Online Family Financial Services Degree :: Accredited Universities

Enable financial success with your Bachelor of Arts in Consumer and Family Financial Services from Ashford University.

The Bachelor of Arts in Consumer and Family Financial Services program is designed to prepare you for a career in insurance, investments, or family financial advisement. While this program provides you with a comprehensive knowledge of business finance; personal financial planning; investment management; life, health, property, and casualty insurance; principles of banking; consumer lending; and trust operations, it is distinct from corporate finance due to its focus on individual and personal support. You will learn to evaluate investments based on risk and potential returns, and you will examine the role of insurance in personal financial planning.

Entry Requirements

Students seeking admission to an online undergraduate program must meet the following admission requirements prior to the start of the first course at Ashford University:

Have a regular high-school diploma earned through college preparatory or regular high school courses or GED equivalency recognized by the Department of Education of the state in which it was earned, completed secondary school through home schooling as defined by state law, or earned an equivalent to a US high school diploma at an international high school according to approved Foreign Evaluation services. An earned IEP or Special Education Diploma or Certificate of Completion based upon IEP goals does not meet the regular high school diploma requirement for admission to Ashford University. If no high school degree was earned, applicants who have successfully completed at least a two-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited postsecondary institution, as defined by Ashford University transfer credit policies, may be admitted.

Be 22 years of age or older, or be exempt from this requirement by meeting one of the following criteria:

- Earned a minimum of 30 transferable credits* as defined by Ashford University transfer credit policies;

- Earned an Associate’s degree or higher from a regionally or approved nationally accredited institution; or

- Seeking readmission to Ashford University after withdrawal from a degree program; or

- Current degree-seeking student at Ashford University requesting to change majors.

Have the ability to study English indicated by one of the following:

- Achieved a recognized high school diploma or equivalent in which the primary language of instruction was English

- Received a GED that was taken in English

- A minimum of 30 credits have been earned from regionally or approved nationally accredited colleges/universities in the United States or equivalent in which the primary language of instruction was English; or

- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination taken within the past two (2) years. A minimum score of 500 paper-based or 61 Internet-based is required. Copies of official scores must be submitted prior to provisional enrollment, and official scores must be submitted for full admission.

Submission of official transcripts from all postsecondary education attempted.

TOEFL scores submission.

Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.0.**

Other Fees

Books and supplies : $4,000

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Financial services is a rapidly growing industry in need of rising leaders. Individuals who can help successfully manage wealth now and for the future are in high demand.

The Master of Family and Consumer Sciences - Family Financial Planning (FFP) program offers three types of online programs:

Master’s degree. Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with Family Financial Planning (FFP) specialization structured master’s program: 36 credits

FFP certificate. Master of Family and Consumer Sciences with Family Financial Planning (FFP) specialization graduate certificate program: 18 credits

FHC certificate. Master of Family and Consumer Sciences Financial and Housing Counseling (FHC) specialization graduate certificate program: 18 credits

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have completed baccerealute degree from a recognized institution.

English Communication Requirement: If English is not one of your primary languages you learned as a child (even if you are a US citizen), you must meet the English communication requirement in one of the following ways:
Students taking undergraduate courses should submit one of the following to the Office of Admissions: TOEFL score of 71 (iBT), 550 (PBT); IELTS score of 6.5 with no subscore below 5.5; SAT-Verbal score of 420 or ACT-English score of 16.

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This course is designed to provide knowledge and skills applicable to a career in the financial services industry. In particular, the focus is on financial planning. Thus the course will give students the skills to understand and apply wealth creation principles to assist clients in achieving individual or family financial objectives through the financial planning process. The course is intended to equip students with the skills required to operate in an increasingly competitive environment.

Students will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of areas such as managing wealth, estate planning, risk management, the stock market, investment and portfolio management, modern portfolio theory, financial analysis, taxation, superannuation, mutual funds, applied economics, social benefits, insurance, selling and sales techniques, and relevant private and corporate law.

The course will: a) provide a thorough grounding in the theory of finance and financial planning; b) show the application of theory of finance and financial planning; and c) require students to apply their knowledge to real world problems and projects.

Entry Requirements

Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.

Recommended studies: Mathematics for some units in the economics, finance and quantitative statistics areas. Also Accounting, Economics and Business.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Mandatory intensive schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements.

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This course is carefully designed to provide a comprehensive study and analysis of the knowledge and skills applicable to a career in the financial services industry, in particular, the focus is on financial planning. Thus the course will give students the skills to understand and apply wealth creation principles to assist clients in achieving individual or family financial objectives through the financial planning process. The course is intended to equip students with the expertise, awareness and knowledge required to operate in an increasingly competitive environment.

Students will have the opportunity to systematically study a multifaceted and comprehensive selection of themes including financial planning, managing wealth, estate planning, risk management, the stock market, investment and portfolio management, modern portfolio theory, financial analysis, taxation, superannuation, mutual funds, applied economics, social benefits, insurance, selling and sales techniques, and relevant private and corporate law.

Entry Requirements

A candidate shall:

(a) hold a three-year degree or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the School as sufficient qualification for admission to candidature; or

(b) hold the UNE Graduate Certificate in Financial Services or other Graduate Certificate as approved by the Program Director of the Graduate School of Business, with a minimum Credit grade average; or

(c) hold the UNE Graduate Diploma in Financial Services or other Graduate Diploma as approved by the Program Director of the Graduate School of Business.

This course is not open to graduates of the UNE Bachelor of Financial Services

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Incidental unit costs

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Preparing for the future, practicing wisdom, accounting for changes in life and the market—the services of a financial planner are an invaluable resource. At SDSU, the online Family Financial Planning programs can equip you for a career serving families and private clientele or corporations and insurance firms. Set your own direction while enhancing your personal finance knowledge, gaining eligibility to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination and increasing your networking opportunities and career options.

The Master’s in Family Financial Planning is a 36-credit-hour degree program consisting of ten 3-credit courses taken in any order. The remaining six credit hours are supervised experiences or projects in family financial planning. Your courses are designed to work as a progression through key areas of financial planning: fundamentals, insurance, taxation, investments, retirement, estate and a capstone case studies project. In addition, you will also take courses in financial counseling, family economics and systems, military, housing and professional practices.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or should anticipate completion of a bachelor's degree before enrollment in the graduate program.

International applicants
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For those whose English is not a primary language , they should have

TOEFL: required score of 550 paper-based, 213 computer-based, 79-80 Internet-based

IELTS: 6.0

Other Fees

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