Certified MBA (CMBA) was a
professional certification designed as an "objective measure of a student's grasp of the
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
skill set". It was offered by the International Certification Institute.
The CMBA focused on the "10 key subject areas" comprising the MBA "
core curriculum
In education, a curriculum (; : curricula or curriculums) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned sequence of instruction, or to a view ...
" (
Financial Accounting
Financial accounting is the field of accounting concerned with the summary, analysis and reporting of financial transactions related to a business. This involves the preparation of financial statements available for public use. Stockholders, ...
,
Management Accounting
In management accounting or managerial accounting, managers use accounting information in decision-making and to assist in the management and performance of their control functions.
Definition
One simple definition of management accounting is th ...
,
Quantitative Analysis,
Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics,
Finance,
Marketing Management
Marketing management is the organizational discipline which focuses on the practical application of marketing orientation, techniques and methods inside enterprises and organizations and on the management of a firm's marketing resources and ac ...
,
Operations Management,
Organizational Behavior, and
Business Strategy
In the field of management, strategic management involves the formulation and implementation of the major goals and initiatives taken by an organization's managers on behalf of stakeholders, based on consideration of resources and an assessmen ...
). The certification was a series of exams taken over several days. Each four-hour exam focused on several of the subject areas and was composed of
multiple choice question
Multiple choice (MC), objective response or MCQ (for multiple choice question) is a form of an objective assessment in which respondents are asked to select only correct answers from the choices offered as a list. The multiple choice format is m ...
s. The exams were administered by
Prometric
Prometric, also known as Prometric Testing, is a U.S.-based company in the test administration industry. Its corporate headquarters is located in Canton (Baltimore, Maryland) in the United States. Prometric operates a test center network composed ...
.
The certification was incorporated into the
Western Governors University
Western Governors University (WGU) is a private online university based in Millcreek, Utah. The university uses an online competency-based learning model. Degrees awarded by WGU are accredited by the NWCCU, ACBSP, CAEP, CAHIIM, and CCNE. T ...
MBA program for several years.
See also
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Professional certification (Business)
A professional certification, trade certification, or professional designation (often called simply ''certification'' or ''qualification'') is a designation earned by a person to assure that he/she is qualified to perform a job or task. Certificati ...
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Chartered Manager (disambiguation) Chartered Manager refers to a professional certification in management:
*C.Mgr., offered by CIM , Chartered Managers Canada
*CMgr, offered by the Chartered Management Institute, U.K.
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Certified Business Manager (CBM)
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Certified Management Consultant
"Certified management consultant" (CMC) is an international professional certification established in 1967 for management consulting professionals, awarded by institutes in 50 countries (as of February 2014). The CMC enjoys global reciprocity; cons ...
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Certified Manager
External links
*The website wa
www.certifiedmba.com(
archived
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, 2012–03), which as of 2/14/2013 has been taken down.
MBA Certification
References
''Selections'' magazine, gmac.com
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Professional titles and certifications
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