Financial Planner Exam Prep

Regardless of where you studied for your CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification, this intensive course will help you prepare for the exam being offered in March 2024.

This course is not for credit. You will have support and feedback from the instructor throughout the course.

Program Information 

The W. A. Franke College of Business and NAU Continuing Education commit to helping finance professionals advance their careers through non-credit programs. Earn your Certificate in Financial Planning from NAU by completing all seven courses in this series. You also may decide to take one or two courses in any order. This will allow you to participate in the courses you need at a reduced rate. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a non-credit certificate of completion. Participants who complete all seven courses will receive a digital badge.

Requirements to Practice as a CFP® Professional

There are additional requirements outside of the coursework provided by NAU to practice as a CFP® professional, which include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Complete approved coursework (NAU courses are board approved)
• Pass the CFP® exam
• Complete 6,000 hours of professional experience related to the financial planning process or 4,000 hours of apprenticeship experience that meets additional requirements
• Experience may be gained before or after you take the exam

This course is offered in person, or you may join online via Zoom.

Location: The first three days of this course (February 21, 22, and 23) will be held at NAU North Valley (15451 N. 28th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85053). The final day of this course, February 24, will be held at Scottsdale Community College (9000 E. Chaparral Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85256) in the University Center Building, Room 104.

Course Instructor: Steve Syrmopoulos

Course Dates: February 21, 22, 23, and 24.

Course Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., AZ time

Frequent breaks will be taken to support learning and retention.

For more information, contact: ContinuingEd@nau.edu

Dr. Steve Syrmopoulos has been working in the finance and financial planning arenas for more than 40 years; personal financial planning, corporate finance, and international finance. He has been teaching money formally and informally for 30 years. His planning practice consists of individuals and small businesses, to whom he provides investment and retirement program suggestions and ideas primarily in the context of his position as an educator. Steve worked with Ernst & Young LLP in their Private Financial Consulting Group making retirement presentations to individuals and corporate employees of client firms including State Farm, U.S. Federal employees, and military families in all branches of the service.

The research Dr. Syrmopoulos conducts is in the area of financial literacy, studied through the prism of behavioral finance or as he likes to put it, why people make the decisions they make about money. This ongoing research work has examined the efficacy of private financial literacy programs, and the lack of retirement plans in small businesses. Steve has been at Northern Arizona University since 2018 and is himself a passionate lifelong learner. He feels very strongly when he states that ‘education is his passion and teaching is his privilege’.

ACCESSIBILITY

Professional disability specialists are available at Disability Resources to facilitate a range of academic support services and accommodations for students with disabilities. If you have a documented disability, you can request assistance by contacting Disability Resources at 928-523-8773 (voice), 928-523-8747 (fax), or dr@nau.edu (e-mail).