Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate

This fully online 14-month CFP Board Registered Program features credits eligible towards a future master's degree. The personal financial planning graduate certificate will make you eligible for the CFP® Examination upon completion. Develop and build professional contacts while learning from top faculty and researchers in the field.

The personal financial planning graduate certificate program consists of six courses for a total of 18 semester credit hours.

The University catalog provides updated course details and descriptions for the Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate.

Scheduled Start Dates

With 8-week classes, students can begin coursework at multiple times throughout the year: spring (January and March), summer (June), and fall (August and October). Students must first apply and be accepted into the program prior to enrollment.

Below are the application deadlines for each term:

Fall: July 1
Spring: December 1
Summer: May 1

^{*Students with no prior financial planning background will take PFP 624: Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning (or an equivalent course through another institution) as a prerequisite.}

Course Offerings:

Fall

• PFP 766: Insurance Planning for Families (1^st 8 weeks)
• PFP 760: Retirement Planning for Families (2^nd 8 weeks)
• PFP 836*: Financial Planning Case Studies (1st 8 weeks)
  *This course is taken last in the sequence.

Spring

• PFP 762: Investing for the Family's Future I (1st 8 weeks)
• PFP 764: Estate Planning for Families (2nd 8 weeks)
• PFP 836*: Financial Planning Case Studies (1st 8 weeks)
  *This course is taken last in the sequence.

Summer

• PFP 772: Personal Income Taxation (8 weeks)

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