Financial and Housing Counseling Certificate

Program Faculty and Contact Information 

Program Contact/Coordinator
SooHyun Cho
Department of Consumer Sciences
E-mail: soohyun.cho@sdstate.edu

Program Information
The program prepares students to apply for the Certified Housing Counselor (CHC) and the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) certifications, which are appropriate to meet the needs of military spouses, active duty service members, civilians providing services, and retired military or civilians in the areas of financial and housing counseling.

Certification and Licensure
In collaboration with the Association for Financial Planning and Counseling Education (AFCPE), students successfully completing the Financial & Housing Counseling (FHC) Certificate program will be able to sit for the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) examination or the Certified Housing Counselor (CHC) examination.

To become an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC), candidates must have 1000 hours of experience in admissible financial counseling experience to enroll.  To become a Certified Housing Counselor (CHC), candidates must have 1500 hours of admissible housing counseling experience. For additional information on AFC and CHC certification, visit the AFCPE website.

Course Delivery Format
The online program has been developed by faculty from the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GP-IDEA). Courses will be entirely internet based and will be taught by faculty within the Alliance (Iowa State University, Kansas State University, North Dakota State University, Oklahoma State University, South Dakota State University and University of Nebraska). Courses are offered fall, spring and summer semesters.