Students Must:

1. Successfully complete 42 semester credit hours.

2. Maintain a minimum B average (accumulative).

3. Complete a Practicum, Practicum and Master's Paper, or a Master's thesis.

Courses to complete for Masters Program:

CDFS 677: Family Financial Counseling - (3 credits)
CDFS 762: Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits and the Family - (3 credits)
CDFS 763: Personal Income Taxation - (3 credits)
CDFS 764: Family Economics - (3 credits)
CDFS 765: Insurance Planning for Families - (3 credits)
CDFS 766: Estate Planning for Families - (3 credits)
CDFS 767: Prof. Practices in Family Financial Planning - (3 credits)
CDFS 768: Housing/Real Estate - (3 credits)
CDFS 769: Financial Planning - Case Studies  - (3 credits)
CDFS 770: Fundamentals of Financial Planning - (3 credits)
CDFS 771: Investing for the Family's Future - (3 credits)
CDFS 781: Family Systems - (3 credits)

= 36 credit hours

(*Note: Each course is offered every year.)

During the final year of study, students choose from the following requirements:

• 6 credits of practicum (CDFS 796) OR

• 3 credits of practicum (CDFS 796) + 3 credits of Master’s paper (CDFS 797) OR

• 6 credits of Master’s thesis (CDFS 798).

= 6 credit hours

This online graduate program is registered by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

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Family Financial Planning Certificate Option

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