Finance
Finance
Through blended learning experiences, the Finance Program prepares students to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations and includes instruction in principles of accounting, financial instruments, capital planning, funds acquisition, asset and debt management, budgeting, financial analysis, and investments and portfolio management.
The Finance Program is a 2-year program with the following sequence of courses.
QuickBooks A & B
Year 1 (1 class a semester)
Course Description:
This course introduces students to practical accounting and financial management using QuickBooks Online. Students gain hands-on experience managing customers and vendors, recording income and expenses, processing invoices and payments, managing bank transactions and receipts, and creating and analyzing financial reports. Students will also prepare for and can earn the QuickBooks Online industry-recognized certification, providing a valuable credential for future education and employment.
Students who successfully complete this course may be eligible to earn the following credits: Career Explorations, Online Experience, VPAA Credit, 4th Math (if completed in 12th Grade)
Entrepreneurship and Global Business A and B
Year 2 (Optional: Highly recommended)
Course Description:
The Entrepreneurship and Global Business course is a Project Based Learning course (PBL) and utilizes the Career Readiness Framework to prepare our leaders for tomorrow, today. In this course, the classroom becomes a simulated work environment, and students are the employees and the employer. As a member of the team, employees gain valuable first-hand knowledge about organizational behavior, as they run their own virtual business. Each virtual business is carefully created to solve real-world problems. Companies develop a business plan and strategically carry out each plan. Each member of the firm creates a career portfolio, interviews for positions within the firm and fulfills the requirements of the position they select. Students develop in-demand competencies and skills while exploring the wide-ranging careers business has to offer. Entrepreneurship and Global Business also offer the opportunity for students to participate in several online and in-person competitive events.
Students who successfully complete this course may be eligible to earn the following credits: Career Explorations, Online Experience, VPAA Credit, 4th Math (if completed in 12th Grade).