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Admissions Requirements and Application Processes

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Whether you are looking to invest in your future in financial planning by pursuing a professional certification, CFP® certification or graduate degree, the College is here to help you get started. Learn more about each program’s admissions requirements and application requirements below.

English Language Proficiency: Prospective students should be aware that all lectures, materials, assignments and testing are presented in English, and students must be comfortable reading, writing, and completing quizzes and exams in English.

FPQP® program: For our FPQP® program you have an option to select English or Spanish. To enroll in the Financial Paraplanner Qualified ProfessionalSM program in Spanish, you require a high level of proficiency in Spanish. Prospective students must achieve level C2 of oral and written communication in Spanish according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR) .

Certifications

Graduate Degrees

International Applicants

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If you attended an institution outside the U.S. you are required to obtain a comprehensive equivalency report for educational purposes from an approved third party evaluation agency that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). A list of approved agencies may be found on the NACES website at www.NACES.org.

Evaluation reports must be received by the College directly from the evaluation agency. Student copies are not accepted. If you are petitioning for review of potential transfer credit, a course-by-course evaluation needs to be completed and submitted to the Registrar’s Office for review. If you are not petitioning for transfer credit a document-by-document evaluation is sufficient.

English Language Proficiency

If your native language is not English and/or your post-secondary education was completed from a school outside the U.S. you must demonstrate English language proficiency by achieving a minimum score (as defined below) on either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT®️ exam or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

    The College for Financial Planning code assigned by the test provider (ETS) for reporting TOEFL scores is 7126. You must identify the College using this code on the day the test is taken or submit a follow-up request. Score reports must be received by the College directly from the ETS test provider. For more information, visit the TOEFL test website at www.ets.org/toefl.html.

    Exam Type: TOEFL iBT®️ Minimum Required Score: 85

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

    Applicants must identify the College on the day the test is taken or submit a follow-up request. Score reports must be received by the College directly from the test provider. For more information, visit the IELTS test website at www.ielts.org.

    Exam Type: IELTS Academic Minimum Required Score: 7.0