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Financial Planning BSFCS



Overview

The mission of the Financial Planning Program is to prepare students for successful careers in the financial planning profession. Financial planning plays a critical role in the lives of individuals and families. Financial planners help increase the financial literacy and capacity of their clients. There is an increasing demand for financial planning professionals who can help individuals and families manage their finances better and achieve their financial goals. Courses in the curriculum are rigorous and meet the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards education requirements. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the CFP Certification Examination. Students must pass the CFP Certification Examination and satisfy other certification requirements before receiving the CFP marks.

Students in the program study a variety of topics, including credit and debt management, income tax planning, savings and investments, risk management and insurance, retirement planning, estate planning, financial counseling, and consumer decision making.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Financial Planning BSFCS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Applied Consumer Analytics)(non-thesis) Financial Planning BSFCS/Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics MS(Financial Planning)(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Matthew Orsag Academic Advisor matthew.orsag@uga.edu

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

COMM 1110  Introduction to Public Speaking 3
ENGL 1101 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1101  Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 3
POLS 1101 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
American Government 3
Spring Year 1

Area II Life or Physical Science

COMM 1500 
Communication
Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
ENGL 1102 
Communication
Critical Thinking
English Composition II 3
FACS 2000  Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 1
FHCE 1110  Consumers In Our Society 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111 
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112 
Communication
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
ACCT 2101 
Analytical Thinking
Principles of Accounting I 3

Area II Life or Physical Science with a Lab

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

ECON 2105 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Macroeconomics 3
FHCE 2100  Introduction to Consumer Economics 3
Spring Year 2

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

ECON 2106 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Social Awareness & Responsibility
Principles of Microeconomics 3
FHCE 3250  Survey of Financial Planning 3

PEDB prefix course

STAT 2000 
Analytical Thinking
Critical Thinking
Introductory Statistics 4
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FHCE 3260 
Analytical Thinking
Computer Applications for Financial Planning 3
FHCE 4200  Wealth Management I 3
FHCE 4230  Family Tax Planning 3
FHCE 5200  Financial Counseling and Client Communication 3
PHIL 2020 
Critical Thinking
Logic and Critical Thinking 3
Spring Year 3
FHCE 3150  Consumer Economics Theory 3
FHCE 4205  Wealth Management II 3
FHCE 4210  Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits 3
FHCE 4235S  Applied Financial Planning 3

General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FHCE 5900  Professionalism and Career Readiness 1

Major Elective

Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4
FHCE 3300  Housing in Contemporary Society 3
FHCE 4220  Estate Planning 3

General Elective

RMIN 4000 
Analytical Thinking
Risk Management and Insurance 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FHCE 5910/7910  Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics Internship 1-9

Major Elective

Spring Year 4
FHCE 4250  Practice Management in Financial Planning 3
FHCE 5250  Capstone in Financial Planning 3

General Elective

General Elective

Major Elective

Summer Year 4

N/A

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements