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Institute for Financial Studies

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Whether you’re interested in a financial services career, already a practicing financial services professional, or looking for consumer education in financial planning, Florida State College at Jacksonville at Jacksonville offers the educational programs you need through our Associate in Science Financial Services degree and our Associate in Applied Science Financial Services degree. Through the Institute for Financial Studies, we train people for entry-level positions in banking, insurance, financial planning, or employee benefits administration. For current professionals, we help you expand and maintain your credentials.

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The Institute for Financial Studies also develops and customizes schedules, locations, and programs to meet the needs of the financial services industry.

Our current program offerings include:

Financial Para-Planner
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Certification Education Program leading to national certification awarded by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.
a. Course Descriptions
b. Classroom instruction

The CFP Board of Standards CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER Guide to CFP® Certification
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader download for free)

Associate in Science Degree – Financial Services (Financial Planning Associate)
Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning
Education leading to the designation Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)
Continuing education for CFP® certification
Financial planning education for consumers
Certification Preparation for PHR/SPHR designations

For information, please contact Melissa Chandler at machandl@fscj.edu, 904.381.3772.

CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP (with flame logo)® are certification marks owned by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc in the U.S. These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing requirements.