Master's Degree - Family Financial Planning
Credit hours to complete degree: 36
Last Updated: 2/6/2023 4:01 pm
Fundamentals 3 credit hours
For students new to financial planning or seeking AFC certification. Check with your advisor prior to enrolling.
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Fundamentals for Family Financial Planning | 3 | Jim Deal | Jonathan Fox | Jim Deal | Jonathan Fox | ISU | NDSU | ISU | ISU | NDSU | ISU | |
Core Courses 21 credit hours
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Insurance Planning for Families | 3 | Kathryn Morrison | Kathryn Morrison | Kathryn Morrison | Kathryn Morrison | Kathryn Morrison | SDState | SDState | SDState | SDState | ||
| Personal Income Taxation | 3 | Rui Yao | Axton Betz-Hamilton | Axton Betz-Hamilton | SDState | SDState | SDState | SDState | ||||
| Investing for the Family's Future | 3 | Kathleen Boyd | Kathleen Boyd | Kathleen Boyd | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | ||||
| Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits, and the Family | 3 | Doug Nelson | Doug Nelson | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | UNL | UNL | ||||
| Estate Planning for Families | 3 | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||||
| Financial Theory & Research I | 3 | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | |||
| Financial Counseling | 3 | Kimbree Redburn | Jim Deal | Natira Mullet | NDSU | NDSU | NDSU | NDSU | ||||
Capstone 3 credit hours
This required course should be taken after all core courses have been completed.
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Financial Planning - Case Studies | 3 | Jonathan Fox | Kathryn Morrison | Kimbree Redburn | Jonathan Fox | Kathryn Morrison | MTSU | ISU | SDState | MTSU | ISU | SDState |
Electives 12 credit hours
Consult your academic advisor for more information. Practicum credits vary.
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Financial Theory & Research II | 3 | NDSU | ||||||||||
| Military Personal Finance | 3 | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | ||||||||
| Housing/Real Estate | 3 | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | M.J. Kabaci | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU | ||||
| Family Financial Planning - Practicum | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | |
| Professional Practices in FFP | 3 | Doug Nelson | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | |||||||
| Seminar: Communication in Financial Planning | 3 | Axton Betz-Hamilton | Axton Betz-Hamilton | SDState | SDState | |||||||
| Seminar: Values and Impact Investing | 3 | Doug Nelson | Doug Nelson | UNL | UNL | |||||||
| Seminar: Psychology of Financial Planning | 3 | Jonathan Fox | ||||||||||
