Business, Finance, and Marketing Education
All courses are 1 semester, 1 credit courses unless otherwise noted. Courses can be taken for credit one time only, unless otherwise noted. Students in honors level classes will be expected to complete assignments above and beyond those of the standard level courses. Level II courses require a passing course grade and proficiency on the EOC assessment for the prerequisite or Level I course.
Accounting I NCVPS (application required)
Course Number: BA102X01
This course is designed to help students understand the basic principles of the accounting cycle. Emphasis is placed on the analysis and recording of business transactions, preparation, and interpretation of financial statements, accounting systems, banking and payroll activities, basic types of business ownership, and an accounting career orientation. Mathematics is reinforced and entrepreneurial experiences encouraged. Work-based learning strategies appropriate for this course include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. Apprenticeship is not available for this course. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 11-12
Accounting II NCVPS (application required)
Inherently Honors Course
Course Number Honors: BA205X01
Prerequisite: BA102X01 Accounting I
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge of accounting procedures and techniques utilized in solving business problems and making financial decisions. Emphasis includes departmental accounting, corporate accounting, cost accounting, and inventory control systems, managerial accounting and budgeting, and further enhancement of accounting skills. Mathematics is reinforced and entrepreneurial experiences encouraged. Work-based learning strategies appropriate for this course include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 11-12
Business Essentials F/S
Course Number: BF102X001
This course will introduce students to realistic business and finance principles by examining fundamental economic concepts, the business environment, and primary business activities. Through workplace scenarios and problem-based learning, students will explore business ethics, customer relations, economics, financial analysis, human resources management, information management, marketing, operations, and business technology.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 9-12
Business Law S
Course Number: BB302X001
This course is designed to acquaint students with the basic legal principles common to all aspects of business and personal law. Business topics include contract law, business ownership including intellectual property, financial law, and national and international laws. Personal topics include marriage and divorce law, purchasing appropriate insurance, renting and owning real estate, employment law, and consumer protection laws. Social studies and English language arts are reinforced.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 10-12
Entrepreneurship I F/S
Course Number: ME112X0S
In this course students evaluate the concepts of going into business for themselves and working for or operating a small business. Emphasis is on the exploration of feasible ideas of products/services, research procedures, business financing, marketing strategies, and access to resources for starting a small business. Students develop components of a business plan and evaluate startup requirements. English language arts and social studies are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 11-12
Entrepreneurship II F/S
Inherently Honors Course
Course Number Honors: ME125X01
Prerequisite: ME112X0S Entrepreneurship I
In this course students develop an understanding of pertinent decisions to be made after obtaining financing to open a small business. Students acquire in-depth understanding of business regulations, risks, management, and marketing. Students develop a small-business management handbook. English language arts and social studies are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. Apprenticeship is not available for this course. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 11-12
Hospitality and Tourism F
Course Number: MH422X0S
Prerequisite: MM51 Marketing or BF10 Business Essentials or MH31 Sports and Entertainment Marketing I
In this course, students acquire understanding of the economic impact and marketing strategies for hospitality and tourism destinations. Emphasis is on destination complexity, customer relations, economics, legal and ethical responsibilities, safety and security, and tourism promotion. English language arts, mathematics, social studies, and technology are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 10-12
Marketing F
Course Number: MM512X0S
In this course, students develop an understanding of the processes involved from the creation to the consumption of products/services. Students develop an understanding and skills in the areas of distribution, marketing-information management, market planning, pricing, product/service management, promotion, and selling. Students develop an understanding of marketing functions applications and impact on business operations. Mathematics and social studies are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 9-12
Marketing Applications F
Course Number: MA522X0S
Prerequisite: MM512X0S Marketing
In this course, students will apply an understanding of marketing functions and impact of the functions on business decisions. Through problem solving and critical thinking, students will apply knowledge and skills in the areas of customer relations, economics, financial analysis, channel management, marketing-information management, marketing planning, products and services management, and selling. Relative opportunities are available for students to use technology to acquire and use marketing information. English language arts and social studies are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit Recommended for Grades: 10-12
Sport and Event Marketing I F
Course Number: MH312X01
In this course, students are introduced to the industry of sports, entertainment, and event marketing. Students acquire transferable knowledge and skills among related industries for planning sports, entertainment, and event marketing. Topics included are branding, licensing, and naming rights; business foundations; concessions and on-site merchandising; economic foundations; human relations; and safety and security. Mathematics and social studies are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 10 -12
Sport and Event Marketing II F
Inherently Honors Course
Course Number: MH325X01
Prerequisite: MH312X01 Sports and Entertainment Marketing I
In this course, students acquire an understanding of selling, promotion, and market planning of sports, entertainment, and event marketing. Emphasis is on business management, career development, client relations, contracts, ethics, event management, facilities management, legal issues, and sponsorships. English language arts, mathematics, and social studies are reinforced. Work-based learning strategies appropriate include cooperative education, entrepreneurship, internship, mentorship, school-based enterprise, service learning, and job shadowing. DECA (an association for Marketing Education students) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences.
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 10-12
CTE Advanced Studies Business or Marketing F/S
Course Number: CS952X006
Prerequisite: Two technical credits in one Career Cluster
This culminating course is for juniors and seniors who have earned two technical credits, one of which is a completer course, in one Career Cluster. The Advanced Studies course must augment the content of the completer course and prepare students for success in transitioning to postsecondary education and future careers. Students work under the guidance of a teacher with expertise in the content of the completer course in collaboration with community members, business representatives, and other school-based personnel. The four parts of the course include writing a research paper, producing a product, developing a portfolio, and delivering a presentation. Students demonstrate their abilities to use 21st century skills. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and Technology Student Association (TSA) competitive events, community service, and leadership activities provide the opportunity to apply essential standards and workplace readiness skills through authentic experiences
Length of Course: 1 Unit
Recommended for Grades: 12
CTE Career and College Promise
Career and College Promise provides a way for any North Carolina high school student in good academic standing who meets eligibility requirements to take community college courses while still in high school. Students can combine high school and postsecondary courses to earn a credential, certificate, or diploma in a technical field and meet requirements for CTE concentration. Credit may be transferrable to another North Carolina community college, to UNC System institutions and to many of the state's independent colleges and universities. Students should work with their school counselors to determine what CTE pathways are available at their local community college or in what other ways they can access this program. If a student drops a college course after the first 10 days of the course, the student will receive a WF on their high school transcript. This will reflect as a 59% in the student's GPA.
Business, Finance, and Marketing Education Cooperative Education
Cooperative education is attached to a specific course that lists it in the course description. The cooperative education portion of the course counts as an enhancement course. Students must be enrolled in a Business, Finance or Marketing Educationclass in order to receive cooperative education credit. The student is required to have a job the first week of the semester in which they are scheduled for Co-Op in order for Co-Op to continue. Cooperative education is a method of instruction where business education instruction is combined with paid employment related to classroom instruction. The two experiences must be planned and supervised by both the school and the employer so that each contributes to the education and employability ofthe student. A student must work a minimum of 135 on-the-job contact hours to receive credit.
The student must be able to provide his/her own transportation to and from the work-based learning
Length of Course: 1 unit per semester
Recommended for Grades: 11– 12