Personal Financial Planning (Ph.D.)

The Ph.D. degree in Personal Financial Planning is designed to provide talented and ambitious students with knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to achieve success as college and university faculty, practitioners of financial planning, and productive citizens of the State of Kansas and the United States. A dedicated commitment to enhancing students’ personal development will prepare students to excel academically and professionally, leading ultimately to more rewarding and creative lives.

If students have not taken a graduate level statistics course in the recent past they may be required to take STAT 703 or another introductory research and statistics course prior to their first session on campus.

Degree Requirements (90 credit hours)

Research Courses (minimum 45 credit hours)

Grades of B or better are required for FSHS 806, 906, 888, 890, 907.

FSHS 806 - Statistical Methods in Family Studies and Human Services I Credits: 3
FSHS 888 - Research Methods in FSHS I Credits: 3
FSHS 890 - Application of Research and Statistics in Family Science Credits: 3
FSHS 906 - Statistical Methods in Family Studies and Human Services II Credits: 3
FSHS 907 - Advanced Family Research Methods Credits: 3
FSHS 990 - Dissertation Proposal Seminar Credits: 1
FSHS 999 - PhD Research in Family Studies and Human Services Credits: 1-18
PFP 808 - Research Application in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 1-8
Must take 8 credit hours during program.
STAT 705 - Regression and Analysis of Variance Credits: 3

Kansas State University

Course Catalog

Personal Financial Planning (Ph.D.)

Degree Requirements (90 credit hours)

Research Courses (minimum 45 credit hours)

Professional Courses (minimum 15 credit hours)

Supporting Courses (minimum 18 credit hours)

Elective Courses: (minimum 12 credit hours)