Program Overview

Welcome to The Florida State University Online Certificate in Financial Planning Program. Professional education - where and when you want it - in an interactive and technologically advanced environment! In addition to having access to the best instructors and the highest quality course content, our program will provide you with the skills you need to tap the wealth of resources available to financial planners on the Internet. This program is registered with Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board).

Online Financial Planning Program Goals:

1. Provide accurate and timely information in key areas of financial planning.
2. Meet the educational requirements of CFP Board to qualify to sit for their CFP^® Certification Examination.

Program Courses

Program Guide

Design your own program! At least one new course begins on the first Friday of every month, enabling you to choose the dates most convenient for you. The courses are either 10 or 11 weeks in length. We recommend you take the program's six courses in the order shown, if possible.

Course	Course Start Dates
Intro to Financial Planning   Instructor: Donna Jordan	Course Completed Section 28	Course Completed Section 29	Course Completed Section 30	Course Completed Section 31	Course in Progress Section 32	Jul. 4, 2008 Textbook Section 33	Nov. 7, 2008 Textbook Section 34
Insurance Planning   Instructor: James Lee	Course Completed Section 27	Course Completed Section 28	Course Completed Section 29	Course in Progress Section 30	Jun. 6, 2008 Textbook Section 31	Oct. 3, 2008 Textbook Section 32	Feb. 6, 2009 Textbook Section 33
Investment Planning   Instructor Bruce Hagan	Course Completed Section 27	Course Completed Section 28	Course Completed Section 29	May 2, 2008 Textbook Section 30	Sept. 5, 2008 Textbook Section 31	Jan. 2, 2009 Textbook Section 32	May 1, 2009 Textbook Section 33
Income Tax Planning   Instructor Bethany Atkins-Rice	Course Completed Section 27	Course Completed Section 28	Apr. 4, 2008 Textbook Section 29	Aug. 1, 2008 Textbook Section 30	Dec. 5, 2008 Textbook Section 31	Apr. 3, 2009 Textbook Section 32	Aug. 7, 2009 Textbook Section 33
Retirement Planning   Instructor: Michael Bell	Course Completed Section 27	Course in Progress Section 27	Jul. 4, 2008 Textbook Section 29	Nov. 7, 2008 Textbook Section 30	Mar. 6, 2009 Textbook Section 31	Jul. 3, 2009 Textbook Section 32	Nov. 6, 2009 Textbook Section 33
Estate Planning   Instructor: Bethany Atkins-Rice	Course in Progress Section 27	Jun. 6, 2008 Textbook Section 31	Oct. 3, 2008 Textbook Section 29	Feb. 6, 2009 Textbook Section 30	Jun. 5, 2009 Textbook Section 31	Oct. 2, 2009 Textbook Section 32	Feb. 5, 2010 Textbook Section 33
To remain current, course textbooks may not be assigned until 4 weeks prior to a class.

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