Minors and Certificates

The Personal Financial Planning program offers two undergraduate minors and a certificate, and three graduate level certificates. Each offering allows for our learners to expand their knowledge and expertise and increases their marketability in workforce.

Learn more about our undergraduate minors and certificates:

Graduate Certificates:

Personal Financial Planning Minor

Personal financial planning is a growing field and a necessary skill in today’s complex financial market. The personal financial planning minor provides students with an overview of the content needed to thrive in the financial planning profession. This minor includes three of the six required courses to sit for the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® exam.

PFP Minor (cont'd)

This minor is a great complement to students in these majors:

Program Requirements

Fifteen credits - six hours of core content and nine hours of specified electives - are required to complete the Personal Financial Planning Minor. At least nine credit hours must be completed at Kansas State University. Students must achieve a cumulative 2.50 GPA in the courses counting toward their minor to complete the program.

Completing the CFP® program:

If you are interested in completing the remaining courses for the CFP® exam, they are available to undergraduate students within the PFP major or can be completed later through our PFP graduate certificate.

Enrolling in the Minor

There are no entrance requirements to enroll in the minor. However, several of the individual courses do require a minimum of a 2.5 GPA as part of their prerequisites.

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Career Opportunities:

Financial Counseling Minor

Financial counseling helps families understand how to manage limited resources to build a strong financial foundation. The financial counseling minor provides students with an overview of the content needed to serve as a financial counselor. This minor meets the educational requirements for students who want to earn the Accredited Financial Counselor® designation.

Financial Counseling Minor (cont'd)

This minor is a perfect complement for these majors:

Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Licensure Program
Finance
Integrative Human Sciences
Human Development and Family Science
Social Work
Sociology

Program Requirements

Fifteen credits - twelve hours of core content and three hours of specified electives - are required to complete the Financial Counseling Minor. At least nine credit hours must be completed at Kansas State University. Students must achieve a cumulative 2.50 GPA in the courses counting toward their minor to complete the program.

Enrolling in the Minor

There are no entrance requirements to enroll in the minor. However, several of the individual courses do require a minimum of a 2.5 GPA as part of their prerequisites.

Questions? Email K-State Personal Financial Planning.
Learn about the Online Option through K-State Online.

Career Opportunities:

Other Information:

AFCPE®

The Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education® is a great resource for financial counselors seeking certification, professional development, career assistance, and related scholarly research.

Career Paths

Learn about different routes you can take as an AFCPE® professional.

Kansas Insurance Certificate

The Kansas Insurance Certificate is offered by the Department of Personal Financial Planning. The certificate meets the requirements set forth by the Kansas Insurance Department to prepare for the Kansas Insurance License exam.

KS Insurance Cert (cont'd)

Program Requirements

Twelve credit hours - nine hours of core content and three hours of specified electives - are required to complete the certificate. Many of these courses must be taken in sequence.

This certificate is a perfect complement for finance majors and others who may be studying professional strategic selling.

Enrolling in the Certificate

There are no entrance requirements to enroll in the certificate program. However, several of the individual courses do require a minimum of a 2.5 GPA as part of their prerequisites.

Questions? Email K-State Personal Financial Planning.
Enroll in the Online Program through K-State Online.

Helpful information:

Kansas Insurance Agent Exams

View the Kansas Insurance Department's guidelines and examination procedures.

Getting Your License(s)

A helpful how-to on how to obtain your license from start to finish.

Graduate Certificates

To begin one of our programs, learners will need to go through the admissions process, and will want to have an understanding of the cost, fees, and payment options assosciated with our graduate certificates. Answers to general questions about our certificate programs can be found on our certificate FAQ page.

Personal Financial Planning Graduate Certificate

Fully online 14-month CFP Board Registered Program with credit eligible towards a master's degree, the personal financial planning graduate certificate will make you eligible for the CFP® Examination upon completion. Develop and build professional contacts while learning from top faculty and researchers in the field.

PFP Graduate Cert (cont'd)

The personal financial planning graduate certificate program consists of six courses for a total of 18 semester credit hours.

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Scheduled Start Dates

Courses are offered every 8 weeks in the fall and spring, and in the summer. We have rolling admissions, so students can start at multiple times throughout the year: August, October, January, March, and June. We strongly recommend that prospective students apply at least 4 weeks before the next class starts to allow time for processing paperwork.

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Course Offerings:

Fall

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Frequently Asked Questions

Advanced Financial Planning Graduate Certificate

Completely online 12 credit hour designed for existing CFP® professionals who want to increase their technical skills and knowledge beyond the core curriculum. It is one more way to boost onesself above others during the hiring process and stand out amongst other candidates.

Advanced FP Cert (cont'd)

The Advanced Financial Planning Graduate Certificate consists of four courses that total a combined 12 semester credit hours.

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Scheduled Course Dates

Courses are eigth weeks in length for both fall and spring. We have rolling admission, so our learners can start mutliple times throughout the year: August, October, January, March, and June. It is strongly recommended that learners apply no less than four weeks before classes start to ensure processing of paperwork.

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Financial Therapy Graduate Certificate

Part of the first financial therapy program in the nation, this certificate is completely online and can be completed in one year. The curriculum integrates topics on psychology, relationships and money.

Financial Therapy Cert (cont'd)

The financial therapy graduate certificate program consists of four courses for a total of 12 semester credit hours.

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Scheduled Start Dates

The financial therapy graduate certificate program consists of 4 courses for a total of 12 semester credit hours. Students are not required to take the courses sequentially. Courses are offered every 8 weeks in the fall and spring, and in the summer.

We have rolling admissions, so students can start at multiple times throughout the year: August, October, January, March, and June. We strongly recommend that prospective students apply at least 4 weeks before the next class starts to allow time for processing paperwork.

Course Offerings:

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^{*Students who have earned either the CFP® designation, or the AFC designation, will not be required to take a Fundamentals of Financial Planning course as a prerequisite to complete this program. Students who have not earned either of these designations must complete PFP 105* at Kansas State University or must have completed similar, verifiable coursework at a different institution within the last few years, prior to the enrollment in the financial therapy program.}

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