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Accountancy program granted national accreditation 

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On Jan. 8, Certified Management Accountants of Canada (CMA) presented the John Molson School of Business with its accreditation for our Bachelor of Commerce Program, Major in Accountancy.

Accounting students are required to write the two-part national accreditation exam as one of the requirements for becoming a member of the Certified Management Account-ants of Canada. This CMA accreditation allows students majoring in accountancy with a GPA of 3.2 or above to be exempt from the first of the two-part exam.

"This will allow our students to focus more on the second part of the exam, the integrated case exam," says Alan Hochstein, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs.

CMA Canada examined all 30 BComm courses and found the body of knowledge in JMSB’s undergraduate program covered all requirements of CMA Canada’s syllabus. This alone is a testament to the excellence of our undergraduate program, says Hochstein.

"Achieving accreditation involved completion of a lengthy and comprehensive report which encompassed inputs from all departments within the business school, and included on-site visits from the leadership of CMA Canada and Quebec. This accreditation speaks to the quality of our teaching and research," says Hochstein. "Overall, we're incredibly pleased."