AGLS 441 Financial Planning Capstone
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department: Agricultural Economics
Type: W
Status: Approved
REPORT ON CERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: AGLS 441
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/23 to 1/1/27
We recommend that AGLS 441 Financial Planning Capstone be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 67% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 6250; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:25; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
Writing assignments include a paper about assumptions and an education plan; a case management and insurance analysis; a risk tolerance and portfolio analysis; a tax and estate planning analysis; and a financial planning case that brings the first four assignments together. These assignments are given instructor comment as they are turned in before they are compiled into the final version. Lectures cover common errors and examples of successful past projects are shown.
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/23 to 1/1/27
We recommend that AGLS 441 Financial Planning Capstone be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 67% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 6250; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:25; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
Writing assignments include a paper about assumptions and an education plan; a case management and insurance analysis; a risk tolerance and portfolio analysis; a tax and estate planning analysis; and a financial planning case that brings the first four assignments together. These assignments are given instructor comment as they are turned in before they are compiled into the final version. Lectures cover common errors and examples of successful past projects are shown.