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  • Personal Finance

    770-PERSONAL FINANCE                                       .5 CR           
                                                         10, 11, 12
    Personal Finance introduces high school students to personal financial management.  Topics covered include career choice, employee benefits, taxes, insurance, checking and saving accounts, budgets, IRAs, 401Ks, mutual funds, and the stock market. This course aims to prepare the student for the “real world” through project-based activities and hands-on experiences.
    PREREQUISITES: None.

  • Introduction to Accounting

    774-INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING                   .5 CR
                                                                                 11, 12
    Introduction to Accounting introduces students to the theory, principles, and practices of accounting as well as business ethics.  This course prepares students for principles of Accounting 1 offered in college and for students to determine whether the accounting profession may be an appropriate career choice.
    PREREQUISITES: None.

  • Business Ethics

    BUSINESS ETHICS                                                 .5 CR                                                                          11, 12

    Business Ethics examines the worldviews that shape behaviors in the business marketplace. Students will study the ways thinkers search for a more complete disclosure of ethics, knowledge, belief, and reason. Students will gain insight into the ways of doing ethical theory, study important questions, and articulate sound arguments about themselves and the business world in which they may participate.

    PREREQUISITES: None.

  • AP Macroeconomics

    785-ADVANCED PLACEMENT MACROECONOMICS                 
                                                                                   1 CR
                                                                                 11, 12
    This course introduces the basic principles of macroeconomics, the study of the global economy including such topics as economic growth and GDP, inflation, unemployment, and how the government attempts to stabilize the economy in terms of steady growth and stable prices. It includes calculations, graphing, and critical thinking skills. This course is especially helpful to those who are considering majoring in any business-related area since economics courses are a requirement of any business major.

    PREREQUISITES: 3.25 or above cumulative GPA and B or higher in CP or HN math course. Please review AP policies on page 4.

  • AP Microeconomics

    ADVANCED PLACEMENT MICROECONOMICS                 

                                                                                               1 CR

                                                                                             11, 12

    AP Microeconomics is an introductory college-level microeconomics course. Students cultivate their understanding of the principles that apply to the functions of individual economic decision-makers by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data as they explore concepts like scarcity and markets; costs, benefits, and marginal analysis; production choices and behavior; and market inefficiency and public policy.

    PREREQUISITES: 3.25 or above cumulative GPA and B or higher in CP or HN math course. Please review AP policies on page 4.

  • AP Business with Personal Finance

    ADVANCED PLACEMENT BUSINESS WITH PERSONAL FINANCE                                                                           1 CR

                                                                                             11, 12

    AP Business with Personal Finance is an introductory, college-level business and personal finance course. Students explore the business disciplines of entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, accounting, and management through real-world business application, case studies, and project-based learning. In addition, students learn and apply all the National Standards for Personal Financial Education created by the Council for Economic Education and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.?

    PREREQUISITES: 3.25 or above cumulative GPA.


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St. Paul VI Catholic High School is a private Diocesan Catholic preparatory school for girls and boys in grades 9-12 in Chantilly, Virginia, seeking to help our students Grow in Grace and Wisdom. Our school is part of the Diocese of Arlington and offers rigorous academics, an inclusive community focused on spiritual and leadership formation, and a proud athletic tradition featuring nationally renowned programs competing in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association.

St. Paul VI Catholic High School is an accredited member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.