Course #7121     
Finance Math                                          Credit: .50                                                        Open to Students in Grades 10 and 11.               
Description: This course is designed with emphasis on basic consumer skills.  Upon completion of the personal skills students will solve problems concerning everyday business topics.  Business topics include checking accounts, net pay, fringe benefits, investments, and measuring business performance.
Prerequisite: None                              THIS COURSE DOES NOT COUNT AS A MATH CREDIT

Course #7220     
Accounting 1                                        Credit: 1.00                                               Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.                                     
Description: This first-year course will provide you with basic accounting procedures used to operate a business.  The accounting procedures will also serve as a sound background for employment in office jobs and preparation for studying business courses in college.  You will have the opportunity to learn the accounting language and the systematic recording of financial operations through the use of a textbook, workbook, practice set and computer simulations.  Also, you will participate in preparing basic federal tax returns, know accounting as it relates to careers and be able to make ethical business decisions
Prerequisite: None      

Course #7300     
Accounting 2                                        Credit: 1.00                                                        Open to Students in Grades 11 and 12.
Description: The second year course is specifically vocational and career oriented for the student who has one of the following objectives: (1) to become a bookkeeper or an accountant’s assistant upon graduation; (2) to go to college and major in accounting, marketing, management, etc.; (3) to know more about business procedures and records so as a future owner or manager of a business they can interpret financial records, and make decisions to maintain or improve operations.  With the use of the textbook, workbook, practice set, computers and calculators, the student will cover topics such as professional, departmental, managerial, and cost accounting.  Also, the student will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare basic tax returns, know accounting as it relates to careers and be able to make ethical business decisions.
Prerequisite:  Accounting 1

Course #7330
Personal Finance                                                Credit: .33                                                               Required for Students in Grades 11.                                                        
Description: Personal Finance is organized around three themes and mapped around fundamental knowledge and skills needed in these areas to achieve a comfortable level of financial confidence and independence after high school. These themes are: Consumer Economics, Banking and Financial Systems, Fundamentals of Insurance.  Students will analyze money systems and make personal decisions about financial goals based on economic climate and employment data. Topics such as saving, investment, stock analysis and credit will be examined as well as renting and leasing choices and agreements. Students will learn to read and complete complicated forms such as tax forms and insurance forms. They will look at making reasoned and informed decisions about current and future financial goals. Economics, Reading, Writing, and Speaking Standards are all applied in this course.
Prerequisite: None                              Graduation Requirement

Course #7230     
Today’s Law                                         Credit: 1.00                                               Open to Students in Grades 11 and 12.                         
Description: Today’s Law closely examines civil and criminal law procedures ranging from complaints to the appeals process through use of textbook, a novel- (A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr), court visits, special guest speakers, and participation in class projects. Course content includes a close-up of Federal, State, and county court systems, US and state constitutions, ethics and the law, criminal and tort law, consumer protection, marriage and wills. Topics such as employment and discrimination issues are included as time permits.  Instruction relies heavily on class participation, experiential and cooperative learning, research and reading. Students practice communication skills to inform and persuade, through presentations developed with increasing difficulty, utilizing a variety of technologies. Field trips to municipal, county, and federal courts reinforce legal concepts and promote critical thinking and debate about legal issues in society.  This course addresses multiple PA academic standards in two curriculum areas; Civics and Government and Reading-Writing- Speaking- Listening
Prerequisite: None

Course #2351     
Economics                                            Credit: .50                                                                  Open to Students in Grades 10, 11, and 12. Description: This course lays the groundwork for understanding economics as a discipline for further exploration in college as well as provides a functional knowledge for business and engagement in the free market. We will define economics and explore economic theory. Current economic news** about the economy will be interspersed regularly to understand and apply concepts. Following a unit on the free enterprise system in America these topics will be studied:  Supply and Demand, Equilibrium price, Production and productivity (GDP and economies of scale), Labor supply and demand, competition, Government and the US Economy, Economic stability, International trade.
**Reference materials: The Economist Magazine, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal
Prerequisite: None                              NCAA Clearinghouse Approved

