Starting your CMA US journey during college years is advisable. Early start provides one with better time and college study management along with CMA exam preparation. By well-planned strategy and proper resources, you can finish both parts of the CMA exam before graduation. Thus, you can surge ahead in your career.

The CMA US syllabus is divided into two parts:

Part 1	Part 2
Financial Reporting, Planning, Performance, and Control	Financial Decision-Making
Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting	Financial Statement Analysis
Performance Management	Corporate Finance
Cost Management	Risk Management
Internal Controls	Investment Decisions
Professional Ethics	Decision Analysis

The syllabus has to be understood, which will actually help you to channel your efforts on areas that need more concentration, which is actually in line with your strengths and weaknesses.

The examination is comprised of two parts:

Part 1: It deals with financial reporting, planning, and control.
Part 2: It deals with financial decision-making, analysis, etc.
Each paper has two parts of 100 multiple-choice question answers, followed by two essay type questions. The total time for each paper is four hours, therefore time management is quite critical during an exam.