
M.A. in Financial Planning & Law
Boost Your Wealth Management Career with an Online Law Degree
The M.A. in Financial Planning & Law, offered completely online (with select on-campus course options in Virginia Beach), will prepare you to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination. Through this financial planning degree, you will learn to guide individuals and corporations through the intricacies of managing wealth. This comprehensive wealth management program is uniquely housed in Regent’s School of Law and gives you access to our Juris Doctor program estate planning and tax experts. You will enjoy coursework integrated with a Christian perspective and grounded in legal thought, writing, and critical thinking to help you gain a competitive edge.
Enhance Your Credentials Without a J.D.
Earn your M.A. in Law credential in just five semesters with this practical alternative to the on-campus 3-year Juris Doctor degree.
Sharpen Your Competitive Edge
Learn from one of the first law schools to offer a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) program designed to help you attain eligibility for the exam.
Advance Your Knowledge
Enjoy challenging topics such as insurance law, contracts, tax planning, estate and trust administration, and financial and portfolio analysis.
To learn more about this program, please complete the Request Information form on this page.
On completing the online Master of Arts in Financial Planning & Law, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate proficiency in financial and portfolio analysis, including establishing investment objectives and evaluating performance.
- Apply your knowledge of contract law and insurance law and planning.
- Demonstrate proficiency in the fundamentals of estate planning, including property transfer, IRAs, and retirement plans.
- Research American law, including cases, and statutes.
Career Opportunities
- Certified Financial Planner
- Financial Advisor
- Financial Analyst
- Ideal candidates for this program include trust officers, realtors, stockbrokers, and members of the financial services industry. Career switchers are also welcome.
Principles of risk, return, liquidity, horizon planning, inflation, and taxation applied to personal financial planning of discretionary income, saving, credit, investing, and retirement planning.
Analyze the financial model and operating performance of a company compared to its competitors and market trends to determine the attractiveness of an investment in the company.
Managing financial assets by establishing appropriate investment objectives, developing optimal portfolio strategies considering, risk-return tradeoffs, investing the assets, and evaluating of investment performance. Includes choosing stocks or bonds for a style-specific portfolio as well as setting an asset allocation across asset classes and choosing managers for each.
(1) The philosophical and theological sources and nature of American law and justice; (2) the role of lawyers in the American justice system; and (3) jurisprudential thinking about what lawyers do, including select substantive legal issues.
Considers principles of risk and insurance, income taxation and business use of insurance, analyzes and evaluates risk exposures and insurance needs, and the selection of insurance company and policy; finally, examines the following forms of individual insurance; life, long-term care, disability income, health insurance, and annuities.
Focuses on communicating with a counseling financial planning clients; discerning client and planner attitudes, values, biases and behavioral characteristics; and learning the Certified Financial Planning Board’s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Rules of Conduct, Disciplinary Rules and Procedures, and Financial Planning Practice Standards.
Fundamental areas of estate planning, which include methods of property transfer at death, characteristics and consequences of property titling, incapacity and elder law, powers of appointment, fiduciaries, sources of estate liquidity, use of life insurance in estate planning, estate planning documents (including wills and trusts, and planning for non-traditional relationships), IRAs and retirement plans, income in respect of a decedent, the types, features, and taxation of trusts, qualified interest trusts, charitable gifts/transfers and gifting strategies, marital deduction, intra-family and business transfer techniques, deferring and minimizing estate taxes, generation-skipping transfer tax, federal estate and gift tax compliance and tax calculation, and postmortem estate planning techniques. Prerequisites: FNCE 652, MLAW 542, MLAW 543, and MLAW 670.
Involves case analysis and the integration of financial planning, insurance planning, investment planning, taxation, retirement and employee benefits, and estate tax planning in comprehensive personal financial planning. Students will learn how to manage case scenarios to identify issues, analyze client financial situations, and make and implement recommendations. Prerequisite: UNIV 500 as required for admissions. Prerequisites: MLAW 542, MLAW 543, MLAW 544, MLAW 670, FNCE 652, FNCE 653, and FNCE 654.
Considers the fundamentals of personal, business, and trust & estate income tax law and tax compliance, including basis, tax consequences of property sales, alternative minimum tax, passive activity and at-risk rules, charitable contributions and deductions, tax reduction techniques, and the tax implications of special circumstances.
2021-22 Semester Check-In Deadlines
All new students are expected to check-in for the semester two weeks before the session start date. Students should apply, be accepted, enroll in their first courses, and confirm a plan to pay for their courses prior to this date.
