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 3303Personal Finance Economics

ECON 3333Building Financial Resilience: A Generational Approach to Wealth Creation

ECON 4333Experiential Learning in Personal Finance