Oct 25, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Personal Financial Planning (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus, Manhattan Online, Olathe Online


The personal financial planning program combines course work in personal finance, family relationships and decision making, consumer rights, insurance, investments, sales, 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. 

The program also offers financial counseling courses that satisfy the education requirements for the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) exam sponsored by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education.

Kansas State University does not certify individuals to use the AFC®,  CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® certification marks. AFC ® is solely granted by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. 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.

 

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours


KBOR Statewide Transfer (SWT) Courses: https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/transfer-articulation.

English (Written Communication Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours


Communication (Oral Communication Outcomes): 3 Credit Hours


Math & Statistics (Quantitative Literacy Outcomes): 3 Credit Hours


Natural & Physical Sciences (Natural & Physical Sciences Outcomes): 4-5 Credit Hours


Choose 1 subject area which must include a lab.

Social & Behavioral Sciences (Social & Behavioral Sciences Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours


At least 2 courses from 2 subjects under this area.

Arts & Humanities (Arts & Humanities Outcomes): 6 Credit Hours


At least 2 courses from 2 subjects under this area.

Free Electives (Institutionally Designated Area): 6 Credit Hours


Includes ALL 100 and 200 level courses at K-State or in Transfer. 
Note: One course may be used to satisfy more than one requirement. However, students must complete a total of 34-36 credit hours of general education courses.

For a Full Listing of K-State 100/200 level courses you may search those courses individually via the University Course Catalog.

TOTAL CREDITS: 34-36


Program Requirements: (71-83 Credit Hours)


Major Support Courses: (3-12 Credit Hours)


* Required if not met through University Core requirements.

Professional Studies: (65-68 Credit Hours)


Grades of C or higher required.

* If any of the following courses are applied towards University Core requirements, additional unrestricted electives are required to meet 120 hours:
- HDFS 110 - Introduction to Human Development

Track: (6 Credit Hours)


Select one track from the following.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Family Financial Planning

Agricultural Economics

Optional Concentration

In consultation with your advisor, select 6 credit hours at the 300-level or above related to your academic and professional goals.

Unrestricted Electives: (3-15 Credit Hours)


Only 100-799 level undergraduate courses may be applied. 

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120