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BUSINESS & COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT

desiring to build a stronger understanding of
BUSINESS EDUCATION concepts related to net worth will benefit from the
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9 Grade: 10 Grade:
course, and be a step ahead when taking business
Business Literacy Business Literacy
classes at the college level. Concepts of assets,
Accounting Principles Accounting Principles
liabilities, and owner’s equity are studied in depth.
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11 Grade: 12 Grade: Students reinforce understanding of accounting
Business Literacy Business Literacy procedures by working through realistic fiscal cycles
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship for a sole proprietorship and merchandising
Accounting Principles Accounting Principles business organized as a corporation. Business
transactions are analyzed, recorded, and
COMPUTER SCIENCE summarized for the preparation of general-purpose
½ credit required for graduation financial statements. These statements are utilized
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9 Grade: 10 Grade: by corporations in the real world to report financial
Integrated Computer Integrated Computer
ratios, component percentages, and stockholder’s’
Applications Applications equity. Additionally, students participate in forensic
Computer Science 1 Computer Science1
accounting case studies that contributed to the
AP Computer Science
creation and increase of government regulations
Principles
AP Computer Science A which fundamentally changed finical reporting
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11 Grade: 12 Grade: procedures for publicly traded companies in the
Integrated Computer Integrated Computer United States.
Applications Applications Fee: Online subscription fee possible
Computer Science 1 Computer Science 1
AP Computer Science AP Computer Science
BUSINESS LITERACY (formerly Business Essentials)
Principles Principles
AP Computer Science A AP Computer Science A (1 semester, ½ credit, Grades 9-12)
Meets the Financial Literacy Requirement
Meets the ½ credit computer requirement
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
Prerequisite: None
(1 semester, ½ credit, Grades 9-12)
Whether interested in starting a business, or
Prerequisite: None
planning to major in the medical field, Business
Establishing a strong understanding of basic Literacy is a course designed to equip students with
accounting principles is a vital component and first a strong foundation of financial literacy, and ethical
step in working towards the goal of obtaining a corporate standards that will add value to any
business degree of any kind, and/or becoming an career field. The course focuses on a wide array of
entrepreneur. Not only are accounting concepts topics related to finance and business including
banking, budgeting, taxation, credit, investing,
needed when establishing functional business
insurance, and ethics. Established learning
models, they also provide insight on how to
techniques are utilized to engage students in real-
interpret personal valuation of net worth and
world simulations, building analytical skills
wealth management. Students interested in a
associated with authentic case studies,
career in accounting, becoming their own boss, or
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