Personal Finance

PERSONAL FINANCE                      

Required:  Grades 10-12 

Prerequisite: None

Required Supplies: None

Offered: Every Year

Duration: Traditional semester

High School Credit: .5 credit

College Credit: MN West Articulated Credit Available for grades 11 & 12 only

Students are involved in business decisions on a daily basis. Business education integrates the principles of honesty, integrity, and stewardship as they relate to the business world. Basic skills in finance provide students with a foundation for present and future business and personal financial decisions. This course is designed to help students learn about various financial decisions they will be faced with in life. Some of the topics that will be covered, but not limited to, include: budgeting, savings, investments, insurance, and debt. This course will be built around the textbook Foundations of Financial Literacy.