Entry routes
The CIMA
qualifications are open to everyone. Your entry level will
depend upon your previous experience. The syllabus builds step
by step and you will develop your knowledge and skills as you
progress through the qualifications.
CIMA
qualifications are similar in standard to undergraduate and
postgraduate studies. You will need a good standard of maths
and be competent in the English language before you start.
Relevant
educational backgrounds
If you’ve
already studied a relevant qualification - such as a degree or
a professional qualification in accounting or business
subjects – you may not need to sit all of CIMA exams. In these
cases you may be awarded exemptions from selected CIMA papers.
For more
information about the exemptions available for your existing
qualification please select from the following list.
To become a
CIMA student you need to complete CIMA's online registration
process and send certified copies of your highest level
educational certificates and transcripts to CIMA- details of
the subjects you have studied and the marks you achieved. To
certify the copies of your certificates and transcripts you
will need to get a responsible person – such as your manager
or a lecturer - to sign them as true copies of the originals.
All certified certificates and transcripts must be in English.
Please do not send original documents as CIMA cannot
guarantee that these will be returned to you.
Before
sending your certified copies of your certificates and
transcripts, please make sure that you have read CIMA's
guidelines (New
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sending to CIMA your educational documents.
Once CIMA
received certified copies of your certificates and transcripts
they will contact you with details of any exemptions awarded.
You will also be able to view these on line when you log into MY CIMA
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CIMA strongly
recommend that you wait until you have received written
confirmation of your exemptions before you sign up for a CIMA
study course. If you do sign up for a course before receiving
this confirmation - and you then learn that you are exempt
from this subject - CIMA will not accept liability for any
course fees. If you are expecting exemptions and it has been
over 20 days since you sent your certified certificates and
transcripts, please email or call CIMA Contact.
You can
cancel your student membership within three months and CIMA
will refund your subscription fee, CIMA will however retain
the registration fee.
Non-relevant
educational backgrounds
If you do not
have any relevant qualifications you can still study for the
CIMA qualifications. A significant percentage of CIMA students
have not studied relevant qualifications. Many employers
welcome students from a wide range of academic backgrounds and
following a structured professional programme will ensure that
you develop the skills required to succeed.
The entry
requirement for the CIMA Professional Qualification is the
CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting. Completing the CIMA
Certificate will allow you to progress to the Professional
Qualification and further develop your career. The Certificate
is assessed by Computer Based Assessment (CBA) and allows you
to progress at your own rate.
To become a
CIMA student you will need to complete CIMA online
registration process and send certified copies of your highest
level educational certificates and transcripts to CIMA -
details of the subjects you studied and the marks you
achieved. To certify the copies of your certificates and
transcripts you will need to get a responsible person – such
as your manager or a lecturer - to sign them as true copies of
the originals. All certified certificates and transcripts must
be in English. Please do not send original documents as CIMA
cannot guarantee that these will be returned to you. |
