BUSAD 230 - Personal Finance

    Recent Professors
    Nancy Sill, John McCann, Sheri Lima
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, 2027MSP
    Class Size
    40 students
    Difficulty
    6.0Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Open to both business and non-business majors. An integrated approach to personal finance and financial literacy. Topics are designed to facilitate informed and deliberate decision making, in alignment with personal values, to maximize financial resources throughout the individual’s life span. Emphasizes practical decision making using contemporary theory and real world examples while integrating the social, psychological, and physiological context in which financial decisions are made. Topics include common financial issues such as budgeting, career planning, goal setting, purchasing and financing a home and other large consumer purchases, personal risk management and insurance issues, managing credit, investment strategies, as well as tax, retirement and estate planning.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 8:00am–9:25am, Wed 6:00pm–9:05pm