Accounting
1 credit
Prerequisite: Pass Algebra Regents Exam
Prepares students to keep accurate financial records for a business. The complete accounting cycle is presented, and students learn the basic procedures used to operate a business. Students will manage all types of financial information including making business decisions, preparing and interpreting financial reports and recording ALL transactions for a business. Students perform accounting tasks for service businesses organized as proprietorships and for merchandising businesses organized as a partnership. Students will learn how to construct the main financial statements as well as get a foundation on which to continue studying business and accounting at the collegiate level.
Business Math
1 credit
Prerequisite: Pass Algebra Regents Exam
Students develop sound money management skills including how income is computed, (salary, hourly wage, commission ), how federal and state taxes are computed, developing a personal budget and how to record keep, credit card usage (pros and cons), making large purchases using a bank loan, calculating interest (compound, simple), using a checking/savings account, reconciling a bank statement, analyzing purchase prices to find the better buy (markdowns, unit pricing), automobile purchases and costs to operate an automobile, types of insurance and investments.
Business Computer Applications
½ credit
This course will provide students with instruction in Microsoft Office. Students will learn to type an average of 35-45 words per minute using touch typing method. Students’ will become proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Publisher. Software products used are the Microsoft Office suite and Windows Operating Systems.
Sports Marketing
½ credit
This course introduces students to the sports and entertainment industry. It focuses on the marketing of sports as it applies to professional leagues, teams, and events, amateur sports, sporting goods and sports media. It is a project-based computer class that looks at the marketing on non-sport products through sports with an introduction to sponsorship, licensing, and athlete endorsements. Students apply marketing concepts and strategies to the sports industry through the development of sports marketing and promotion strategies and plans.
Introduction to Personal Finance
½ HS credit; 3 College credits
Prerequisite: Pass Algebra 1 Regents Exam
This course introduces students to the subject areas needed to manage their economic future. Students are introduced to the US economic and financial systems, financial planning, banking, consumer credit, leasing, retirement planning and investing, real estate investing, health insurance, and risk management.