Graduate Diploma
For those new to financial planning including career changers or non-degree holders, the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning provides the foundation level of knowledge and skills required by modern financial advisors to start and progress their career. This includes the practice and theory of financial planning including financial markets, risk management and taxation.
For experienced advisers holding a related degree, the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning provides an opportunity to meet the new regulatory requirements and advance knowledge in areas such as finance, leadership, consumer behaviour and more. A choice of electives is packaged with the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) bridging courses into a program of study.
You will graduate with a degree accredited under the new standards set out by FASEA.
Griffith University offers a range of flexible delivery modes including on-campus and online. Find out more about our Financial Planning programs.
Financial Planning credentials
As you progress through this program you are able to earn Financial Planning credentials which represent your achievement of each of the FASEA core knowledge areas. More information is available on the Griffith Credentials website.
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning, a student must:
AMP student cohort
Students wishing to complete this program under the conditions of the AMP Services Limited partnership and affiliation with Griffith University are required to complete a consent form providing Griffith University with permission to share their student information with AMP Services Limited in relation to the program.
Upon completion of this Graduate Diploma program, you may find career opportunities in the financial services industry (namely, banks, funds management and financial planning companies) in various roles such as client services officers, business development, client administration officers and trainee para-planners.
Students will be assessed for credit based on prior study and/or informal and non-formal learning. The award of credit will vary by pathway as detailed in FPS001 Education Pathways Policy. A maximum of 40 credit points of credit will be awarded towards this program.
Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website:
Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect.
To apply, add this program to your shortlist at the top of this page or apply for this program now (a maximum of three preferences is allowed).
Griffith will assess your first preference and will only assess subsequent preferences if you are not successful.
Once you have submitted your application, you will be sent an email about how to track your application.
For a full list of your incomplete or submitted applications, please view your application list.