Online Masters in Financial Planning
Focused on the "art and science" of financial planning, this CFP Board-registered program allows you to customize your courses and earn an accredited degree that positions you for success in your chosen career path.
Join Us for Our Next Event
Financial Planning Online Information Session
Tuesday, Apr. 8, 2025 at
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Quick Facts
| Program Units 36 (12 courses) |
Average Duration 12-24 months |
| Flexibility Fully online with a full-time or part-time course load |
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| Course Availability Year-round in five 8-week terms |
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Want to learn more?
Let us know you're interested and we'll reach out to answer your questions. You'll also receive more information about the program and your financial aid options.
School of Management Open House
Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm
We’re hosting an Open House reception to give you an opportunity to learn more about what Cal Lutheran's School of Management has to offer. You'll meet faculty and staff, current students, and alumni who can tell you first-hand about the value of our programs. We offer graduate degrees for a variety of professional fields that will prepare you for the next step in your career journey. Whatever your program of interest we’d love to meet!
Our Reputation
- Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- Ranked #12 for Best Regional Universities in the West by the U.S. News & World Report in 2024
- USDLA-award-winning online classes
- Listed as one of the Top Schools in November issue of Financial Planning Magazine
Online Courses
Online courses are offered year-round in five, 8-week terms. The accelerated format of the program allows a student to complete the program in less than two years, if desired.
Students and faculty meet in live virtual learning environments designed for collaboration with audio, video, application sharing, and group break-out rooms.
Classes are capped at 20 students.
Transfer Your Credit
Students may petition to transfer up to six semester credits of graduate coursework
taken at other regionally accredited colleges or universities to the financial planning
program at California Lutheran University.
Students may also be eligible to transfer up to nine credits for previously earned
master's degrees.
The CFP® Board is a nonprofit professional regulatory organization that requires education,
ethics requirements, examination, and experience for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
certificants. Along with completing the financial planning coursework and passing
the CFP® Certification Examination, the CFP® Board also requires successful CFP® certificants
to have financial planning-related work experience and adhere to their Code of Ethics
and Professional Responsibility.
The M.S. in Financial Planning is registered by the Certified Financial Planner Board
of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) in Washington DC. Candidates who plan to sit for the
CFP Certification Examination must successfully complete a CFP Board-Registered Program.
The M.S. in Financial Planning is registered by the AFCPE® Registered Education Program in Westerville, OH. Candidates who plan to sit for the AFC® Certification Examination must successfully complete a AFCPE® Registered Education Program.