Requirements

M.P.Ac. in Personal Financial Planning

Admission Requirements

  • Completed application form accompanied by a fifty dollar nonrefundable application fee.
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
  • Two courses in principles of accounting or equivalent.
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
  • Completion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), unless the applicant is a CPA or has passed a state bar examination. Applicants will also be exempt from the GMAT if they have earned a B.S. degree in accounting from Rhode Island College or the University of Rhode Island, with a 3.00 grade point average in the major.
Foundations Component
ACCT 661Financial Planning Capstone Course3
FIVE COURSES from
ACCT 533Fundamentals of Financial Planning3
ACCT 543Personal Income Tax Planning3
ACCT 554Estate Planning3
ACCT 555Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits3
FIN 432Theory of Investment3
FIN 559Insurance Planning and Risk Management3
Electives
SIX CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level in accounting appropriate to career plans6
SIX CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES at the graduate level appropriate to course of study6
Total Credit Hours30
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