Pass Guarantee for the CFP® Exam

PassProtection: Our guarantee that you will pass—the first time.

The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company has prepared 76,000+ professionals for the CFP® exam. We’re so confident that our program will lead you to CFP® exam success on your first attempt, we guarantee it at no extra cost. 

 

Students who enroll in our Premium Exam Prep Review (EPR) and sit for the CFP® exam automatically qualify for PassProtection™.

 

With PassProtection™, eligible students will be permitted their choice of one of the following if they have a failed CFP® exam attempt.

  • Full refund of the Premium Exam Prep Review cost or
  • One (1) complimentary enrollment in another Premium Exam Prep Review

To be eligible for PassProtection™, students must:

  • Enroll in the Premium EPR
  • Sit for the CFP® exam within one year (three exam cycles) of their EPR
  • If a full refund is preferred, student must:
    • Score 80% or better on both parts of the Exam Prep Review program’s mock exam (Session 1 & Session 2)
    • Submit their official CFP® Exam Score Report to cffpssc@cffp.edu within four months of the date on the score report. All exam results will remain confidential.
  • If a complimentary enrollment in another Premium EPR is preferred, student must:
    • Submit their official CFP® Exam Score Report to cffpssc@cffp.edu within one year (three exam cycles) of sitting for the CFP® exam. All exam results will remain confidential.

A student will be required to enroll in a new Exam Prep Review and pay the cost of the current tuition in these situations:

  • Once PassProtection™ is used on on original enrollment.
  • If a student requests to enroll in an Exam Prep Review that occurs more than one year (3 exam cycles) of their original enrollment.
     

To learn more about PassProtection™ call 800-237-9990, option 2. 

The above criteria applies to students enrolled in the College’s Premium EPR package starting with the March 2025 exam. If you enrolled for a Premium EPR for an exam prior to March 2025, please refer to the College Catalog.

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, and CFP®(with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, and CFP (with plaque logo) certification marks. CFP® certification is granted only by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience, and examination requirements. The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company is an education and exam prep review provider for the CFP® Certification Examination administered by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. CFP Board does not endorse any education or review course or receive financial remuneration from education or review course providers.