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.
Courses
Course List — Undergraduate Certificate in Financial Planning
| Title | Abbreviation | Description | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Principles of Taxation |
ACCTG 310 |
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* |
3 credits |
| Personal Financial Planning | FIN 330 | Developing financial plans including cash budgets, credit purchases, investments, and insurance. Third-semester standing or permission of instructor. |
3 credits |
| Investment and Portfolio Analysis | FIN 420 | Investment and risk, types of security investments, sources of investment information, the broker, the stock market, portfolio management. Prerequisite: FIN 301* |
3 credits |
| Estate Planning | FIN 430 | Liquidity planning, titling and transfer of property, trusts, federal unified tax system, gifting, incapacity planning, legal documents. Prerequisites: FIN 330 and (ACCTG 310 or ACCTG 405) |
3 credits |
| Retirement Planning | FIN 450 | Retirement planning: qualified and non-qualified plans, characteristics, provisions, regulations administration, application approach with case studies. | 3 credits |
| Financial Planning Capstone | FIN 491 | Critical thinking and decision-making about personal financial planning topics in the context of the financial planning process. Prerequisites: completion of first 15 credits of the certificate curriculum |
3 credits |
*Prerequisites for FIN 301 are: (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)
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