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Financial Planning and Counseling

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Family and Consumer StudiesBachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Program Information

Program Requirements

Sample Degree Plans

Program Learning Outcomes

Total Credits

120

Minimum Program Hours

43

Program Graduation Requirements

  • A minimum of 18 hours in FCS courses must be completed at the U of U.

  • All major courses must be completed with a C- or better.

  • The following courses can be cleared by a letter grade of C- or better or CR grade: course, course, course.

Undergraduate Degree Requirements and Honors Option

An emphasis is required for the program:

No

Students may earn two emphases:

No
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:

Cleared by the completion of the Financial Planning Emphasis

AND

Minimum of 6 credits from courses numbered 5000 to 5999

Earn at least 18 credits from the following:

Cleared by the completion of the Financial Planning Emphasis.

6 total experiential learning credits can be used towards the elective requirement. Experiential learning courses are FCS 4890 and FCS 5950.

AND

Cleared by the completion of the Financial Planning Emphasis.

The goal of this requirement is to foster a broader educational base, consistent with the general aims of a liberal arts degree. Courses from any of the following departments will count towards this requirement: Accounting, Anthropology, Business, City and Metropolitan Planning, Communication, Disability Studies, Economics, Educational Psychology, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Ethnic Studies, Finance, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Education and Promotion, Health Society and Policy, Honors, Management, Marketing, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Work, and Sociology.

Earn at least 12 credits

All courses must be completed with a C- or better

This requirement is waived with the completion of a second major, minor, or certificate

Cleared by the completion of the FInancial Planning Emphasis

Minimum Emphasis Hours: 27 (See Allied Hours Requirement)

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:

6 total experiential learning credits can be used towards the elective requirement. Experiential learning courses are FCS 4890 and FCS 5950.

AND
The goal of this requirement is to foster a broader educational base, consistent with the general aims of a liberal arts degree. Courses from any of the following departments will count towards this requirement: Accounting, Anthropology, Business, City and Metropolitan Planning, Communication, Disability Studies, Economics, Educational Psychology, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, Ethnic Studies, Finance, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Education and Promotion, Health Society and Policy, Honors, Management, Marketing, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Work, and Sociology.

Earn at least 6 credits

All courses must be completed with a C- or better

This requirement is waived with the completion of a second major, minor, or certificate

Graduation Requirements

  • A minimum of 18 hours in FCS courses must be completed at the U of U.

  • All major courses must be completed with a C- or better.

Emphasis Outcomes

  1. General financial planning and counseling principles

  2. Investment planning

  3. Retirement savings

  4. Risk management and insurance

  5. Personal tax

  6. Estate planning

  7. Professional conduct and regulations

  8. Psychology of financial planning and counseling

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