ACCT 040 - Personal Finance

    Recent Professors
    Loraine Baluyut
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    35–40 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment processor completion of a course taught at or above the level of intermediate algebra .
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ACCT 040
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course covers the fundamentals of personal finance including financial planning, money management, income and asset protection, and investments. The course includes calculations and problem-solving related to budgeting, managing income taxes, building and maintaining good credit, large personal assets purchases, managing property and liability risk, investment fundamentals, and retirement and estate planning. Students have the opportunity to prepare their own personal budgets and statements of net worth. The time value of money and its importance in the financial planning process is stressed.
    Usually Held
    Fri 9:20am–1:00pm, Tue Thu 12:30pm–1:55pm