Personal Financial Planning

Note: This program is NOT accepting applications at this time.

Officially approved as:     

Stand Alone:  Yes  

Total Credit Hours:  18

Certificate description: The purpose of the Financial and Housing Certificate is to develop a student’s financial and housing counseling skills and to prepare a student to sit for the Accredited Financial Counselor and Certified Housing Counselor exam offered through the National Association for Financial Planning and Counseling Education. Students with this background would be equipped to provide professional assistance in debt counseling, financial management, and housing finance to those in need. Typical clients would include those with low levels of income and resources, disaster recovery, and military personnel dealing with financial and housing issues related to deployment or relocation. This certificate is offered collaboratively with the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GP-IDEA).

Certificate web site:
https://online.missouri.edu/degreeprograms/human-environmental-sciences/financial-housing-counseling/grad-cert/

Note: This program is NOT accepting applications at this time.

Admission Criteria

Fall deadline: April 1 (February 1 for assistantship application)
Spring deadline: October 1

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Personal Financial Planning Program

• 3 letters of recommendation
• GRE or GMAT scores
• Statement of Purpose
• Transcripts
• Resume

Admission Criteria

Fall deadline: April 1 (February 1 for assistantship application)
Spring deadline: October 1

• Minimum GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours

Minimum Language Requirements

Click here to view the minimum English language proficiency test scores

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Personal Financial Planning Program

• 3 letters of recommendation
• Statement of personal objective why you want to pursue an advance degree and how it will further your career
• Transcripts
• Resume
• 2-minute video to show who you are, why you want to pursue MS degree in Mizzou PFP, and what your career goals are.

Officially approved as:     

Stand Alone:  Yes  

Total Credit Hours:  18 

Certificate description: Students may earn a Certificate in Personal Financial Planning in this resident, non-degree, post-baccalaureate CFP® Board registered program. Graduate coursework in Personal Financial Planning at the University of Missouri analyzes household and consumer economic conditions and behavior, economic and social policy and the interrelationships among these elements. The Certificate focuses just on the education needed to sit for the CFP® exam.

Certificate web site:
http://online.missouri.edu/degreeprograms/human-environmental-sciences/personal-financial-planning/grad-cert/