Business, Marketing, and Finance Career Cluster
Accounting and Financial Services
The Business, Marketing, and Finance career cluster focuses on careers in planning, organizing, directing, and evaluating business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations. This career cluster includes occupations ranging from business owner and entrepreneur to accountant, retail manager, and market analyst.
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Accounting and Financial Services
The Accounting and Financial Services program of study focuses on occupational and educational opportunities associated with examining, analyzing, and interpreting financial records. It includes exploration of financial services, preparing financial statements, auditing financial statements prepared by others, and interpreting accounting records. This program of study also introduces students to mathematical modeling tools.
Available Career Skills Pathways
Secondary Courses for High School Credit
SKILL LEVEL 1
- Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
- Business Information Management I
- Business Information Management I + Business Lab
- Money Matters
SKILL LEVEL 2
- Accounting I
- Banking and Financial Services
- Financial Mathematics
- Entrepreneurship I
SKILL LEVEL 3
- Accounting II
- Financial Analysis
SKILL LEVEL 4
- Securities and Investments
- Practicum in Business Management
- Practicum in Business Management + Extended
- Practicum in Business Management
- Practicum in Entrepreneurship
- Practicum in Entrepreneurship + Extended
- Practicum in Entrepreneurship
- Career Preparation for Programs of Study
- Career Preparation for Programs of Study + Extended
Aligned Industry-Based Certifications
Dual Credit
Students should be advised to consider these course opportunities to enrich their preparation.
Aligned Advanced Academic Courses
- Intuit Quick Books Online Certified User*
- Microsoft Office Specialist Word
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel
- Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint
- Intuit Quick Books Online CertifiedUser*
Available Learning Pathways
Southern Careers Institute
- AS of Applied Science in Management
Pathways | University of Phoenix | National American University
- BS of Arts Business Administration
- BS of Science in Accounting Degree