Prepare for the CIMA® exam with in-depth coverage of important investment concepts.
The Chicago Booth CIMA® Education Program brings together top faculty, experienced practitioners, and a comprehensive curriculum designed to help you achieve CIMA certification and excel in your day-to-day investment practice.
The Chicago Booth CIMA Education Program is a CIMA Certification Registered Education course that offers an online, blended learning experience for your convenience. This flexible format allows you to work at your own pace and provides you the opportunity to engage with Booth faculty through a live, recorded virtual classroom environment. When you enroll in the program, you'll also gain access to a complimentary CIMA Certification Exam Prep Workshop, an intense preparation workshop now offered in your choice of live-online or in-person (Chicago) instruction.
Programme Content
Foundations: Modules 1-4 (live online and recorded)
Time Value of Money
Calculating Realized Returns
Statistics
Probability, Risk, and Return
Course Content: Modules 5-12 (on demand)
Module 5: Portfolio Theory
Module 6: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Multifactor Models
Module 9: Applied Economics, Global Capital Markets History and Valuation
Module 10: Fixed Income
Module 11: Alternative Investments
Module 12: Hedge Funds, Portfolio Construction and Consulting Process
Weekly Review and Problem Solving Sessions (live-online and recorded)
Held once per week during Modules 5-12
Chicago Booth Final Assessment (online)
Candidates must pass a final exam online before taking the CIMA Certification Exam
Recommended: Chicago Booth Certification Exam Prep Workshop (your choice of live-online or in-person instruction)
A free add-on to the Chicago Booth CIMA Education Program
Intensive review for the CIMA Certification Exam
Workbooks are mailed prior to the workshop
Programme Objective
The Chicago Booth CIMA Education Program provides learnings that go beyond test preparation and covers important investment concepts at an in-depth level. Our approach provides you with clear instruction, real-world examples, ample practice, and access to a curriculum designed for success.
Program highlights:
A combination of live online, on-demand, and in-person (optional) instruction.
A personalized study schedule, reading list, and checklist to keep you on a successful path.
On-demand lectures strategically released to optimize your learning process.
A strong team of Chicago Booth faculty and experienced practitioners have designed and will deliver the program.
A true hybrid program, the Chicago Booth CIMA Education Program offers a combination of live online preparation and review sessions, on-demand recorded content sessions, and a recommended workshop.
1. Online, live instruction(required)
These sessions are recorded for offline viewing, but we highly recommend you attend these live sessions to stay on our recommended study schedule.
Foundations: We start the program with four live online foundation sessions which cover the nuts and bolts of what you need to know to progress through the program. We will develop the theories and work through practice problems together.
Weekly review and practice problem solving: In these sessions, we will review the main concepts covered in the weekly recorded lectures, connect the current to prior lectures, apply the concepts in real-time through practice problem solving, provide answers to your questions, and keep your study on track.
2. On-demand instruction (required)
Watch video lectures taught by a mix of tenured faculty and practitioners who are experts in their field. These videos capture each instructor’s unique style and are formatted into a series of short, digestible segments for maximum impact.
3. Workshop (recommended): Your choice of in-person instruction or online instruction
For additional test prep, you have the option to attend the Chicago Booth Certification Exam Prep Workshop as a free add-on to the Chicago Booth CIMA Education Program. You will review exam topics, connect topics to the formula sheet, and perform practice problems. This session is a supplement, not a substitute, for our CIMA Education Program.
Booth Community
You'll receive access to a private LinkedIn group for CIMA past participants.
CE Credit
This program is approved for 28 hours of CE credit for CFP® certification.
*INVESTMENTS & WEALTH INSTITUTE® is a registered mark of Investment Management Consultants Association Inc. (“IMCA”) doing business as The Investments & Wealth Institute (“The Institute”). CIMA® and CERTIFIED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ANALYST® are registered certification marks of IMCA d/b/a The Institute. As described in the CIMA Candidate Handbook, completion of an executive education program offered through a Registered Education Provider does not result in attainment of the CIMA certification nor does it award use of the certification marks. Completion of an executive education program results in a candidate becoming eligible to sit for the CIMA Certification Exam and thereafter to complete the remaining steps for certification
Programme Audience
CIMA certification is beneficial for experienced financial professionals from a variety of backgrounds and business models, including financial advisors, investment consultants, analysts, wealth management professionals, national and regional broker-dealer representatives, and bank/trust employees. The Booth program is open to CIMA candidates in good standing.
"I found the Booth course to be very beneficial, not just for passing the certification exam, but also for helping me understand investment management concepts better, which is directly applicable to my day-to-day job duties."
Taylor Johnson
Investment Specialist, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
