Financial Literacy
Year 2
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GaDOE Course Description and Standards for Financial Literacy
This course is specifically designed to help students learn the importance of the financial world, including planning and managing money wisely. Areas of study taught through application in personal finance include sources of income, budgeting, banking, consumer credit, credit laws and rights, personal bankruptcy, insurance, spending, taxes, investment strategies, savings accounts, mutual funds and the stock market, buying a vehicle, and living independently. Financial Literacy is the second course in the Business Accounting and Financial Services pathways in the Finance Cluster.
*Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Business and Technology.
Standard 1: Employability Skills
Standard 2: Income (College & Career Decisions)
Standard 3: Taxes
Standard 4: Budgeting
Standard 5: Banking Services
Standard 6: Credit
Standard 7: Savings & Investing
Standard 8: Consumer Protection
Standard 9: Identity Theft
Standard 10: Loans & Lending
Standard 11: Risk Management & Insurance
Standard 12: FBLA
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