The American College emphasizes ethical topics throughout all of the study material we produce, but we also offer some specific courses dealing with this important subject. Included in our catalog are courses on ethics for holders of the CFP® Certification (CE 126), as well as students in The College's LUTCF or FSS programs (FA 290) and in our Graduate School (GS 831 and GS 980).
CE 126 Ethics for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®
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Consists of a variety of interactive online modules focusing on ethical situations dealt with by holders of CFP® certification. The course, delivered through The American College online course platform, has been approved for CE ethics credit by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. Includes online delivery with exam. Click here to learn more.
FA 290 (CE 290) Ethics for the Financial Services Professional
This course provides a practical framework for making ethical business decisions in the financial services industry. This course examines legal, compliance, and practice standards that apply to the financial services professional. The course also investigates ethical approaches to placing financial products, determining suitability, and assessing risk. Concludes with a final exam, which also must be taken if state continuing education credits are sought. Course format is textbook self-study, with online exam (requires a proctor). (Students licensed in New York take paper exams.) Exam is required for state CE credit.
GS 831 Ethics and Human Values
This course approaches ethics and human values from the particular perspective of the ethical responsibilities assumed by the financial services professional. This course focuses on the specific ethical situations encountered by financial services practitioners. Discusses and evaluates these decisions in terms of their adherence to ethical principles, such as integrity, justice and fairness, and responsibility. Focuses on behavior and the implementation of core values through case studies and analysis of ethical dilemmas.
GS 980 Ethics in Leadership
This course covers four areas: ethical awareness, ethical analysis/ethical decision making, current ethical issues in the financial services industry, and ethical management in an organization. This class provides the skills required to make reasoned responses to ethical dilemmas, deal with daily and long-term ethical challenges, and build an ethical culture in an organization. The course explores the emotional influence on behavior and decisions, and it explains how to learn from success and failure. In this highly participative course, the leadership candidate is expected to complete both the reading material and written assignments before arriving on campus.
