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Business

  • PVI-TV Broadcasting

    PVI-TV BROADCASTING                                            .5 CR

                                                                                       10, 11, 12

    In this semester-long course, students will record feature videos and in-studio broadcasts for the weekly magazine show seen by all PVI students, faculty and staff. Learn what makes good content and compelling stories. Discover the basics of writing a good script, recording, editing, and delivering a story on camera. Here’s your chance to grow in confidence and composure while promoting all the great activities and programs at PVI.

    This course satisfies the PVI Fine arts requirement.

    PREREQUISITES: None

  • 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 Marketing

    772-INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING                      .5 CR
                                                                                 10, 11, 12
    Introduction to Marketing summarizes how marketing is implemented in companies of any size. Students will learn that the world of marketing is much broader than advertising, and includes the development of successful products, their pricing, and their distribution to the target market. This course is focused on learning well-known marketing principles and their specific implementation in actual companies today. This course is helpful to those who are considering majoring in any business-related area.
    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.

  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation

    776-ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION             .5 CR                                                                              11, 12
    Introduction to Entrepreneurship prepares students to carry out the entrepreneurial process and experience the entrepreneurial spirit. Developing an innovative product and then writing a business plan are only the initial steps of a successful business launch. Successful entrepreneurs must also have a solid background in marketing, finance, legal, technology and human resources as well as an awareness of the demographic, cultural, and economic trends in our world today. Just as critical are the personal skills required. Students will meet and learn from other entrepreneurs, learn basic business knowledge, and then develop a unique, original product including the related business case to launch it!
    PREREQUISITES: None.

  • HN Intro to Business

    HN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS          .5 CR
                                                                                             11, 12 

    This course introduces business within the context of the U.S. economic framework. Topics include the environment in which businesses operate; how businesses are formed and operate internationally; important aspects of specific business functions such as human resources/labor relations, supply chain management, marketing, accounting, and finance; and important considerations such as how companies implement corporate social responsibility and artificial intelligence. This course is especially helpful to those who are considering pursuing business as a college major and/or career.

    PREREQUISITES: 3.25 or above cumulative GPA.

  • International Trade and Business Policy

    International Trade and Business Policy
    .5 CR
    Grades 11, 12
    Students will learn the fundamentals of how international trade and business activity have guided, and continue to guide, economic growth and development here and abroad. Students will also study how governments and other stakeholders attempt to regulate that activity.
    Prerequisites: None

  • Interpersonal Comm. & Public Relations

    INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS                                                      .5 CR  

    11, 12

    This is a course directed at polishing your verbal communication skills, as well as learning communication etiquette in the workplace, how to maneuver conflict in the workplace, as well as in your personal life with friends and family. Learn how to present yourself in the best way possible for an upcoming presentation or interview.  You are your own advocate in life. To be able to speak for yourself in a polished manner is a great skill that will help you advance in life in many ways. This is not to be confused with a public speaking class. This class focuses on how to use the correct words, phrases and verbal communication to get great outcomes.

  • 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.

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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.