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BUSINESS
Accounting I
Speak the language of business! Whether investing one's hard-earned cash, running one's own business, or moving up the corporate ladder, the basics of accounting are essential. Topics covered for both a sole proprietorship and corporation include: journalizing, posting, preparing financial statements, controlling cash and merchandising. Students will work with annual reports of publicly traded companies. This is a must-take class for everyone considering majoring in business at all colleges and universities require business students to complete two accounting courses.
Accounting II Honors (Pre-requisite: CP Accounting I)
Continue to advance your knowledge in accounting toward the equivalent of one semester of college accounting. Topics include: Depreciation, Collection of Uncollectable Accounts, Corporate Equity, Valuation of Inventory and Financial Statement Analysis. Students who have completed Accounting I & II will be better equipped to succeed in a college financial accounting class. Students will use accounting software to produce financial documents. Again, this is a must-take class for everyone considering majoring in business at all colleges and universities require business students to complete two accounting courses.
Managerial Accounting Honors
(Pre-requisite: CP Accounting II or CP Accounting I Instructor Approval)
Students first learn how businesses plan for and evaluate their operating, financing and investing decisions and then how accounting systems gather and provide data to internal and external decision makers. This year-long course covers all the learning objectives of a traditional college level financial accounting course, plus those from a managerial accounting course. Topics include an introduction to accounting, accounting information systems, time value of money, and accounting of merchandising firms, sales and receivables, fixed assets, debt, and equity. Other topics include a statement of cash flows, financial ratios, cost-volume profit analysis and variance analysis.
Microsoft Office Specialist
The Microsoft Office Specialist class is designed to give every student the opportunity to get certified by Microsoft in Microsoft Office 2016 software. The class will include in-depth instruction of Microsoft Word 2016, Microsoft Excel 2016 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2016. At the conclusion of each section, each student will have the opportunity to take the Microsoft Office Specialist exam (MOS) and be certified by Microsoft. If you successfully pass all three certification exams, you have the opportunity to receive college credit. (Refer to the Microsoft Office Specialist website for details)
Financial Planning
Financial Planning is designed for the college bound student or the student getting ready to enter the work force. Topics will include: the college financial planning, money management, investments and insurance. Students will study everything from college loans and scholarships to IRA's. Students will have the opportunity to hear from guest speakers in the field of financial planning.
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grades: 9-12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grades: 10-12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grades: 10-12
Credits: 1 Length: Full Year Grades: 9-12
Credits: 0.5
Length: Semester Course Grades: 11-12
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