Graduate Certificates in Financal Planning, Golden Gate University CyberCampus

Graduate Certificates in Financal Planning, Golden Gate University CyberCampus
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Program Description

Many business professionals recognize the importance of advanced study in finance, but have neither the time nor the need to complete requirements for a traditional academic degree. For such students, certificate programs combinations of for-credit courses focusing on specific business areas are the ideal solution.

Of particular interest to some students will be the fact that completion of the graduate financial planning certificate meets the educational requirement of the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP™ ) designation.

Many of the courses available as part of certificate studies can taken via the Internet, through Golden Gate's innovative CyberCampus. Please note that some courses taken as part of certificate programs have prerequisites. These prerequisites must be satisfied (through transfer of equivalent coursework or through taking the courses at Golden Gate) before the certificate courses can be completed.

Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning
The graduate financial planning certificate requires the completion of six courses (18 semester units), plus any necessary prerequisite courses. No comprehensive examination is required. Of particular interest to some students will be the fact that completion of the graduate financial planning certificate meets the educational requirement of the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP™ ) designation.

All of the courses required for this certificate study can be taken either in class or via the Internet, through Golden Gate University innovative CyberCampus. Please note that some courses taken as part of certificate programs will have prerequisites. These prerequisites must be satisfied before the certificate courses can be completed.*

REQUIRED - 18 units
· FI 420 Personal Financial Planning
· FI 421 Personal Investment Management
(Students who have already taken FI 340 Investments may substitute it for FI 421, but FI 421 is the preferred course for this program.)
· FI 422 Retirement & Employee Benefits Planning
· FI 425 Income Tax Planning
· FI 426 Estate Planning
(Must be taken as part of the final 6 units of the program)
· FI 483 Insurance Planning