BUSN 2235: Personal Financial Literacy

Three credits ($150). Offered Fall, Spring, or Full-year.

Introduction to essential topics in personal finance for individuals and entrepreneurs. Financial literacy, personal finance topics including recordkeeping, budgeting, risk, insurance, credit, purchasing decisions, savings/investment options, income taxation of individuals and small businesses, and retirement savings.

Eligibility Guidelines: Successful completion of two years of high school mathematics is required.

Instructor Certification Requirements

The minimum degree requirement for instructors wishing to teach UConn ECE Business courses can be met through the following options.  Minimally applicants will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or a closely related field. Preferred applicants will have a Master’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Mathematics or in a closely related field (as judged by the UConn BUSN Department).

A candidate with a Master’s Degree in Education may also be considered if coupled with a strong undergraduate program and appropriate teaching experience:

Option 1: Instructors have a Business or Accounting BA/BS degree and hold a teaching certification endorsed for either #010 Business (7-12) or #089 Marketing Education (7-12); or

Option 2: Instructors have a Mathematics, Accounting, or Finance BA/BS degree with relevant coursework and hold a teaching certification endorsed for #029 Mathematics (7-12); or

Option 3: Instructors have an Economics BA/BS degree with relevant coursework and hold a teaching certification endorsed for #025/#026 Social Studies (7-12).

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