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THE AMERICAN COLLEGE, CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
ANNOUNCE ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIP
BRYN MAWR, PA, April 29, 2016 – Officials at The American College of Financial
Services and Creighton University today signed a formal academic partnership designed
to benefit students at both institutions as well as the financial services profession.
The articulation agreement, which goes into effect immediately, allows Creighton
students who have completed applicable coursework to earn credit toward The American
College’s certification and designation programs. In turn, Creighton will provide transfer
credit for students who successfully complete programs from The American College.
The agreement is the first of its kind for The American College, the nation’s oldest and
leading educator in financial services.
”College graduates entering the financial services profession are often expected to
complete professional designation programs,” said Dr. Robert Johnson, President and
CEO of The American College. “This partnership makes it more efficient for Creighton
graduates to transition into professional education programs while receiving credit for
the very practical education they received at Creighton University.”
Under the arrangement, Creighton students will be able to apply their credits toward The
American College’s popular and highly-respected certification programs, including the
Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), and
Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®).
"This partnership continues our efforts to be the collegiate business program that is the
most connected with real world business practice,” said Dr. Anthony Hendrickson, Dean
of the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. “By integrating state-of-the-
art business theory with practical application, our students work toward earning
professional certifications seamlessly while pursuing their academic degree.”
Dr. Ajamu Loving, Director of Academic Partnerships at The American College,
worked closely with officials at each institution to pull together all aspects of this unique
collaboration. He says a key benefit of the program is that it will infuse the profession
with young, top-notch talent.
“One of the essential objectives of this academic partnership is to get a larger and more
diverse, in terms of age, group of individuals engaged with the financial services field,”
Dr. Loving said. “To whatever degree we can increase the talent pool, in the long run, is
good for the profession and, more importantly, good for the consumer.”
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About The American College of Financial Services
The American College of Financial Services is the nation’s largest non-profit
educational institution devoted to financial services. Holding the highest level of
academic accreditation, The College has served as a valued business partner to banks,
brokerage firms, insurance companies and others since 1927. The American College
faculty represents some of the financial services profession’s foremost thought leaders.
For more information, visit TheAmericanCollege.edu.