2017-2018 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Apr 20, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 010 - Financial Literacy


Credits: 4
An introduction to the economic principles of personal financial management and planning. Topics include the forms and pitfalls of credit; instruments and strategies for saving; and the planning and budgeting of financial goals. Readings, hands-on exercises, and guest speakers present these topics with academic rigor, while allowing each student to tailor them to his or her own situation.

Distribution Requirements: QR, SB.

This course counts as Social Science for the purpose of satisfying the College distribution requirement for students who matriculated before Fall 2016. ECON 010 does not count toward a major or minor in Economics.