Fundamental Financial Literacy

Description

This course is designed to present the advantages of effective financial planning for the student's personal and professional lives. These advantages include: increased effectiveness in obtaining, using, and predicting one's financial resources throughout a lifetime; increased control of financial affairs by avoiding excessive debt, bankruptcy and potential dependence on others; and freedom from financial hurdles by looking to the future, anticipating expenses and achieving economic goals. This course is for non-business students and degree credit should not be given for both this course and Accountancy I ( ACCT 20100 , ACTG 20100 , BAAL 20100 , BAEG 20100 , BASC 20100 ). Students enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business or in the Accounting Minor cannot take this course.