The CTM Program is an exclusive arrangement between the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and business schools across the country. This program is designed to introduce students to the many career options in the finance profession, including cash and treasury management. It also provides students with the analytical expertise and practical knowledge necessary to excel in finance professions.

In addition, AFP works with many corporations and financial institutions to gain support for the CTM Program and provide networking opportunities for students within the finance field, which often evolve into job opportunities.

Approved colleges and universities interested in providing students additional career-related opportunities can become education partners with AFP.

The CTM Program for Colleges and Universities Expand your school's curricula in treasury.

Join schools from across the country that are participating in this exclusive program to help students get an early start on their careers. The CTM Program is a semester-long course consisting of an instructor's manual based on the Essentials of Treasury Management, First Edition, paired with a short-term financial text. The CTM Program is designed to complement existing courses in finance and accounting, with a specific focus on treasury. In addition to providing students with a competitive edge over other graduating business students, your academic institution will have access to a number of valuable benefits.

Colleges and Universities Gain:

• Annual subscription to AFP's bimonthly magazine, AFP Exchange
• One complimentary registration to The AFP Annual Conference for the CTM Program director
• Assistance in recruiting practitioners from local corporations to serve as guest speakers as part of the curricula
• Instructional support materials: Essentials of Treasury Management, First Edition and sample CTM exam questions
• Access to case studies via AFP's Online Research Database
• Sample of suggested course syllabus
• Full access to AFP's exclusive member Web site with more than 9,000 pages of financial content information
• Member pricing on all products and services
• On complimentary Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) exam registration for the CTM program director
• Complimentary copy of AFP's Annual Compensation Survey Report

For more information, download the CTPA Candidate Information Bulletin.

To find out how your institution can participate in the CTM Program, contact the AFP Student Membership department at 301.907.2862 or e-mail AFP@AFPonline.org. Or, download a printable application.

The CTM Program - Benefits for Students

Students enrolled in the CTM Program broaden their academic experience by learning more about cash/treasury management, while gaining access to valuable student benefits.

Advantages for Students:

• Gain a competitive edge over other graduating business students
• Prepare to sit for the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) examination to earn the Certified Treasury Professional Associate (CTPA) credential. Students with their CTPA credential are eligible to earn the CTP designation after two years of full-time finance-related work experience. CTM Program students who pass the CTP exam will be rewarded a refund for all CTP exam fees.
• Increase opportunity for upward mobility
• FREE AFP Student Membership
• Receive a complimentary registration to The AFP Annual Conference
• Benefit from many networking opportunities

The CTM Program consists of a core curriculum in finance and business that includes a course based on the CTP body of knowledge, Essentials of Treasury Management, First Edition. The course is offered at a number of schools across the country and covers the following content areas reviewed in Essentials, and uses supplemental texts, case studies and articles relevant to treasury management and/or financial practices:

• The Role of Cash and Treasury Management in Corporate Finance
• Financial Accounting and Relating Concepts
• The U.S. Financial System
• Credit and Accounts Receivable Management
• Collections
• Cash Concentration
• Accounts Payable and Disbursements
• Electronic Commerce
• Information Management and Technology
• Forecasting Cash Flows
• Investing
• Borrowing
• Financial Risk Management
• International Risk Management
• Relationship Management

To participate in the CTM Program or to request more information, contact the AFP Student Membership department at (301)907-2862 or e-mail AFP@AFPonline.org or download the CTPA Candidate Information Bulletin

The CTPA Candidate Information Bulletin details AFP's exam fee reimbursement policy for those who pass the CTP exam. Download the reimbursement form.

Get more information about converting to CTP status

AFP Student Membership
Students participating in the CTM Program are encouraged to become AFP student members. Membership is FREE to students participating in the CTM Program. AFP Membership Provides:

• Access to the exclusive members-only area of the AFP Web site
• AFP Career Services - job and internship postings, financial resume services, career development and leadership skills articles
• Online Headlines, a weekly e-mail newsletter on treasury, finance and accounting topics
• Online Research Database with full articles from more than 2,700 periodicals
• AFP Exchange - a bimonthly magazine covering case studies and best practices on finance

Join AFP's FREE student membership program.