Family Financial Planning Graduate Programs
The online financial counseling graduate certificate consists of 18 credit hours of coursework. It provides the required coursework needed to sit for the AFC ® exam that is offered through the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE). The financial counseling certificate covers in-demand topics such as financial theory, real estate planning, estate planning, and income taxation.
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Required Courses for the Financial Counseling Graduate Certificate 12 credit hoursCourses with an ^ are required to sit for the AFC® exam. |
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Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
Financial Counseling^ | 3 | Jim Deal | Jim Deal | NDSU | NDSU | |||||||
Financial Theory & Research I | 3 | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||||||
Housing/Real Estate | 3 | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | OSU | OSU | |||||||
Fundamentals for Family Financial Planning^ | 3 | Jim Deal | Jim Deal | NDSU | NDSU |
Elective Courses 6 credit hours |
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Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits, and the Family* | 3 | Doug Nelson | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | |||||||
Personal Income Taxation* | 3 | Jonathan Fox | Jonathan Fox | Jonathan Fox | ISU | ISU | ||||||
Insurance Planning for Families* | 3 | Kathryn Morrison | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | |||||||
Estate Planning for Families* | 3 | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | Kimbree Redburn | MTSU | MTSU | ||||||
Investing for the Family's Future* | 3 | Kathleen Boyd | Mengya Wang | OSU | OSU | |||||||
Military Personal Finance | 3 | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | ||||||||
Family Financial Planning - Practicum | 3 | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities |