The Financial Counseling certificate program prepares students to apply for the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) certification. Learn to help households manage their personal finances to best meet the needs for housing, debt recovery and long-term financial planning. Courses cover several key areas of financial planning, including insurance planning, financial readiness for military families, personal income taxation as well as housing and real-estate.
AFC Professionals: Have a thorough understanding in the particulars of debt, credit and governmental assistance programs. To be an AFC, you must complete 1,000 hours of experience in admissible financial counseling in order to enroll for the certification exam.
Students successfully completing the Financial Counseling certificate program will be able to sit for the AFC examination. Learn more about certification
Career Opportunities
- Credit Counselor
- Loan Counselor
- Financial Specialist
- Bank Customer Service
- Social Worker
- Human Resource Assistant
Providing access to the best opportunities.
GPIDEA Partnership
This program is offered through SDSU's partnership with the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA). Collaborative, multi-institutional online programs expand and diversify your educational opportunities. Courses led by instructors from partner universities and interactions with geographically-dispersed students will broaden your perceptions and knowledge. Learn more about GPIDEA
"What I like the most about SDSU is that the program is incredibly unique and many different schools come together to teach one program. It's a great program because teachers really know the information and they specialize in what they are teaching. The program at this school really centers around the students."
Rachael Kuhn, Online Student
Financial and Housing Counseling Certificate
Program Contact
Kathryn Morrison
School of Health and Consumer Sciences
Phone: 605-688-5932
SDSU GPIDEA Coordinator
Aimee Maher
Phone: 605-688-4154
SDSU Continuing and Distance Education
Phone: 605-688-4154
CDE Email
CDE Website
SDSU Graduate Admissions
Phone: 605-688-4181
Graduate Admissions Email
Graduate Admissions Website