| Pilot Site: | |
| This is a district-wide pilot course. | |
| Grade Range: | |
| 9-12 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Economics | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| g - College Preparatory Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
| Honors Personal Finance is a year-long course designed to empower students with the sophisticated financial knowledge and tools needed to lead the most financially successful life possible. Through real-world scenarios, current media, hands-on projects, and meaningful activities, students develop the foundational understanding to make sound money decisions now and throughout their adult lives. Students explore investing in depth, examining stocks, bonds, real estate, and entrepreneurship with a level of rigor comparable to entry-level professionals in those fields before moving into essential personal finance topics including budgeting, taxes, insurance, retirement accounts, and credit. Every unit goes beyond surface-level exposure, building finance, math, reading, and critical thinking skills through assessments that reflect real financial decisions. Topics covered include: Behavioral Economics, Banking, Investing, Types of Credit, Managing Credit, Buying a Car, Buying a House, Paying for College and Career Planning, Alternatives to 4-Year Colleges, Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Taxes, Budgeting, and Consumer Skills. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 9228 - Non-Core Academic Elective | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| TBD | |
HSS-74