The Family Studies and Human Services  department offers a Master of Science degree in Family Studies and Human Services with a specialization in personal financial planning. The inter-institutional master’s degree program in personal financial planning and the graduate certificate program in personal financial planning draw on the expertise of graduate faculty and graduate courses from seven universities, members of the Great Plains IDEA, a consortium of major Midwestern universities. The Internet-based personal financial planning curriculum lets you do course work at convenient times for you. Upon completion of the master’s degree curriculum, students are eligible to sit for the Certified Financial Planner certification examination.

These courses in personal financial planning and counseling enable you to:

• Enhance your personal financial knowledge
• Complete a master’s degree from any of the participating universities
• Develop competencies that may lead to professional certification by CFP Board

This program consists of 42 semester credit hours. Students typically complete the program in three years while employed full time. Students who participate in full-time study can shorten the time to degree completion.

K-State Degree Program

All students applying to the master’s in personal financial planning program at K-State will complete the first six courses leading to completion of the K-State Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate . All courses are required for the master’s degree, and upon completion of the certificate portion of the program, students are eligible to sit for the CFP Certification Examination. Students automatically flow into the Great Plains IDEA upon successful completion of the graduate certificate in personal financial planning.

For additional information, please visit the Personal Financial Planning website at: http://www.ipfp.k-state.edu/.