Personal Financial Planning Certificate

The purpose of this program is to provide a strong educational basis for persons desiring careers in the field of personal financial planning. Two categories of students are admitted: Matriculated students who have been admitted to an upper division Fowler College of Business major and nonmatriculated students who work in the financial services industry, who may take the courses on a space-available basis.

This certificate is a program registered with the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

The adviser for the certificate is Dr. Thomas M.D. Warschauer, Department of Finance. All course units may be used for business majors where applicable. Courses in the certificate may not be counted toward the minor.

Prerequisites

(15 units)

Prerequisites to the program include

FIN 240 - Legal Environment of Business Units: 3
ACCTG 201 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals Units: 3
ECON 101 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
ECON 102 - Principles of Economics Units: 3
STAT 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business Units: 3
or
ECON 201 - Statistical Methods Units: 3 But not both.

Required Courses

In order to qualify for this certificate, a “C” (2.0) average in the upper division certificate courses is required.

The certificate requires 24 units to include

FIN 327 - Investments Units: 3
FIN 421 - Portfolio Management and Security Analysis Units: 3
or
FIN 427 - Derivatives and Financial Risk Management Units: 3 But not both.
FIN 522 - Individual Insurance Management Units: 3
FIN 585 - Estate Planning Issues and Practice Units: 3
FIN 589 - Personal Financial Planning Units: 3
FIN 590 - Personal Financial Planning Practicum Units: 3
ACCTG 503 - Federal Taxation of Individuals Units: 3
B A 323 - Fundamentals of Finance Units: 3