Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate

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About the Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate Program

The Graduate Certificate in Personal Financial Planning is designed to meet the educational requirement for the Certified Financial Planner™ Certification designation. A minimum of 18 hours must be completed in the areas of financial planning, asset management, insurance and risk management, retirement, tax, client communications, and estate planning for the certificate from Texas Tech University.

For students with no previous coursework in these areas, 28 hours may be required to meet the educational requirements of CFP Board to sit for the CFP^®Certification Examination.

Contact: Dr. John Gilliam, 806.834.8864 john.gilliam@ttu.edu

Courses Required:

PFP 5362 - Fundamentals of Asset Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5371 - Fundamentals of Personal Financial Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5372 - Wealth Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5373 - Personal Financial Planning Capstone 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5377 - Client Communication and Counseling 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5394 - Retirement Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5398 - Estate Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
PFP 5497 - Risk Management and Insurance Planning 4 Semester Credit Hours
ACCT 5307 - Income Tax Accounting for Managers 3 Semester Credit Hours

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Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate

About the Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate Program

Courses Required:

Total Hours: 18