Session | Semester Check-In | Session Start Date |
---|---|---|
Session A | Friday, August 13 | Monday, August 23 |
Session M | Friday, September 10 | Monday, September 20 |
Session B | Friday, October 15 | Monday, October 25 |
Session C | Tuesday, December 21 | Monday, January 10 |
Session T | Friday, January 28 | Monday, February 7 |
Session D | Friday, March 4 | Monday, March 14 |
Session E | Friday, April 29 | Monday, May 9 |
Session F | Friday, June 10 | Monday, June 20 |
Admissions Requirements
Step 1: Apply to Regent University
- Submit your application at www.regent.edu/apply.
Step 2: Complete Your Admissions Questionnaire
- After you submit your application, you will receive a link to complete the required admissions questionnaire.
Step 3: Submit Your Unofficial College Transcripts
- Email your unofficial college transcripts to apply@regent.edu using the subject line: Unofficial Transcripts.
- Upon conditional acceptance, Regent University will attempt to obtain your official transcripts from your U.S. degree-granting institution.
- International transcripts must be evaluated by an NACES-approved company.
Step 4: Submit Your Government-Issued ID
- Email a photo of your government-issued ID to apply@regent.edu using the subject line: Government ID.
- Please note that all items submitted as part of the application process become the property of Regent University and cannot be returned.
PART-TIME STUDENTS
Degree | Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour | Average Credit Hours Per Semester | Average Tuition Per Semester |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Arts (MA) | $695 | 6 | $4,170 |
Master of Laws (LLM) | $670 | 6 | $4,020 |
Juris Doctor (JD) | $1,235 | 11 | $13,585 |
Full-Time Students
Degree | Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour | Average Credit Hours Per Semester | Average Tuition Per Semester |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Arts (MA) | $695 | 9 | $6,255 |
Master of Laws (LLM) | $670 | 9 | $6,030 |
Juris Doctor (JD) | $1,235 | 15 | $18,525 |
Student Fees Per Semester
University Services Fee (On-Campus Students) | $800 |
University Services Fee (Online Students) | $650 |
Total Cost of Attendance 2022-23
Full-time J.D. (Fall/Spring Combined)
Resident & Non-Resident | |
---|---|
Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
Board | $5,400 |
University Fees | $1,600 |
Program Fees | $1,046 |
Loan Fees | $440 |
Personal | $5,040 |
Room | $8,100 |
Transportation | $3,600 |
Tuition | $37,050 |
Total | $64,276 |
J.D. Program Fees Per Semester
Student Bar Association | $80 (per semester) |
Bar Preparation Program Fee | $430 (per semester)** |
Classroom Response Tech Fee | $13 (per semester) |
Part-Time Students
Degree | Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour | Average Credit Hours Per Semester | Average Tuition Per Semester |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Arts (MA) | $675 | 6 | $4,050 |
Master of Laws (LLM) | $650 | 6 | $3,900 |
Juris Doctor (JD) | $1,200 | 11 | $13,200 |
Full-Time Students
Degree | Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour | Average Credit Hours Per Semester | Average Tuition Per Semester |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Arts (MA) | $675 | 9 | $6,075 |
Master of Laws (LLM) | $650 | 9 | $5,850 |
Juris Doctor (JD) | $1,200 | 15 | $18,000 |
Student Fees Per Semester
University Services Fee (On-Campus Students) | $800 |
University Services Fee (Online Students) | $650 |
Total Cost of Attendance 2021-22
Full-time J.D. (Fall/Spring Combined)
Resident & Non-Resident | |
---|---|
Books & Supplies | $2,000 |
Board | $5,400 |
University Fees | $1,600 |
Program Fees | $1,046 |
Loan Fees | $440 |
Personal | $5,040 |
Room | $8,100 |
Transportation | $3,600 |
Tuition | $36,000 |
Total | $64,040 |
J.D. Program Fees Per Semester
Student Bar Association | $80 (per semester) |
Bar Preparation Program Fee | $430 (per semester)** |
Classroom Response Tech Fee | $13 (per semester) |
*Rates are subject to change at any time.
**To be fully vested and eligible to receive the bar preparation review course upon graduation for no additional cost other than postage, a $250 refundable materials deposit, and state sales tax. J.D. students must pay the $430 fee for six semesters.
Estimated Cost of Attendance: View the estimated cost of attendance to see an example of the total cost of tuition and fees.