Financial Planning Emphasis
Catalog Year 2024-2025
All courses must be completed with a C- or better.
Graduation Requirements
To fulfill general education and graduation requirements, each student must have a minimum U of U 2.0 GPA, 122 minimum credits, 40 upper division credits, and 30 residency credits.
FPC Core (20 Credits)
- FCS 1500 Lifespan Human Development (3) BF OR FCS 2400 Modern Family (3) BF
- FCS 3010 FCS Statistics (3) QI
- FCS 3200 Research Methods (4) CW
- FCS 3500 Financial Skills for Life (3) QI
Community/Diversity Focused Courses (Choose two from the following):
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- FCS 2180 Family, School, Community Connections (3)
- FCS 3245 Human Sexuality in a World of Diversity (3) DV
- FCS 3290 Race, Ethnicity and Family Diversity (4) DVHF
- FCS 3420 Housing Policy and Issues (3) CW
- FCS 3510 Tax Preparation and Community Engagement*
- FCS 4890 CSBS Internship in FCS (3)*^
- FCS 5180 Autism Across the Lifespan (3)
- FCS 5200 Families and Social Policy (3)
- FCS 5343 Family Advocacy and Policy (3)
- FCS 5390 Gender, Race and Sexuality Across the Lifespan (3)
- FCS 5430 Families and Healthcare Policy (3)
- FCS 5450 Nonprofit Community Organizations (3)*
- FCS 5630 Healthy Communities (3)
- FCS 5700 Analyzing Community Growth (3)
*If not used to fulfill this requirement can be used as an elective
^Up to 3 credits of FCS 4890 can be used towards the community/diversity requirement.
6 total credits can be used towards the major as a whole
Financial Planning Core (15 Credits)
- FCS 5510 Building Family Wealth: Investing and life Insurance Planning (3)
- FCS 5520 Retirement and Benefits Planning for Families (3)
- FCS 5530 Income Tax Planning for Families (3)
- FCS 5540 Protecting Family Wealth (3)
- FCS 5550 Family Financial Planning Capstone (3)
FPC Electives (20 Credits)
- FCS 3450 Family Economic Issues (3) QI
- FCS 3520 Financial Counseling (3)
- FCS 5282 Conflict and Mediation (3)
Allied Coursework (6 Credits)
This requirement can be waived with completion of a second major, minor, or certificate.
Allied Departments
- Accounting
- Anthropology
- Business
- City & Metropolitan Planning
- Communication
- Criminology
- Economics
- Education Psychology
- Entrepreneurship & Strategy
- Ethnic Studies
- Gender Studies
- Geography
- Health Education & Promotion
- Health Society & Policy
- Honors
- Management
- Marketing
- Peace and Conflict
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Social Work
- Sociology
Credentials that can be obtained through outside organizations
Learn about the process of becoming a Certified Financial Planner Credential®.
Students who successfully complete FCS 3420, FCS 3500, FCS 3520 and one of the following: FCS 3510, 5510, 5520, 5530, 5540, can sit for the AFCPE® Exam at a discounted fee. AFCPE® exam needed to become an Accredited Financial Counselor®. Learn more about the AFCPE® Exam.