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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Personal Financial Planning (B.S.)

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The emphasis of this program is personal and family financial planning, which combines course work in personal finance, family relationships and decision making, consumer rights, insurance, investments, retirement and estate planning, economics, and accounting. Emphasis is placed on understanding financial products and how they work, as well as the role of family in financial decisions. The program offers financial planning courses that satisfy CFP® Board’s education requirement for the CFP®/CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification.

Kansas State University does not certify individuals to use the CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with flame logo)® certification marks. CFP® certification is solely granted by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to individuals who, in addition to completing an education requirement such as this CFP Board-registered program, have met ethics, experience, and examination requirements.

Admission to the personal financial planning program requires completion of FSHS 100 and FSHS 105 with grades of B or better.

Bachelor’s degree requirements

General requirements (39–40 credit hours)

Communications (8–9 credit hours)

ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
SPCH 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)
or
SPCH 106 - Public Speaking I-Salina campus Credits: (3)

Social sciences (9 credit hours)

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

Humanities (6 credit hours)

Natural sciences (7 credit hours)

Life science elective
and
Physical science elective

(One course must be taken from each area; one course must include a laboratory.)

Quantitative studies (9 credit hours)

A microcomputer applications course Credits: (3)
or

CIS 101 - Introduction to Information Technology Credits: (1)
and
CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
and
CIS 103 - Introduction to Database Applications Credits: (1)
STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:

A college-level calculus course Credits: (3)

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)

Professional studies (58 credit hours)

(Grades of C or higher required.)

Professional FSHS courses (28 credit hours)

FSHS 100 - Family Financial Planning as a Career Credits: (1)
FSHS 105 - Introduction to Personal and Family Finance Credits: (3)
FSHS 110 - Introduction to Human Development Credits: (3)
FSHS 301 - The Helping Relationship Credits: (2-3)
FSHS 400 - Family and Consumer Economics Credits: (3)
FSHS 405 - Advanced Personal and Family Finance Credits: (3)
FSHS 595 - Professional Seminar in Family Financial Planning Credits: (3)
FSHS 760 - Families, Employment Benefits, and Retirement Planning Credits: (3)
FSHS 762 - Investing for the Family’s Future Credits: (3)
FSHS 764 - Estate Planning for Families Credits: (3)

Integrative studies (6 credit hours)

University general education elective (300-level or above) Credits: (3)

FSHS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles Credits: (3)

Other supporting courses (24 credit hours)

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: (3)
ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing Credits: (3)
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: (3)
ECON 530 - Money and Banking Credits: (3)
FINAN 460 - Insurance Credits: (3)
or
FSHS 766 - Insurance Planning for Families Credits: (3)
MANGT 390 - Business Law I Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:

ACCTG 342 - Taxation I Credits: (3)
FSHS 772 - Personal Income Taxation Credits: (3)

Choose one from the following:

AGEC 513 - Agricultural Finance Credits: (3)
FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance Credits: (3)

Unrestricted electives (26–27 credit hours)

Total hours required for graduation (124)

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