Family Financial Planning Certificate (Financial Counseling Option)

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Select one of the options: Financial Planning or Financial Counseling

Financial Planning Option
HDFS 762Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits and the Family3
HDFS 763Personal Income Taxation3
HDFS 765Insurance Planning for Families3
HDFS 766Estate Planning for Families3
HDFS 769Financial Planning Case Studies3
HDFS 771Investing for the Family's Future3
Total Credits18
Financial Counseling Option
HDFS 677Financial Counseling3
HDFS 740Theories & Research in Family Financial Planning I3
HDFS 768Housing/Real Estate3
HDFS 770Fundamentals of Financial Planning3
Select 6 credits of the following:6
HDFS 741
Theories & Research in Family Financial Planning II
HDFS 762
Retirement Planning, Employee Benefits and the Family
HDFS 763
Personal Income Taxation
HDFS 765
Insurance Planning for Families
HDFS 766
Estate Planning for Families
HDFS 771
Investing for the Family's Future
HDFS 772
Military Personal Financial Readiness
HDFS 794
Total Credits18