BUS. 113 - Personal Finance

    Recent Professors
    Soledad A. McCarthy, Hui X. Pate, Revathy Sivasubramaniam
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    5–40 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    MATH 110 or appropriate score on the College Placement Test or other multiple measures assessment.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of BUS. 113
    Transfers To
    CSUCSU GE Area B4
    Description
    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.
    Usually Held
    Tue 11:10am–12:25pm, Tue 11:10am–1:40pm, Thu