Financial First Responders Certificate
The Financial First Responder certificate is a 9-credit series of courses allowing students to gain financial literacy knowledge and skills to support individuals and families in crisis. The certificate enables students from multiple areas, such as social work, criminal justice, education, healthcare, and financial service disciplines. Students completing this certificate will gain valuable marketable skills, including financial coaching and advocacy, crisis management related to financial fragility, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to address financial challenges in diverse communities.
Certificate Requirements
To earn the Financial First Responders certificate, students will take:
| ECON 3303 | Personal Finance Economics | |
| ECON 3333 | Building Financial Resilience: A Generational Approach to Wealth Creation | |
| ECON 4333 | Experiential Learning in Personal Finance | |