Course #7141                                     
Career Prep                                          Credit: .33                                                                Required for Students in Grade 11.
Description: Students in Career Prep analyze career options based on individual interests, abilities, aptitudes, goals and achievements.  They analyze career options and new opportunities in the work world.  Students utilize guidance and career services of the guidance department, special guests, college, government and online resources.  Students begin with the Holland Style Personality and Career Assessments; identify occupations suited to their personal results, and begin to research careers.  A college comparison identifies several college options and a variety of college preparation documents are completed.  All are collected in an electronic portfolio for future use.
Prerequisite: None                              Graduation Requirement

Course #7260
Introduction to Computer                
Science & Database Concepts             Credit: .50                                               Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.               
Description: This course addresses computer literacy with the study of basic computer operation concepts in a hands-on environment.  Students will explore basic hardware/software setup, problems and solutions.  A basic introduction to concepts in networking and information systems development will be presented.  A portion of the course will be devoted to the fundamentals of database construction, relational databases, mechanics and management using MS Access® or Visual Basic.  This course provides the fundamentals in understanding information systems and interrelation of various communication technologies used in the world today.
Prerequisite: Computer Applications

Course #7100     
Computer Applications                     Credit: .33                                                                  Required for Students in Grades 9.           
Description: As a .33 credit course, Computer Applications is focused on Word and Excel, proper use of the application features, business communication, and information literacy.  A project is competed at the end of each key area to give students the opportunity to apply and integrate what they have learned.  This course moves quickly through five different MS Office applications.
Prerequisite: None                             Graduation Requirement

Course #7110     
Advanced Computer Applications   Credit: .50                                                                   Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.
Description: This course will provide you with the everyday major computer skills for careers that make use of Web Page creation, PowerPoint, word processing, desktop graphics and charts. These skills serve as a solid background for employment and/or preparation for use in other courses or a college situation.  You will participate in preparing a final project as documentation of your computer skills at the end of each skill area for use in a portfolio by integration of the applications demonstrated.
Prerequisite: Computer Applications Recommended

Course #7240     
C++ Programming 1                           Credit: .50                                                 Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.               
Description: This first level course is designed to provide the student having a strong math background with the experience, practice, and understanding of designing, compiling, and running a variety of computer programs covering important programming techniques applicable to all disciplines in the language of C++.  The emphasis is good program design and coding to lay a good foundation for any subsequent study of C++ programming commands and other programming languages.  This course will also provide the student with a detailed analysis of their present understanding of the Operating System of a computer, as well as, any future programming skills needed to successfully prepare them for a computer-related career.  The student will prepare programs they create to be included in a course portfolio as indication of their programming skills.
Prerequisite:  None

Course #7250     
C++ Programming II                           Credit: .50                                                 Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.               
Description: This second level course is designed to provide the student with the experience, practice, and understanding of designing, compiling and writing a variety of computer programs covering important programming techniques applicable to all disciplines in the language of C++.  The advanced use of C++ commands for Arrays, Menus, Subroutines, String Processing, Data Files, and Sorting of data will be covered in this second level course.  The continued emphasis of good program design and coding will lay the foundation for any subsequent study of C++ programming commands and other programming languages. This course will also provide the student with a detailed analysis of the understanding of the Operating System of a computer, as well as, any future programming skills needed to successfully prepare them for a computer-related career.  The student will prepare programs they create to be included in a course portfolio as indication of their programming skills.  
Prerequisite: C++ Programming I

Course #7211     
Entrepreneurship                               Credit: .50                                                   Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.               
Description: Entrepreneurship will allow students to see what it takes to run a successful business.  Students will have the opportunity to use creativity and reasoning skills to determine what makes a business successful.  The class will also have students write a business plan in preparation for acquiring capital for their theoretical business.  Students who are interested in Entrepreneurship, but are not interested in running or operating their own business will become better consumers by finishing the course.

Prerequisite:  None

Course # 7335                                          
Sports & Entertainment Marketing         Credit: .50                                       Open to Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12.            
Description: Explore the marketing principles practiced by successful businesses in the sports and entertainment fields.  Sports and Entertainment Marketing covers topics such as promotion, endorsements, public relations, careers in marketing, and legal issues in sports marketing. 
Prerequisite:  None