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 Department:    CCB

 Course #:    46

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2

 CIP:    320205

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

This course covers topics in financial literacy and personal finances.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Students must be co-enrolled in at least one other CCB/HSC/ELA course to enroll.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Basic Education N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate financial literacy.
2. Recognize the long-term financial impact of career choice.
3. Understand how to read a pay stub and describe the purpose of each deduction.
4. Track income and expenses in order to prepare monthly budgets.
5. Evaluate credit terms and options for credit cards, loans, and mortgages and calculate cost of credit.
6. Understand various savings options and the impact of compound interest.
7. Understand terms of health, auto and home insurance and compare various policies to meet personal needs.
8. Understand federal, state and local taxes and describe programs and services funded by those taxes.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Think

Definition: Think analytically, logically, creatively, and reflectively.

Quantify

Definition: Apply mathematical skills quantitatively, logically, creatively, and critically.

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