Graduate Certificate Program (Online):
Tuition & Payment

Tuition & Fees

The complete set of six courses can be taken for a total of 18 graduate credit hours. Once you are admitted to the program, you will choose between two enrollment/payment options.

Option 1 allows you to enroll only once for the entire set of six courses. The full amount of tuition and fees is billed by the Cashier’s Office upon enrollment in order to lock in current tuition and avoid increases that will occur prior to completion of the certificate. The current fee of $7,920 includes tuition, course fees, some course materials, practice exams, and case assignments. The cost does not include textbooks (approximately $600 to $800), or the CFP® Certification Examination fee. The CFP® Certification Examination is administered and awarded by CFP Board.

Option 2 allows you to enroll and pay for each course separately. There will be an administrative fee of $100 per course added to the current rate of tuition. For each course, students will be required to pay the current tuition rate at the time of enrollment, unlike Option 1, which allows students to pay for all six courses at once and avoid any tuition increases over the length of the program. Students choosing this option will be responsible for enrolling in each of the six courses individually.

Enrolling

You will be given a link to use for online enrollment once you have been admitted by the K-State Graduate School.

Students begin the program in either August or January.

Courses may be directly applied to K-State's Personal Financial Planning master's degree program. In addition to enrolling online through the Division of Continuing Education, students interested in enrolling in the sessions for college credit must apply, and be accepted, into K-State's Graduate School.

Payment

Following your formal admission to K-State, the K-State Controller’s Office will send an e-mail to your K-State e-mail account indicating your tuition invoice for the full amount is ready to be viewed on your iSIS account around the 15th of each month.

See payment options.

Option 1 - The Kansas State University Division of Continuing Education Tuition Installment Payment Plan (DCE-TIPP) for Annual Programs is only available to students selecting Option 1 and cannot be used for other courses. The 12-month plan enables students to spread their payments over 12 continuous months. There is a $10 charge each month eligilble students are enrolled in the TIPP plan. If payment is not received on the due date of each month the account will be assessed an additional default fee of 1.5% of the past due balance. The form will be mailed to students in Option 1 shortly before the program begins.

Students enrolling through option 2 may use the standard 4-month Tuition Installment Payment Plan (TIPP).

Sponsored Students

Students with a third party paying all or part of tuition and fees need to provide a tuition assistance form, purchase order or other authorization of payment to or:

Mandy Cole
KSU Cashier’s Office
212 Anderson Hall
Manhattan KS 66506
(785) 532-6244

Please note company reimbursement policies are between you and your employer.

Please keep in mind that payment of tuition and fees are the responsibility of the student. In the event the sponsor does not make full payment, all charges and late fees will be returned to and be the responsibility of the student.

Military Assistance

K-State does accept military and veteran's tuition assistance for distance education courses. For information on military tuition assistance, contact the Cashier's Office at 785.532.6317. For information on veteran's tuition assistance, contact by e-mail or at 785.532.7061. If you are in the Army, contact your Army education counselor.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP (with flame logo)®, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. K-State does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP (with flame logo)® certification marks. CFP® Certification is granted only by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience and examination requirements.