All courses will have a Unit Guide/Course Outline and a Course Module. For the CMA subjects, there are over 1,000 pages of study material. The MBA and GMA course modules are smaller (200 pages), and may require Text-book back up.

Once you enrol and pay the appropriate fee, you will have access via your Student No. and Password to ALL of the material for the subject (however, if you are undertaking the MBA or GMA programs, although there are over 200 pages of study materials provided for each subject, the purchase of a text book may be required). Thereafter how you study the material will be self-paced unless you wish to nominate, with our approval, your own Online Mentor for an additional fee of $800.

The course is self-paced, although it is expected that the student will sit for the exams within 4 to 6-months of the start of the course (maximum time allowed is one year). The mode of assessment is currently by a written final-examination only, at a time that is mutually agreed with the student. All case study assignments are self assessed and suggested solutions are provided on-line.

For CMA and GMA subjects the usual exam period is May or November, and it will cost more for ICMA students wishing to sit for exams outside these scheduled times.

ICMA exam dates and deadlines to register are shown in:
http://www.cmawebline.org/joomla4/images/stories/exam-dates---all-years.gif

When you log in with your username and password a hidden menu item Course Aids will appear on the webpage so that you can download all required material from the website. If you are undertaking the CMA or GMA programs, the CMA subjects are self-contained in that all material is given (the textbook is optional). However, in the case of the GMA and MBA subjects, these may require the purchasing of a compulsory text-book.

When it’s time for the exam, in countries where the WITS (or ICMA) does not have regular examinations, the candidate must nominate an exam supervisor and venue. The supervisor must be either a University Academic, or a Professional such as an Accountant, Lawyer or Doctor, and MUST NOT BE RELATED OR BE FRIENDS OF THE CANDIDATE OR HIS/HER FAMILY. Please note that all cost related to the above examination, including venue fees, supervisor’s time etc. must be borne by the candidate

You may wish to avail yourself of an online academic mentor from the WITS. This will cost you approximately $800 per subject, and your questions will be answered on a weekly basis by the mentor. Due to the flexibility of the examination structure (i.e. students can take examinations when they are ready rather than waiting for an exam period), WITS does not link up students with others doing the program. The course is one of independent study only. If networking and joint study is preferred, then we would advise you to join one of the many face-to-face seminars offering the GMA/CMA/MBA programs from around the world.

See http://www.cmawebline.org/providers/recognized_providers.php

The exams are taken in a mutually agreed exam period between WITS and the student. For CMA and GMA subjects the usual exam period is May or November, and it will cost more for ICMA students wishing to sit for exams outside these scheduled times.

ICMA expects an exam to be taken within one-year of commencing a subject.

For CMA Study Centre see http://cma.witsgbs.com/content/view/11/45/The

ICMA exam dates and deadlines to register are shown in:
http://www.cmawebline.org/joomla4/images/stories/exam-dates---all-years.gif

Once you have paid your enrolment registration fees, you will receive a username and password so that you could download all required material from the website. If you are undertaking the CMA or GMA programs, the CMA subjects are self-contained in that all material is given (the textbook is optional). However, in the case of the GMA and MBA subjects, these may require the purchasing of a compulsory text-book.

WITS gives full credit for all prior studies undertaken at accredited learning institutions. For example in the Global Business School, credit is granted for previous learning in all stages of the 4-stage GMA program [within which CAT (stage 1); RCA (stage 2); RBA (stage 3); and GMA (stage 4) reside]. No credit for prior learning is given for previous studies for the 2 CMA subjects.

For the MBA program, credit can be obtained for up to 6 subjects (50%) of the required 12 MBA subjects.