The Certificate in Wealth Management is designed for wealth management professionals (including financial advisors, business analysts, directors of financial planning, and CFOs) to deliver specialized legal training for an in-depth understanding of the industry’s changing complex legal aspects. 

The graduate-level Certificate in Wealth Management will prepare new and experienced wealth and asset management professionals to effectively address complex legal and policy challenges in the wealth management industry. Specifically, participants will be exposed to (i) important Federal and state laws, regulations and policies in the wealth management industry, and (ii) advances in theory and practice, as well as applications of law, regulation and policies through case studies through a module-based structure. Individuals who complete the program will be able to synthesize scenarios, practice, and legal regulation in the wealth management industry, providing analysis or judgments for consideration to organizational leadership with a nuanced perspective.

The Certificate in Wealth Management provides an industry-responsive curriculum with a focus on the legal aspects of wealth and asset management as it applies to policies, business, and economic factors. Courses are offered by asynchronous distance learning to provide a flexible schedule for working professionals. Interactive coursework includes case study assignments and regular interaction with classmates through zoom meetings, videos, audio casts, chat rooms, discussion boards, and group breakout sessions. 

This program is approved for delivery via asynchronous distance education technology.

For more information, please go to law.tamu.edu.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
Required Courses 1,2
LAW 764	Introduction to the United States Legal System	2
Select one of the following:		1
LAW 745	ADR Doing Deals and Resolving Disputes Through Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration
LAW 772	Ethical Decision Making
LAW 792	Dispute Resolution
Elective Courses
Select three of the following:		9
LAW 615	Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits
LAW 650	Nonprofit and Fiduciary Administration
LAW 706	Securities Regulation
LAW 708	Taxation of Business Entities
LAW 765	Fiduciary and Risk Management
LAW 766	Income Tax For Financial Planners
LAW 768	Advanced Wealth Management
LAW 773	Financial Innovations
LAW 774	Introduction to Wealth Management
LAW 776	Financial and Portfolio Management
LAW 777	Estate, Insurance and Annuity
Total Semester Credit Hours		12

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(a) Students enrolled in the Master of Legal Studies degree program or the Master of Laws degree program at Texas A&M University School of Law and earning the Certificate in Wealth Management concurrently with the degree program and (b) students who have previously earned a degree from Texas A&M University School of Law are required to take one additional elective course in lieu of the required courses listed.

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Students who are licensed to practice law in the United States or who hold a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school are required to take one additional elective course in lieu of the required courses listed.

Students enrolled in the Masters of Legal Studies degree program or the Master of Laws degree program at Texas A&M University School of Law and earning the Certificate in Wealth Management concurrently with the degree program must have applied for graduation for the degree program in the semester in which the Certificate is to be awarded and must successfully complete the semester credit hours as indicated on their degree plan.