The Family Financial Planning and Counseling concentration offers students the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a career in financial planning and related careers. Financial planners guide clients in many aspects of their financial lives: financial goals, cash flow, taxes, retirement, college, business planning, estate planning, and insurance needs, among others. Financial counselors also counsel clients, but with a focus on developing sound personal finance principles such as: reducing debt, building an emergency fund, negotiating payments, developing a budget, and similar.
The Family Financial Planning and Counseling Concentration coursework fulfills the educational requirements to sit for the CFP® certification exam that leads to the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. The Family Financial Planning and Counseling Concentration coursework also fulfills the educational requirements to sit for the Accredited Financial Counselor® exam offered by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education®.
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Is FFPC right for you?
Do you desire to help families reach their financial goals? Do you want to guide people as they plan for a home purchase, a new car or a comfortable retirement? Do you like money? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should think about joining one of the fastest growing career tracks of the next decade.
Careers as a Financial Planner or Counselor
Financial Planner
Financial Counselor
Debt and Credit Counselor
Financial Services Representative