Virtual Classroom - Fast Track your CFP® Certification

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Becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professional is now easier and faster. By adding the extremely popular accelerated and instructor-led Virtual Classroom to the Boston University Online Program for Financial Planning core curriculum, you can complete your required education in just twelve months. Designed and led by distinguished Boston University faculty, the Virtual Classroom makes it easier and faster for you to fully master and pass the curriculum required to sit for the CFP® Certification. In addition, the Boston University curriculum is designed for you to develop the most robust knowledge base and incorporate elements to accelerate your career and develop new clients more quickly than its competitors. Studies have shown that conducting a classroom format with online education increases retention and takes less time.

The Virtual Classroom schedule is synched with each CFP Board exam date. The program finishes in time for the upcoming exam cycle giving you time to take a review course to further improve your preparation. Enrollment for the Spring 2012 class (Preparing for July 2013 CFP Board exam) is now OPEN.

The benefits include:

• Twelve-month accelerated comprehensive curriculum
• Bi-weekly virtual classroom sessions designed to review and reinforce the content to keep you on track.
• Access to all archived sessions for post-webinar review at your convenience
• Live interaction with Boston University's distinguished faculty
• Access for help from an experienced financial planning tutor
• A curriculum which has historically much higher than average pass rates
• 14-day and 90-day call outs augmented by emailed progress reports will keep you on schedule for your exam.
• Certificate of Completion from Boston University (click here to view the certificate)
  
  

How it works:

• STEP 1: Sign up for BUFP online program & virtual classroom sessions prior to enrollment deadline.
• STEP 2: Online access granted immediately. Books shipped immediately arrive in 3-5 business days.
• STEP 3: Complete the required online lessons prior to the first instructor-led session.
• STEP 4: First two-hour instructor-led virtual session held 2 weeks after enrollment deadline.
• STEP 5: Complete additional required online lessons prior to the next virtual session.
• STEP 6: 17 subsequent two-hour instructor-led virtual sessions held every 2 weeks for nine months.
• STEP 7: Prepare and submit a Financial Plan in the final three months.
• STEP 8: Prepare for CFP Board exam with Final Review Course (with selected packages only).

* You may start the Virtual Classroom up to two months after the enrollment deadline and use archived sessions for missed class.

Important dates for Spring 2012 Term:

• Enrollment Deadline: March 1, 2012
• Virtual Session: March 15, 2012
• Encore Virtual Session: March 22, 2012
• Education Completion: March 2013
• CFP Board Examination Application Deadline: June 5, 2013
• CFP Board Examination: July 20-21, 2013
  
  

Virtual Classroom FAQ:

What is the difference between the Virtual Classroom package and the Self-Paced online program?
The Boston University Online Program for Financial Planning teaches a comprehensive online version of the core curriculum which is required to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination. The Virtual Classroom session is an optional, but highly recommended, add-on that allows students both to progress at a much higher speed and successfully complete the core curriculum more easily and efficiently. Virtual Classroom sessions are scheduled to synch with CFP Board exam dates and follow a timeline which allows students to finish in twelve months. On the other hand, the online, self-paced program gives students complete flexibility over their schedule and pace of progress.

Can I enroll for the Virtual Classroom sessions if I have already started and/or completed some of the online courses?
Students who are currently enrolled in Boston University's Online Program for Financial Planning can either purchase and join the current Virtual Classroom session or wait to begin on the next upcoming one. If the session has begun, students will be given archived access to past lectures to use as often as they like. However, you must have at least twelve months of access left on your online course or you will need to purchase an extension. Please call 800-329-4996 for further details.

Can I enroll in a single course with its corresponding Virtual Classroom session?
Yes! Just as the core online curriculum can be purchased individually, the corresponding Virtual Classroom session can also be purchased one-at-a-time. Please call 800-329-4996 for assistance.

What if I am not able to participate in some Virtual Classroom sessions after enrolling?
Students will have access to our archive library with all the past sessions for up to twenty-one months or until their online course access expires. Students may use the archives as often as they wish.

I am not a student in Boston University's program. Can I still enroll for the Virtual Classroom sessions?
The Virtual Classroom sessions cannot be taken without the Boston University Online Program for Financial Planning. It is designed to help you successfully complete the existing educational requirement from Boston University.

Is the Boston University Online Program the best available?
We believe so! If you explore our competitor's options, we believe you will also find it to be a better value.