Financial Therapy Graduate Certificate Program

The first financial therapy program in the nation, this certificate is completely online and can be completed in one year. The curriculum integrates topics on psychology, relationships, and money.

The financial therapy graduate certificate program consists of four courses for a total of 12 semester credit hours.

The University catalog provides updated course details and descriptions for the Catalog link: Financial Therapy Graduate Certificate .

Scheduled Start Dates

The financial therapy graduate certificate program consists of 4 courses for a total of 12 semester credit hours. Students are not required to take the courses sequentially, though it is recommended not to take PFP 771: Financial Therapy Theory & Research sooner than the second in your course sequence. Courses are offered every 8 weeks in the fall and spring, and in the summer.

With rolling admissions, students can start in August, October, January, March, or June. We strongly recommend that prospective students apply at least 4 weeks before the next class starts.

Course Offerings:

• Catalog course link: PFP 105 *: Introduction to Personal Financial Planning (1^st & 2^nd 8 weeks fall, 1^st & 2^nd 8 weeks spring, 8 weeks summer)
• Catalog course link: PFP 768 : Introduction to Financial Therapy (1^st 8 weeks fall, 1^st 8 weeks spring)
• Catalog course link: PFP 769 : Money & Relationships (2^nd 8 weeks fall, 2^nd 8 weeks spring)
• Catalog course link: PFP 770 : Applied Behavioral Finance (1^st 8 weeks spring, 8 weeks summer)
• Catalog course link: PFP 771 : Financial Therapy Theory & Research (1^st 8 weeks fall, 2^nd 8 weeks spring)

^{*Students who have earned either the CFP® designation or the AFC designation will not be required to take a Fundamentals of Financial Planning course as a prerequisite to complete this program. Students who have not earned either of these designations must complete PFP 105* at Kansas State University or must have completed similar, verifiable coursework at a different institution within the last few years, prior to enrollment in the financial therapy program.}

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