Join top personal finance programs across the country by becoming an AFCPE® Registered Education Program.
These programs offer students and/or professionals the opportunity to earn a certification that enhances their degree and marks the highest standard of excellence in the field of financial counseling and education.
Benefits:
- Added value and increased recognition of your excellent programs.
- Provides students the opportunity to participate in the AFCPE Knowledge Bowl.
- Offers a streamlined way for your students to earn their AFC® certification. Students meet the AFC educational requirements for certification through coursework that has been aligned with the AFC Core Competencies.
- Students studying full-time at the undergraduate (at least 12 credits), graduate (at least 9 credits), or PhD (at least 3 credits) level, are eligible to receive 50% off the AFC® exam.
- NEW in 2021: AFCPE Registered Education Program students studying at the part-time level are eligible to receive 50% off the AFC® exam by applying for the Registered Education Program Part-Time Student Exam Scholarship. This scholarship program is funded by the AFCPE Strategic Impact Fund.
The Certification Council does not require, provide, accredit, or endorse any specific study guides, training or review courses, or other examination preparation products. The Certification Council, certification staff, certification committee members, and certification subject matter experts do not have involvement in the creation, accreditation, approval, endorsement or delivery of examination review courses, preparatory materials, educational programs, or training programs/products that prepare candidates for the AFC certification examination.
Qualifications for becoming an AFCPE® Registered Education Program
- Programs must be housed within post-secondary institutions accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the Department of Education, and all coursework should be, at a minimum, at an undergraduate level of study.
- Coursework must cover subject areas that correspond to the core competencies required to sit for the AFC® certification exam. A minimum of six credit hours is required to satisfy this requirement.
- The required curriculum should be within a program that supports development in personal finance, debt management and counseling skills through additional coursework or other educational or experiential opportunities.
- The program supervisor must be an AFC® professional in good standing, or must have a graduate degree in financial planning, financial counseling, or another relevant degree.
University of Alabama
Consumer Science
Major: Concentration in Family Financial Planning
Contact: Eve Pentecost, (205) 348-3318
The American College
Master of Science in Financial Planning
Contact: Jodi Krausman, CPA, CFP®️, PMP®️, ITIL, (248) 514-4066
Biola University
Financial Planning
Major: Financial Planning Minor & Business Concentration
Contact: Shane Enete, (858) 337-4866
California State University-Northridge
Family and Consumer Science
Major: Consumer Affairs
Contact: Linda Bradley, (818) 677-3023
California University of Pennsylvania
Business Administration
Major: Finance
Contact: Dr. Nan Li, (724) 938-4940
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Finance
Contact: Margaret Clark, CFP®️, 513-569-1626
University of Florida
Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
Major: Family, Youth, and Community Sciences
Contact: Martie Gillen, (352) 392-0404
University of Georgia
Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics
Major: Financial Planning
Contact: Joe Goetz, (706) 542-2066
Iowa State University
Human Development and Family Studies
Major: Financial Counseling and Planning
Contact: Jonathan Fox, (515) 294-6993
Kansas State University
Personal Financial Planning
Major: Personal Financial Planning
Contact: Jill Parker, (785) 532-1480
University of Kentucky
Family Sciences
Major: Consumer Economics and Family Financial Counseling
Contact: Bruce Ross, (859) 323-7244
Merrimack College
Girard School of Business
Major: Business Administration (Concentration in Financial Planning
Contact: Ana Silva, (978) 837-3455
University of Minnesota
Family Social Science
Major: Family Financial Studies
Contact: Virginia Zuiker, 612-625-4225
University of Missouri
Human Environmental Sciences
Major: Personal Financial Planning
Contact: Jim Green, (573) 882-9211
Montana State University
Health and Human Development
Major: Personal and Consumer Finance
Contact: Nicole Wanago
North Dakota State University
Human Development and Family Science
Major: Human Development and Family Science (B.S. or Undergraduate Certificate)
Contact: Jim Deal, (701) 231-7568
The Ohio State University
Human Sciences
Major: Consumer and Family Financial Services
