Grade:  10-12 Prerequisite:  Business Essentials is recommended. Length of Course: Year

Description:  Did you know that college business programs require students to learn the basics of Accounting?  Accounting provides students with practical concepts used in everyday business transactions.  Students will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge in business and learn automated accounting.  This course will teach students about accounting systems, revenue and expenses, checking accounts, payroll, taxes, income statements, balance sheets and journal entries.  Accounting for a proprietorship and a corporation will be introduced.

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Century 21 Accounting, 2019

Publisher: Cengage

Grade:  11-12 Prerequisite:  Accounting I   Length of Course: Year

Description:  Did you know that Accounting is a fast growing profession?  Advanced Accounting defines accounting practices for a corporation through the use of specific accounting problems, explains current accounting systems, preparation of financial statements as well as managerial and cost accounting methods.  Emphasis is placed on the importance of accounting data in making business decisions.

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Century 21 Accounting, 2019

Publisher: Cengage

Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite: Computer Applications Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Business Communications courses help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for effective communication in business situations and environments. Emphasis is placed on all phases of communication: speaking, listening, thinking, responding, reading, writing, communicating nonverbally, and utilizing technology for communication. Business communication functions, processes, and applications in the context of business may be practiced through problem-based projects and real world application.

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Business Communication, 3rd ed, 2020

Publisher: Cengage

Grade:  9-12 Prerequisite: None Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Business Essentials introduces students to the role business plays in the lives of individuals as consumers and workers.  A survey of the functions of business, a comparison of the forms of organizations and methods of administration and the interdependence of production, distribution, and finance in modern business.  This course is designed to encourage students to explore the career possibilities that are available through business education.

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Business Entrepreneurship, 2016

Publisher: McGraw Hill

Grade: 9-12 Prerequisite: Business Essentials Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Business Law is designed to help students understand the legal issues they are, and will be, encountering in their personal lives.  Civil and criminal laws dealing with court systems, rights of students/minors, contracts, crimes and torts, landlord/tenant, and employment are some of the topics studied.

Grade: 10-12 Prerequisite: Business Essentials Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Entrepreneurship is a course designed for those students who wish to explore the personal characteristics and resources needed to profitably start and run a small business. Instruction will cover the concepts of entrepreneurship and the importance of small business with our free enterprise system. Students will be exposed to the basics of planning, organizing, financing, starting and operating and managing a small business venture.

Grade:  11-12 Prerequisite:  Advanced Accounting Length of Course: Semester

Description:  Finance Workplace Experience courses provide students with work experience in fields related to finance. Goals are typically set cooperatively by the student, teacher, and employer (although students are not necessarily paid). These courses may include classroom activities as well, involving further study of the field or discussion regarding experiences that students encounter in the workplace.