1. Your Professional Credentialing Info Site for the CPA Exam http://www.cpa-exam.org/ CPA State Jurisdiction links http://www.nasba.org Info Site for the CMA Exam http://www.imanet.org/certification

2. CPA Exam Content and Format

3. Business Environment Section Content

4. The CMA Credential

5. CMA Exam Content and Format

6. Final Tidbits Exam Preparation Courses  Becker, Kaplan, etc. Books and CDs  Gleim, MicroMash, etc. When to Take the Exam CPA  Depends on the state Generally, with BS degree posted and 150 total hours that include 24 – 30 upper-division accounting hours CMA  Consistent across the nation With BS degree posted Swain’s recommendations? Don’t spread it out! One month to prep & one month to take all four parts If both, do the CMA within a 45 days of the CPA