also, sometimes CGA recognizes your professional designation from other jurisdictions, you could be waivered for the courses that you have never completed. I got exempted from 5 courses that I have never done before.( I did not possess an accounting bachelor degree, either, only with several accounting courses and several years' accounting experience).
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9 R! A# ?1 r8 SAt CMA program, I have to attend Accelerated Program then follow the steps in a more-than-three-year process.' {. g; S$ l7 P2 U$ C
4 `$ ^6 [- E, J8 `- z9 p0 ?, K6 Y7 F# fAt CGA program, I have 4 PACE level courses only (I am also asked to redo the Tax 1 and Law 1 since I completed them over 3 years), and the other courses can be finished concurrently.
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+ n+ U$ }+ y. Z8 U# z7 |' ZOf course, different people are not in the same scenario, all depend on your own plan and endurance.
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