All seniors must take this course or AP Macroeconomics to fulfill their graduation requirements.

Economics is concerned with the way individuals and nations choose to use scare resources to satisfy their wants and needs. This course will help students understand how their spending affects what is produced in our nation as well as the world. Current economic conditions will be discussed through a variety of activities including playing an online simulation game about the stock market. Other investment tools will be discussed as well as banking, debit and credit, tax preparation, consumer legal issues, credit reports, and insurance. Students taking this course will gain a better understanding of our economy and be better able to function as a citizen, consumer, and worker.

Unit 1: Economic Concepts

Unit 2: Microeconomics

Unit 3: Macroeconomics