Course Description
Grade: 12
Credits: 1.0
Prerequisite: College Readiness level score on ELA & Writing
Course Code: 03310300
Dual credit Economics is an upper-level, very difficult, one semester college courses taught through Weatherford College in which student can earn 3 credits for ECON 2301. In this class students will focus on principles concerning production, consumption, and distribution of goods and services (the problem of scarcity) in the United States and a comparison with those in other countries around the world. Students analyze the interaction of supply, demand, and price. Students will investigate the concepts of specialization and international trade, economic growth, key economic measurements, and monetary and fiscal policy. Students will study the roles of the Federal Reserve System and other financial institutions, government, and businesses in a free enterprise system. Types of business ownership and market structures are discussed. The course also incorporates instruction in personal financial literacy. Students apply critical-thinking skills using economic concepts to evaluate the costs and benefits of economic issues. A fee is required for this course and students receive an additional 10% weight in the gpa calculation.