Master's gateway route
The Master’s gateway route is an accelerated entry programme to CIMA for people who hold an MBA or Master's in Accounting.
Current or lapsed CIMA students that hold an MBA or Master's in Accounting may also be eligible for this route.
If you have previously attempted and failed any CIMA exam, you must pass that paper (or the equivalent in the current syllabus) before you are eligible for this route.
How does it work?
This route requires you to sit a single three-hour exam in either May or November each year. It assesses your knowledge of the material covered in the management level of the CIMA Professional Qualification.
Once you have passed you will be awarded the CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting and be granted exemptions from all certificate, operational and management level exams in CIMA Professional Qualification.
Once you pass the assessment, you can then enter the CIMA Professional Qualification at the strategic level.
Find out more about the gateway exam in our student section.
How much does it cost?
There are two different options for the Master’s gateway:
Master's gateway – assessment only
Registration with CIMA
The first year’s subscriptions fees
One attempt at the exam
All 11 exemptions from certificate, operational and management level exams after successfully passing the gateway exam
See the latest Master's gateway – assessment only fee in our student fee list.
Master's gateway package
Registration with CIMA
The first year’s subscriptions fees
One attempt at the exam
All 11 exemptions from certificate, operational and management level exams after successfully passing the gateway exam
CIMAstudy.com online study modules for E2, P2 and F2
See the latest Master's gateway package fee in our student fee list.
The gateway package also includes your choice of one of the following CIMAstudy.com study packages.
Package
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Suitable for
C1 and C2
Fundamentals of management and financial...