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BUS. 113 – Personal Finance (CRN: 48658) at Skyline College for Spring 2025

This course is offered online and it is recommended you complete a short self-assessment to ensure readiness before taking an online course.

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

Skyline College (Online Course)

Department: Business

Number of Units: 3

Textbook: View textbook in Bookstore

Instructor: Hui Pate, pate@smccd.edu

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Fee Description	Type	Amount
Book-Inclusive Digital Acc-SKY	Flat Fee	$92

Section Information as of Sunday, December 22 2024 - 07:47:58 am

Course status: Open for Waitlist - 4 on waitlist

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InstructorSection	Meeting Date	Meeting Time	Days	Building	Room	Section	Section Description
OSH - Online Meeting Date: 03/18-05/22 Meeting Time: Days: Online course Room: 0000 Instructor: Hui Pate	03/18-05/22			Online course	0000	OSH	Online

Critical Dates for this Course	Date
Last day to add class	March 24, 2025
Last day to drop with a refund	March 21, 2025
Last day to drop without a "W"	March 26, 2025
Last day to drop with a "W"	May 8, 2025
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass Grading Option	May 22, 2025

San Mateo County Community College District

BUS. 113 – Personal Finance (CRN: 48658) at Skyline College for Spring 2025