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Endorsement of Excellence

IMA’s Higher Education Endorsement Program recognizes institutions that meet the highest standards in accounting education. Earning the endorsement validates that your students are being prepared to succeed on the CMA exams and in management accounting careers. 

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IMA’s Higher Education Endorsement Program recognizes institutions that meet the highest standards in accounting education. Earning the endorsement validates that your students are being prepared to succeed on the CMA exams and in management accounting careers. 

How Your School Benefits

Recognition and prestige
  • Recognition on IMA’s website
  • Official seal, templated articles, and materials to showcase your endorsement
  • Additional distinction beyond accreditation at no cost

 

Curriculum Validation
  • Program validation and evaluation of curriculum content
  • Attract students with a career track beyond public accounting

How Your Students Benefit 

Career Readiness
  • Preparation for careers in management accounting and beyond
  • Opportunity to apply for the IMA Student Leadership Experience Program,* an exclusive benefit for endorsed schools

 

CMA Certification
  • Curriculum reviewed to ensure comprehensive coverage of CMA exam topics
  • Students can stand out as they graduate and take the CMA exam while still in school
*Exclusively for endorsed schools, the program allows students to participate in IMA Global Board activities and have opportunities to network with high-level professionals, executives, and IMA volunteers. 

Become Endorsed in 3 Easy Steps

Submit application

1. Assemble Documentation

Collect syllabi for all courses within the curricular content section of the application. Provide 4-5 homework and/or test examples that show the rigor of the program. Include information on faculty, plagiarism policy, and employer feedback mechanisms. 


Curricular Content

2. Complete the Curricular Content Section of the Application

List one course per topic. 75% of topics must be taught at the C level (highest level of Bloom’s taxonomy).

Submit application

3. Submit Application

Please direct any questions you may have as well as your completed application to HigherEdEndorsement@imanet.org.

Resources to Help You Through the Process

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Take Your Program to the Next Level

 Learn about the steps and process of becoming endorsed.
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Education at the Root of Excellence

Find out how partnering with IMA can benefit your school and students.
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Academic Courses Aligned with the CMA Exam

See if your curriculum maps back to the exam.
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Faculty Friday Webinar

Differentiate your accounting curriculum.

Tools and Best Practices

After you become endorsed, IMA offers tools to help you make the most of your endorsement. IMA provides a toolkit to get the word out about your leading accounting program, which includes:

  • Higher Education Endorsement Program seal and language to include on your school’s website
  • Press release template and sample announcements
  • Sample social media posts and inclusion in IMA’s social media platforms. 

Get Recognized

The IMA Higher Education Endorsement Program helps ensure your accounting program is preparing students for professional success. Give your school the recognition it deserves.

Faculty Testimonials

Testimonials
"From a faculty perspective, the endorsement program has added prestige to our name, when I’ve attended national conferences, I have had faculty from highly ranked accounting programs congratulate us on earning the endorsement."

Clare Kamm Latham, PhD, CPE, CFE, associate professor of accounting, Washington State University
Testimonials
"The endorsement program was an invaluable experience in evaluating our program and at the same time provided us with external confirmation that our program provides content vital to students’ career success."

Laurie Burney, PhD, CMA, associate professor of accounting, Baylor University, IMA’s Professor in Residence
Testimonials
"We see the endorsement program as adding another dimension of credibility to our program and feel that companies hiring graduates will likely hear that our curriculum prepares students for corporate accounting and finance careers."

Steve Smith, PhD, CMA, associate professor of accounting, Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University
Institute of Management Accountants program endorsed for CMA curriculum seal

Is Your School on the List?

IMA’s Higher Education Endorsement Program is a stamp of excellence. It signifies that your accounting program provides the rigorous curriculum needed for students to prepare for the CMA exam and successful careers in management accounting. 

Join the Growing List of IMA Endorsed Schools

Assumption University
Athens State University
Babson College
Baylor University
Brigham Young University
California State University, Stanislaus
Cal Poly Humboldt
Central Michigan University
Cleary University
Clemson University
Colorado State University Global
Drake University
Drexel University
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Oregon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Ensign College
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Ferris State University
Florida A&M University
George Mason University
Grand Valley State University
Howard University
Illinois State University
Iowa State University
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte Campus
Kansas State University
Kent State University
King's College
Lamar University
Lipscomb University
Loyola University Maryland
Marshall University
Metropolitan State University
Michigan State University
Morgan State University
National University
Niagara University
Northern Arizona University
Nova Southeastern University
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business
Plymouth State University
Robert Morris University
Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick
Seattle University
Seton Hall University
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
St. John's University
St. Mary's University
Suffolk University
Temple University - Fox School of Business
East Texas A&M University
State University of New York Brockport
University of Findlay
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Tiffin University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of the District of Columbia
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Missouri - Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of New Mexico
University of North Dakota
University of North Texas
University of Pittsburgh
University of Scranton
University of São Paulo
University of Utah
Utah Tech University
Utah Valley University
Washington State University Vancouver
Walsh College
Western Illinois University


Asia Pacific Institute of Management
Beijing Normal University
Central University of Finance and Economics
Curtin University (Bentley, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Singapore Campuses)
Fudan University
Jinan University
Macquarie University
Nanyang Technological University
Peking University
Shanghai JiaoTong University
Shanghai National Accounting Institute
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Singapore Management University
South China University of Technology
Sun Yat-sen University
UM Tagum College
University of International Business and Economics
Xi’an JiaoTong University
Xiamen University

EBS - European Business School
IESEG School of Management
Lucerne School of Business
Maastricht University
NEOMA Business School
Nova School of Business and Economics
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
University of Amsterdam
University of Strathclyde

CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore
Srinivas Institute of Management and Commerce


Ajman University
Al Ain University
American University of Beirut - Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Science and Technology
American University of Sharjah
Curtin University – Dubai
German Jordanian University
German University in Cairo
Gulf University for Science & Technology
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
King Faisal University
Prince Sultan University
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Qatar University
Rafik Hariri University
The American University in Cairo – School of Business
The British University in Egypt
University of Doha for Science & Technology

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