SCPS does not require any business courses in order to graduate. There are academic and nonacademic business courses.
ACCOUNTING
This course places emphasis on the basic principles, concepts
and procedures of accounting. It is a nonacademic elective. Length:
One semester Credit: 1/2 unit Prerequisite: None
COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING
This class will follow the first semester of accounting. All
applications learned the first semester would be applied on the computer.
Graphing of applications will also be used. Length: One semester
Credit: 1/2 unit Prerequisite: Accounting
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY
The students develop an understanding of the social impact of
the World Wide Web by examining society’s ethical and legal issues created
by it. Students learn the techniques and skills of alphabetic
keyboarding, formatting, and document processing of letters, reports, and
tables in Microsoft Word. PowerPoint, Access, and Excel are introduced.
Length: One semester Credit: 1/2 unit Prerequisite: None
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS I (EXCEL AND ACCESS)
Students will develop an understanding of Excel, a spreadsheet
program that allows you to organize data, complete calculations, make decisions,
graph data, develop professional looking reports, and publish organized
data on the Web for one 9-week period. The remaining half of the
9-week period will be utilized learning Access, a database management system
maintaining and querying a database, creating custom toolbars, menus, etc.
Length: One semester
Credit: ½ unit
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS II (MICROSOFT WORD)
This course is designed to explore all areas of Microsoft Office using
Microsoft Word.
Length: One semester Credit: 1/2 unit
Prerequisite: Technology & Society
BUSINESS LAW (11th and 12th)
A practical approach to law that emphasizes current and relevant
topics students need to understand for business transactions; i.e., contracts,
personal property, sales, business organization, real property, risk-bearing,
sexual harassment, computer law, etc. Length: One semester
Credit: 1/2 unit
BUSINESS ECONOMICS (11th and 12th)
Real-world applications that relate directly to students’ lives
give students the opportunity to make and evaluate consumer decisions.
Issues facing consumers are explored: writing checks, paying rent,
buying a house, applying for credit, looking for a job, buying a car, paying
taxes, shopping for necessities, buying life and car insurance, etc.
Length: One semester Credit: 1/2 unit