Professional Certifications

MBA/CMA

This program is 13 courses in length and designed for students with a strong accounting background and work experience in that area. It combines the broad business skills of the MBA degree with the accounting expertise and professional skills of the Certified Management Accountant designation.  For more information, please go the Graduate Studies site Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research.

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Saint Mary's will be offering a CFA Level I Prep course in January, 2010.  The course number is FINA 4490.2B, and will be taught on Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8:15.

Credit Institute of Canada (CCP)

The Credit Institute of Canada will recognize a number of courses offered by Saint Mary's University Sobeys School of Business.  Individuals working towards a Certified Credit Professional designation may take all but the first two courses at an accredited post secondary institution.  Contact Credit Institute of Canada www.creditedu.org

Insurance Institute

The following credit courses are recognized towards the Fellowship program:

• MGMT 1281: Introduction to Business Management
• ECON 1201 and 1202: Principles of Economics, Micro and Macro or MBA 5501
• CMLW 2201 and 3202: Legal Aspects of Business - Part l and Part ll
• MGMT 2383 and 2384: Micro and Macro Organizational Behaviour
• ACCT 2241 and 2242: Intro Financial Accounting and Intro Managerial Accounting or MBA 5540
• MKTG 2270: Intro to Marketing
• FINA 2360 and 3361: Business Finance l and Business Finance ll or MBA 5561
• MGSC 2207: Introductory Statistics
• MGMT 4493 or COMM 2293: Management Skills l or Communications
• CISY 1225: Intro to Computer Applications
• MGMT 4489: Strategic Management
• MKTG 3376: Consumer Behaviour
• ECON 3322: Canadian Economic Issues
• MGMT 3386: Industrial Relations
• ECON 3300 and ECON 2201: Inter Microeconomic Theory & Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
• ACCT 3332: Planning and Control
• ACCT 3323: Management Information Systems or MBA 6626
• MGSC 3301: Operations Research
• MGMT 3385: Human Resource Management
• MKTG 4474: Personal Selling and Sales Management

Contact Insurance Institute of Canada Insurance Institute of Canada - Insurance education

 Project Management Institute (PMI)

Two of our Executive and Professional Development programs provide 21 PDUs towards your PMI Continuing Certification Requirements:  What the Non-Financial Manager needs to know about Finance Executive and Professional Development at Saint Mary's University and The Project Management Course Executive and Professional Development at Saint Mary's University.

In addition we offer a course that prepares you to sit the Project Associate exam, and to use Microsoft Project, Executive and Professional Development at Saint Mary's University

Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA)

We offer two courses towards the Certified Sales Professional (CSP) designation:  Professional Selling and Strategic Account Management. Executive and Professional Development at Saint Mary's University

Canadian Construction Associations's Gold Seal Accreditation

The Certificate in Project Management for the Project Associate Executive and Professional Development at Saint Mary's University is worth 7 credits.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia (ICANS)

ICANS requires members to complete 20 PD hours in each calendar year, and 120 PD hours in the three year period commencing January 1, 2008, and in each three year period thereafter, including at least 60 hours of verifiable study in each three year period.  Many of our Executive and Professional Development programs Executive and Professional Development at Saint Mary's University will qualify if they help you maintain or develop new competencies relevant to your professional responsibilities and growth.  You may want to contact ICANS to confirm the eligibility of particular courses.