Curriculum

Our MBA in Financial Planning degree requires students to successfully complete a program comprised of 15, three-credit hour courses (totaling 45 credits).

Want to earn your CFP®?

Take eight core financial planning courses along with seven business courses.

Already have your CFP®?

Take seven business courses along with eight financial planning courses of your choosing.


Courses

Core FP Courses
  • Introduction to Financial Planning
  • Tax Management & Strategy
  • Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning
  • Risk Management & Insurance
  • Principles of Estate Planning
  • Capstone Course in Financial Planning
  • Psychology and Cultural Dynamics 
  • Investment & Portfolio Management
Business Courses

Choose seven of these courses:

  • Macroeconomics for Investments
  • Behavioral Finance
  • Ethical Behaviors in Financial Planning
  • Enterprise Management Organization & Strategy
  • Marketing Management
  • FinTech in Financial Planning
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Financial Principles and Policies

Core FP Courses


Business Courses

 

 

 

 

 

The CFP® Board is a nonprofit professional regulatory organization that requires education, ethics requirements, examination, and experience for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificants. Along with completing the financial planning coursework and passing the CFP® Certification Examination, the CFP® Board also requires successful CFP® certificants to have financial planning-related work experience and adhere to their Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility.

The MBA and Certificate program in Financial Planning is registered by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) in Washington DC. Candidates who plan to sit for the CFP Certification Examination must successfully complete a CFP Board-Registered Program.

The MBA and Certificate program in Financial Planning is registered by the AFCPE® Registered Education Program in Westerville, OH. Candidates who plan to sit for the AFC® Certification Examination must successfully complete a AFCPE® Registered Education Program.

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