About the Financial Planning Minor
Why Study Financial Planning at Cedarville?
Do you want to help others steward their resources wisely and plan for the future? Cedarville’s financial planning minor prepares you to make a difference in one of today’s fastest-growing professions. Approved by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board, the program qualifies you to sit for the CFP certification — the highest designation in the field — and the Kingdom Advisor (CKA) certification, which integrates biblical wisdom into financial planning.
Through courses in tax planning, investments, insurance, retirement planning, and more, you’ll gain practical expertise to equip you for roles like financial planner or wealth manager. With instruction from experienced professors and practicing financial advisors, you’ll learn to approach finances through the lens of biblical truth. When you graduate, you'll be ready to excel professionally and make a meaningful impact for Christ.
Consider These Majors — Interested in the financial planning minor but unsure which major to pair it with? Try complementing it with one of the following:
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Cedarville offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you consider the degree or program that is a best fit for you.
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Program Level and Format
- Undergraduate
- Residential
From Our Faculty:
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Financial planning is an extremely broad profession with many opportunities to influence society and help individuals. The financial planning minor has occurred at an important time in the industry. The need right now in the industry is to add about 10,000 planners a year for the next five or six years.
We want to prepare students to not only think biblically but also develop core competencies in the financial planning field. We want to prepare students who possess the character and professional aptitude to fulfill this need in society.
John Tarwater, PhD, CPA, CKA 
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Program News
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Maximizing Business Potential is the Focus of IMPACT 2024 Conference
Making an impact is the focus of a high-powered business conference coming to southwest Ohio in October. The 2024 IMPACT Conference will feature a lineup of prominent speakers, including Dallas Jenkins, television writer, film director, and executive producer of The Chosen. -
New Financial Planning Minor Opens Opportunities Through Competency and Character
Cedarville University approved a new financial planning minor that will allow students to specialize and develop both competency and a character of integrity in their field. The new minor is available to any student. "We want to prepare students to not only think biblically but develop core competencies in the financial planning field. We want to prepare students who possess the character and professional aptitude to fulfill this need in society,” said Dr. John Tarwater, professor of finance.