Financial Planning Academy

The University of Missouri Financial Planning Academy will be held July 26 thru 31, 2026. 

Applications are currently open.

Financial Planning Academy at the University of Missouri

The Department of Personal Financial Planning is nationally and internationally recognized. The department offers several Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Board-Registered Programs that prepare students to sit for the CFP® certification examination. Students have opportunities to intern at leading financial planning firms, participate in peer financial advising, volunteer to help others in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program in our Office for Financial Success, and conduct impactful research with a purpose.

Missouri Campus

The University of Missouri (MU), fondly referred to as Mizzou, was founded in 1839 in Columbia as the first public university west of the Mississippi River. Today, with an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, Mizzou has more than 300 degree programs, and is one of only six public universities nationwide that can claim a medical school, veterinary medicine college, and law school on the same campus.