{
  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Consumer Relations",
  "id": "consumer-relations--consumer-affairs-accredited-financial-counselor-certificate",
  "name": "Consumer Affairs - Accredited Financial Counselor",
  "award": "Certificate",
  "department": "consumer-relations",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/consumer-relations/consumer-affairs-accredited-financial-counselor-certificate/",
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      "markdown": "**Business Division  \nConsumer Sciences & Design Technology  Department**  \nThe Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) Certificate focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in financial counseling. The coursework fulfills the educational requirements to sit for the AFC® certification exam that leads to the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) certification offered by the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education.\n\n#### Required Courses"
    },
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "FCS 41",
          "title": "Life Management and Adulting",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FCS 51",
          "title": "Consumerism: The Movement, its Impact, and Issues",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FCS 61",
          "title": "Housing in Global Perspectives",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FCS 70",
          "title": "Financial Counseling",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FCS 80",
          "title": "Personal Financial Planning",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BUSA 71",
          "title": "Personal Financial Planning",
          "indent": false,
          "connector": "or"
        },
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Variable Unit Course. Three units required.",
          "units": "3"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "FCS 91",
          "title": "Work Experience in Family and Consumer Sciences",
          "indent": true
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "18"
        }
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      "markdown": "### Outcomes\n\n##### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n_Upon successful completion of this program, a student will be able to:_\n\n1.  create a financial goal setting plan with a client.\n2.  counsel a client on strategies to manage their debts.\n3.  educate a client on the basics of investing."
    }
  ]
}