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BUS. 113 – Personal Finance - UMOJA (CRN: 48461) at Skyline College for Spring 2024

BUS. 113 Personal Finance

Personal finance leads students toward financial education and enables students to obtain the foundation for a lifelong understanding of the basics of finance including money management, tax planning, investing, and retirement planning. Students learn to apply quantitative and computational methods to help them understand the basis for financial literacy. Emphasis is placed on learning the fundamental concepts of everyday finance with a hands-on approach. Instruction will be based on student-centered activities, where they will analyze, and be able to synthesize financial documents and reports. Quantitative reasoning will be emphasized for the students so that they develop their problem-solving skills.

Units: 3

Degree Credit

Letter Grade Only

Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
Homework hours/semester: 96-108

Prerequisites: MATH 110 or appropriate score on the College Placement Test or other multiple measures assessment.

Corequisites: None

AA/AS Degree Requirements: 3b; Area 9A3

Transfer Credit: CSU (CSU GE Area B4), UC

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Department: Business

Number of Units: 3

Textbook: View textbook in Bookstore

Instructor: Soledad McCarthy, mccarthys@smccd.edu

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Cohort Restriction:

ASTEP2 - Umoja - ASTEP

This course is part of the Umoja - ASTEP Learning Community and is cohort restricted for Umoja-ASTEP students. Please visit WebSchedule to review general non-cohort restricted sections available. If you would like more information, please visit: https://www.skylinecollege.edu/umoja-astep/ or contact Marisa Thigpen, Learning Communities Program Services Coordinator, at (650) 738-7178, or by email at thigpenm@smccd.edu.

Section Information as of Friday, May 10 2024 - 11:32:07 am

Course status: Closed

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InstructorSection	Meeting Date	Meeting Time	Days	Building	Room	Section	Section Description
HQ - Lecture and/or Discussion Meeting Date: 01/16-05/14 Meeting Time: 11:10am-12:25pm Days: T Building: 08 Room: 8306 Instructor: Soledad McCarthy	01/16-05/14	11:10am-12:25pm	T	08	8306	HQ	Lecture and/or Discussion
HQ - Online Meeting Date: 01/16-05/14 Meeting Time: Days: Building: Virtual Room: Remote Instructor: Soledad McCarthy	01/16-05/14			Virtual	Remote	HQ	Online

Critical Dates for this Course	Date
Last day to add class	January 29, 2024
Last day to drop with a refund	January 29, 2024
Last day to drop without a "W"	February 4, 2024
Last day to drop with a "W"	April 25, 2024
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass Grading Option	May 14, 2024

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BUS. 113 – Personal Finance - UMOJA (CRN: 48461) at Skyline College for Spring 2024