Classes
Online Course Outline
(Classes are subject to change and/or cancellation. Minimum class size is 8 students. If a class does not have the minimum enrollment by the registration deadline (2 weeks prior to course beginning date), it may be cancelled.
Course Contact Hours - For each course
The CFP Board's requirement is 45 hours per course, on average. Please note that we have combined 3 board courses into one course each semester. Our course is broken down into 3 units per course.
- 18.0 3 hours of online instruction with the instructor per week (per unit) This is recorded and available to view anytime.
- 12.0 Discussion boards (2 posted discussion questions from the ME books each week - 2 one hour sessions per week per unit)
- 6.0 1 hour quiz per week per unit
- 3.0 Final exam - minimum score required for each unit
- 12.0 2 hours per week of graded problems per unit
- 51.0 Total contact hours per unit (153 hours per course)
Note: Students should login online 4 out of 7 days per week and the first discussion post must be done by Thursday at midnight (Eastern Standard Time) each week.
Grading
- 24% Discussions, 4 points each week (2pts per question)
- 24% Weekly quiz, 4 points each week
- 28% Final exam (3 sets of 20 questions - an accommodation to Blackboard's stability)
- 24% Weekly problems, 4 points each week
- 100%
Note: A minimum score of 75% in the course is necessary to pass the course. Students who do not achieve this score can retake the exam within 1 week of the class end date. If still not at 75%, then the course needs to be retaken at full course cost.