Personal Financial Planning (BS)

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

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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

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Program Requirements: (71-83 Credit Hours)

HHS Courses: (3 Credit Hours)

HHS 100 - Well-being 1: You and Community Credits: 1
HHS 200 - Well-being 2: Mind and Body Credits: 1
HHS 300 - Well-being 3: Money and Meaning Credits: 1

Major Support Courses: (3-12 Credit Hours)

* Required if not met through University Core requirements.

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
OR
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
OR
College Level-Trigonometry or Calculus Class
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3
STAT 225 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
OR
STAT 250 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3

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 Credits: 3
PFP 105 - Introduction to Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3 (Requires a grade of B or Higher)
PFP 305 - Advanced Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
PFP 315 - Love and Money Credits: 3
PFP 320 - Applied Behavioral Finance Credits: 3
PFP 456 - Financial Counseling and Communication Credits: 3
PFP 460 - Retirement Planning Concepts Credits: 3
PFP 462 - Personal Investment Concepts I Credits: 3
PFP 464 - Estate Planning Concepts Credits: 3
PFP 466 - Personal Risk Management and Insurance Planning Credits: 3
PFP 468 - Professional Practice Management in PFP Credits: 1
PFP 472 - Personal Income Tax Concepts Credits: 3
PFP 482 - Personal Investment Concepts II Credits: 3
PFP 579 - Pre-Internship Orientation in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 1
PFP 580 - Internship in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3
PFP 595 - Capstone in Personal Financial Planning Credits: 3

Other Supporting Courses: (18 Credit Hours)

ACCTG 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
MANGT 230 - Business Law I Credits: 3
MKTG 250 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
SALES 300 - Fundamentals of Professional Selling Credits: 3
Choose one from the following:
AGEC 513 - Agricultural Finance Credits: 3
FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3

Track: (6 Credit Hours)

Select one track from the following.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

ENTRP 340 - Business Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset Credits: 3
and Choose 3 credit hours from Entrepreneurship Minor

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.

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