Flexible Pathway

The flexible pathway gives you the option to choose courses most relevant to your career. You can specialize in a singular practice area or choose a combination of courses that fit your current or future career path.

With a flexible FSA pathway, you can tailor your learning to align with your current career or future aspirations. With more options, you have the power to focus on the material that is most relevant to you, while preserving the high standards of the credential. You would complete four technical courses, including two in the same subject area where one builds on the prior course. The Decision Making and Communication (DMAC) course and Fellowship Admissions course (FAC) round out your pathway. You also have the option to specialize in a single practice area if you prefer. We will share more details in spring 2024 on specific courses that will be available.

If you want to stay within your current specialty, the transition rules will allow you to complete your pathway within your chosen specialty.

Yes, the FSA pathway will continue to include corporate finance and enterprise risk management (ERM) among the different courses. We will provide more details in spring 2024.

While the new pathway provides considerable flexibility, the number of combinations may be overwhelming. We plan to develop a set of recommended options. Some will concentrate within a given practice area while others will combine related areas.

As long as the constraint of taking a two-course sequence is met, you are free to select your courses as you progress toward your FSA.

No. The emphasis is on courses with exams or projects. We will keep the Decision Making and Communications (DMAC) as a course.