Curriculum
Whitworth's MSFP is a 10-to-17-month, low-residency program that incorporates online and on-campus residency to engage students across a multistate area, with the option to take elective courses online or in person at our downtown Spokane location. We recognize the demands of working professionals and their commitments outside of school. Our cohort model means transparent academic planning so you can move confidently between your home, work and academic life.
- Low-residency intensives and online options put the focus on learning where you are and keeping connected to your community.
- Accelerated courses help you focus on one subject at a time.
- Accelerated cohort model gets you certified and working in the field faster.
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M.S. in Financial Planning - 30 credits (for those with no CFP certification)
| Required Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| FP 540 | Financial Counseling* | 3 credits |
| FP 543 | Retirement Planning & Employee Benefits | 3 credits |
| FP 545 | Tax Planning | 3 credits |
| FP 550 | Wealth Management I* | 3 credits |
| FP 553 | Wealth Management II | 3 credits |
| FP 558 | Estate Planning | 3 credits |
| FP 560 | Capstone in Financial Planning* | 3 credits |
*Course requires an on-site intensive in Spokane, Wash.
All required courses are necessary for eligibility to site for the CFP exam.
| Elective Courses (9 credits from the following) | ||
|---|---|---|
| FP 548 | Biblical Financial Stewardship | 3 credits |
| MB 501 | Organizational Behavior & Leadership | 3 credits |
| MB 505 | Managerial Accounting | 3 credits |
| MB 510 | Corporate Finance | 3 credits |
| MB 513 | Operations & Project Management | 3 credits |
| MB 515 | Advanced Financial Statement Analysis | 3 credits |
| MB 517 | Business Statistics & Decision Analysis | 3 credits |
| MB 522 | Economics of the Firm | 3 credits |
| MB 525 | U.S. Business Transactions Law | 3 credits |
| MB 526 | Integrated Marketing Strategies | 3 credits |
| MB 529 | Strategic Management | 3 credits |
| MB 530 | Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation | 3 credits |
| MB 535 | Optimizing Human Resources | 3 credits |
| MB 540 | Risk Management (in person only) | 3 credits |
| MB 545 | Change Management (in person only) | 3 credits |
| MB 550 | Executive Leadership (in person only) | 3 credits |
| MB 551 | Transferable Team Performance | 2 credits |
| MB 552 | Design Thinking | 1 credit |
| MB 553 | Leadership in Society | 3 credits |
| MB 560 | Institute of Leadership Intensive 1*** | 3 credits |
| MB 561 | Institute of Leadership Intensive 2*** | 3 credits |
| MB 562 | Institute of Leadership Intensive 3*** | 3 credits |
| MB 591 | Leadership Internship | 3 credits |
* Required coursework to sit for the CFP® Exam
**Offered during the 2024-25 academic year
*** Exclusive credits obtained in the Institute of Leadership
Add a Concentration
Concentration in Executive Leadership (9 credits)
| MB 550 | Executive Leadership | 3 credits |
| MB 551 | Transferable Team Performance | 2 credits |
| MB 552 | Design Thinking | 1 credit |
| MB 553 | Leadership in Society | 3 credits |
Courses in the executive leadership concentration are a combination of traditional, hybrid online and practicum formats, in addition to a three-day outdoor excursion, completed over one summer.
Concentration in Innovation & Change Management (10 credits)
| MB 540 | Risk Management | 3 credits |
| MB 545 | Change Management | 3 credits |
| MB 552 | Design Thinking | 1 credit |
| MB 553 | Leadership in Society | 3 credits |
Concentration in Strategic Management (9 credits)
| MB 529 | Strategic Management | 3 credits |
| MB 540 | Risk Management | 3 credits |
| MB 545 | Change Management | 3 credits |
Concentration in Biblical Financial Stewardship (9 credits)
| FP 548 | Biblical Financial Stewardship | 3 credits |
| MB *** | Leadership Elective | 3 credits |
| MB *** | Leadership Elective | 3 credits |
Concentration in Comprehensive Leadership (9 credits)
Students pursuing a concentration in comprehensive leadership will complete the MSFP degree requirements listed above in addition to the following, as part of Whitworth's Institute of Leadership:
| MB 560 | Dynamics of Self-Analysis & Actualization | 3 credits |
| MB 561 | Dynamics of Human Capital & Group Culture | 3 credits |
| MB 562 | Dynamics of Organizational Effectiveness | 3 credits |