Personal Financial Planning (MS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Manhattan Online

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Many select the Personal Financial Planning Track to complete the coursework needed to sit for the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM exam; the Financial Therapy track which provides client centered financial planning skills; or the Advanced Planning track to develop more advanced financial planning skills.

To complete the Master of Science degree the student must complete 30 semester credit hours as per one of the following plans:

A) Personal Financial Planning (18) + Financial Therapy (12)

B) Personal Financial Planning (18) + Advanced Financial Planning (12)

C) Financial Therapy (12) + Advanced Financial Planning (12) + Electives (6)

D) Personal Financial Planning (18) + Electives (12)

Students entering the program without CFP® certification or a Time Value of Money course will be required to take PFP 624 Fundamentals of Family Financial Planning or an equivalent course as a prerequisite.

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

Personal Financial Planning (18 credit hours)

PFP 760 - Retirement Planning for Families Credits: 3
PFP 762 - Investing for the Family’s Future I Credits: 3
PFP 764 - Estate Planning for Families Credits: 3
PFP 766 - Insurance Planning for Families Credits: 3
PFP 772 - Personal Income Taxation Credits: 3
PFP 836 - Financial Planning Case Studies Credits: 3

Financial Therapy (12 credit hours)

PFP 768 - Introduction to Financial Therapy Credits: 3
PFP 769 - Money and Relationships Credits: 3
PFP 770 - Applied Behavioral Finance Credits: 3
PFP 771 - Financial Therapy Theory & Research Credits: 3

Advanced Financial Planning (12 credit hours)

PFP 835 - Professional Practice Management in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
PFP 860 - Advanced Retirement Planning Issues Credits: 3
PFP 863 - Advanced Personal Income Tax Planning Credits: 3
PFP 864 - Advanced Estate Planning Issues Credits: 3

Electives (0-12 credit hours)

PFP 756 - Financial Counseling Credits: 3
PFP 782 - Investing for the Family’s Future II Credits: 3
PFP 808 - Research Application in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
PFP 836 - Financial Planning Case Studies Credits: 3
CNRES 751 - Conflict Resolution: Core Skills and Strategies Credits: 3
LEAD 701 - Foundations of Leadership Credits: 3

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