The Family Financial Counseling and Planning (FFCP) Certificate Program is one of the options for undergraduate students majoring in Human Development and Family Studies (HDF). Graduates from this program are likely to find careers in financial counseling and planning in for-profit and non-profit organizations which serve families and children. In addition to courses required by the HDF curriculum, the following courses are required to complete the FFCP certificate program:

Two from the following three courses:

• HDF 210 Family Resource Management
• HDF 225 Consumer in the Economy
• HDF 428 Consumer Protection

Plus five required courses:

• HDF 418 Personal Finance
• HDF 424 Personal Finance Applications
• HDF 426 Retirement Planning
• HDF 450 Introduction to Counseling
• HDF 451 Financial Counseling and Debt Management

In addition, HDF students in FFCP need to take HDF 477/478 as their senior field work experience.