Financial Literacy

Consumer Finance

#H7582 

Grades: 9 – 11 Semester Credits: 2.5 

Prerequisite: Algebra 1 (or equivalent) 

Consumer Finance is a financial literacy course that introduces students to the economic realities of the world. Students study money management as it pertains to paying for college, creating a working budget, managing the costs of owning a car, maintaining and managing credit and debt, savings and investing. The financial and personal skills related to employment are considered, including the creation and preparation of resumes, cover letters, job applications and interview techniques. Students use spreadsheet software and computer simulations to manage a wide variety of investments at different points during a life cycle. Students have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to be a critical and informed consumer. The concept of risk as it pertains to personal property and investment is examined and addressed through the topics of insurance, return on investment and identity theft.

Economics and Financial Literacy 

#H4532 

Grades: 9 – 12  Semester  Credits: 2.5 

This course combines financial literacy skills and theoretical economic principles. Students will gain personal finance skills and knowledge pertinent to consumer, investor, and citizen decision-making in the economic world. Topics such as supply and demand, inflation, recession, and role of government in an economy, the stock market are investigated in the context of simulations, projects, and cooperative activities. This course fulfills the 2.5 credit financial literacy requirement.

ECONOMICS AP 

#H4530 - AP 

Grades: 10 – 12  Full Year Credits: 5 

This course is a seminar in economics involving principles of microeconomics and macroeconomics. Designed as a college-level course, students examine economic systems, behavior of firms in private market operations, comparisons between market structures, national and global economic conditions, monetary and fiscal policy decisions/processes, and international economics. Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Exam in May. This course fulfills the 2.5 credit financial literacy requirement.