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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 hours

Courses with an ^ are required to sit for the AFC® exam.
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CourseCreditsSpringSummerFallSpringSummerFallSpringSummerFallSpringSummer
Financial Counseling^3Jim DealNDSUNDSUNDSU
Financial Theory & Research I3Nicole WanagoMTSUMTSUMTSU
Housing/Real Estate3OSUOSUOSU
Fundamentals for Family Financial Planning^3Jim DealNDSUNDSU

Elective Courses 6 credit hours

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CourseCreditsSpringSummerFallSpringSummerFallSpringSummerFallSpringSummer
Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits, and the Family*3Doug NelsonUNLUNL
Personal Income Taxation*3Jonathan FoxJonathan FoxISUISU
Insurance Planning for Families*3Doug NelsonUNLUNLUNL
Estate Planning for Families*3Kimbree RedburnMTSUMTSUMTSU
Investing for the Family's Future*3Edward Anderson, IIIOSUOSU
Military Personal Finance3Doug NelsonUNLUNLUNL
Family Financial Planning - Practicum3multiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universitiesmultiple universities