Contact: Cäzilia Loibl, 614-292-4226
Park University
School of Business
Major: Management or Business Administration (Concentration in Financial Planning)
Contact: Rob Jones, 913 620-7148
University of Rhode Island
Health Sciences
Major: Human Development and Family Studies, (Concentration in Family Finance)
Contact: Jing Jian Xiao, (401) 874-2547
South Dakota State University
Consumer Sciences
Major: Consumer Affairs (Specialization in Family Financial Management) and Financial Counseling Minor
Contact: Axton Betz-Hamilton, (605) 688-5009
Spalding University
Business
Major: Business (Concentration in Financial Planning)
Contact: Dishant Pandya, (502) 873-4258
Texas State University
Family and Consumer Science
Major: Consumer Affairs
Contact: Leslie Green, (512) 245-4689
Texas Tech University
Personal Financial Planning
Major: Personal Financial Planning
Contact: Jennifer Wilson
University of Utah
Family and Consumer Science
Major: Financial Counseling and Planning
Contact: Ann House, (801) 671-8447
Utah State University
Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Major: Emphasis in Family Finance
Contact: Alena Johnson, (435) 797-1562
Utah Valley University
Personal Financial Planning
Major: Personal Financial Planning
Contact: Ryan Law, (801) 863-5654
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Human Ecology
Major: Personal Finance
Contact: Cliff Robb, 608-262-3053
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Major: Consumer Studies
Contact: Kevin Cheng, 540-231-8515
Washington State University
Carson College of Business
Contact: Christiane Williamson
Degree Seeking Programs
Graduate
California Lutheran University
Financial Planning Program, School of Management
Major: Financial Planning (MS, MBA)
Contact: Hossein Salehi, Ph.D., CFP®️ , (805) 493-3893
University of Alabama
Consumer Science
Major: Concentration in Family Financial Planning (MA)
Contact: Eve Pentecost, (205) 348-3318
University of Georgia
Financial Planning, Housing, and Consumer Economics
Major: Financial Planning (MS, PhD)
Contact: Joe Goetz, (706) 542-2066
Iowa State University
Family and Consumer Science Human Development and Family Studies
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS or Graduate Certificate)
Contact: Jonathan Fox, (515) 294-6993
Kansas State University
Personal Financial Planning
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS)
Contact: Tierra Dimond, (785) 532-1480
University of Missouri
Personal Financial Planning
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS)
Contact: Deanna Sharpe,(573) 882-9652
Montana State University
Health and Human Development
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS)
Contact: Deborah Haynes, (406) 994-3244
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
College of Human Sciences
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS)
Contact: Douglas Nelson, (913) 461-7283
North Dakota State University
Human Development and Family Science
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS or Graduate Certificate)
Contact: Jim Deal, (701) 231-7568
Oklahoma State University
Human Sciences
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS or Graduate Certificate)
Contact: hdfs@okstate.edu, 405-744-5057
South Dakota State University
Human Sciences
Major: Family Financial Planning (MS or Graduate Certificate)
Contact: Kathryn Morrison, (605) 688-5932
Spalding University
Business
Major: Financial Planning (Post-Bachelor’s Certificate)
Contact: Dishant Pandya, (502) 873-4258
Texas Tech University
Personal Financial Planning
Major: Personal Financial Planning (MS, PhD)
Contact: Jennifer Wilson
Non-degree Seeking Programs
AFCPE Registered Education Distance Learning Programs are designed for individuals who want to meet the AFC educational requirements through a reputable college or university, but are not interested in matriculating into an institution in the pursuit of a degree. Coursework is 100% online.
Metropolitan Community College
Applied Finance Institute
Major: Financial Counseling Certificate (for credit)
Contact: Ashley Peters
Park University
School of Business
Major: Financial Counseling Program (for credit)
Contact: Rob Jones
AFCPE® Student Opportunities
AFCPE is committed to supporting and developing future leaders of our field. You don’t need to be an AFCPE Registered Education Program provider to get your students involved!
AFCPE University Student Membership
AFCPE Membership is a great starting point for students interested in personal finance, financial counseling, and financial education. Membership also gives students interested in pursuing their AFC certification $50 off their registration!
AFCPE also provides other opportunities for students, including:
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