Courses

The online certificate in financial planning is an 18-credit program of study with six required courses offered in a timeframe comparable to a traditional semester schedule, with fixed start and end dates. Successful completion of the online certificate satisfies the entire education course work requirement for CFP® certification and prepares students to take the CFP® Certification Examination. The education and examination components are two of the core prerequisites to obtain full CFP® certification.

Prescribed Courses (18 credits)

3

credits

Study of income determination concepts for individuals and corporations, impact of taxation on decisions, elementary research techniques, and ethical standards.

Prerequisite
ACCTG 211 or FIN 301

FIN 301 Prerequisites
(ENGL 15 or ENGL 30 or ESL 15 or ENGL 137H or CAS 137H) and ACCTG 211 and (ECON 102 or ECON 104) and (SCM 200 or STAT 200)
3

credits

Developing financial plans including cash budgets, credit purchases, investments, and insurance.

Note
Third-semester standing or permission of instructor.
3

credits

Investment and risk, types of security investments, sources of investment information, the broker, the stock market, portfolio management.

Prerequisite
FIN 301

FIN 301 Prerequisites
(ENGL 15 or ENGL 30 or ESL 15 or ENGL 137H or CAS 137H) and ACCTG 211 and (ECON 102 or ECON 104) and (SCM 200 or STAT 200)
3

credits

Liquidity planning, titling and transfer of property, trusts, federal unified tax system, gifting, incapacity planning, legal documents.

Prerequisite
FIN 330 and ACCTG 310 or ACCTG 405
3

credits

Retirement planning: qualified and non-qualified plans, characteristics, provisions, regulations administration, application approach with case studies.
3

credits

Critical thinking and decision-making about personal financial planning topics in the context of the financial planning process.

Prerequisite
completion of first 15 credits of the certificate curriculum

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