Financial Planning
The Concentration in Financial Planning within the Finance
Specialization is designed to provide students with an academic
and professional level of education in the field of financial
planning and to prepare them to advise individuals on issues
of insurance, investments, tax, retirement, and estate planning.
Upon successful completion of the concentration, students will
meet the educational requirements of the Certified Financial
Planner (CFP®) Board of Standards and be eligible to sit
for the CFP® certification examination. Successful completion
of the CFP® exam, along with meeting other CFP® Board
of Standards requirements, is necessary to receive the CFP® designation.
The Financial Planning Concentration requires students to complete
the following 24 credit hours in the Finance Specialization:
FIN 320, 330, 340, 350, 411, and 412: and, ACCT 341 and 444.
ACCT 341 is a prerequisite to ACCT 444. Students must plan
their schedules well in advance, since most of these courses
are not offered each semester. |
