CFA Institute

Incorporate the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and curriculum into your university program, using the tools we offer:

• Our custom curriculum and CBOK
• Samples of model programs
• Webcasts
• Course syllabi samples

Incorporating the CFA Program into your university program

CFA Institute partners with globally diverse, high profile institutions who cover a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge and who embrace the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct in their degree programs. Selection for this group is considered on a case-by-case basis. 

More about CFA Program Partners

• CFA Program scholarships are available for qualified university faculty, students, and professionals.
• Each CFA Program Partner university is entitled to five partner-based scholarships per fiscal year. Program Directors must use the partner-based scholarship application form (PDF) when awarding partner-based scholarships.
  
• CIPM program scholarships are available for qualified university faculty and financial regulators.

These textbooks, available for university use, are grounded in current practice and theory and are based on the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK). They are geared toward graduate-level students and are an excellent option for use in university classrooms.

• The CFA Institute Investment Series focuses on the most important topics in the finance industry: investment portfolio management, equity asset valuation, fixed-income analysis, and quantitative investment analysis.
• Analysis of Derivatives for the CFA Program (PDF) introduces students to a practical risk management approach to derivatives, capturing current practice. It provides motivation for every derivatives position by explaining what managers want to accomplish prior to addressing the details of the position. Request a desk copy (PDF).