BUS 101F - Personal Financial Management

    Recent Professors
    Ali Asadi, Kenneth Colby, Rajen Vurdien, Apollo Fraidany, Timothy Durfield, Brandon Duran, Rashawn Underdue, Richard Ghidella and 3 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    35–98 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Elementary Algebra or the equivalent, with a grade of C or better, or by assessment through the college's multiple measures placement processes
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSUCSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area B4
    Description
    54 hours lecture per term. This course covers the proper management of personal incomes and expenditures, practice computational skills, preparation to reason quantitatively, and explain and apply mathematical reasoning concepts to solve problems experienced in daily or professional life related to money/finance. The course also includes a study of inflation and business cycles; commercial and savings accounts; budgets; charge accounts; installment buying; borrowing money; property, income, estate, inheritance, and gift taxes; life, health, accident, property and miscellaneous insurance; pension plans and Social Security; owning a home; investing in securities; and trust funds and wills. This course is an integrative approach to personal finance focusing on practical financial decision-making as well as the social, psychological, and physiological contexts in which those decisions are made. Students will perform calculations to analyze their savings, investments, budgets and develop a plan to meet financial goals. (Degree Credit) (CSU) AA GE
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:45am–1:10pm, Mon Wed 2:15pm–4:25pm, Mon Wed 8:15am–11:35am, Mon Wed 8:35am–10:00am