procedures and techniques utilized in solving business problems and making financial decisions. This course includes partnership accounting, adjustments and inventory control systems, budgetary control systems, and cost accounting.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 10-12
PREREQUISITE: Accounting I Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
CTE Advanced Studies: Business CS952X0BUS This course requires students to work under the guidance of a teacher with expertise in the content of the completer course in collaboration with community members, business representatives, and other school-based personnel. The four parts of the course include writing a research paper, producing a product, developing a portfolio, and delivering a presentation.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 11-12
PREREQUISITES: Two CTE credits in one Career Cluster - One must be a completer course (see Career and Technical Education - Career Clusters Chart).
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Business Law BB302X0S
This course acquaints students with the basic legal principles common to business and personal activities.
Units include evaluating contracts, maximizing purchasing power through credit, purchasing appropriate insurance, and renting and owning real estate.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 10-12
PREREQUISITE: Principles of Business and Finance Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Business Law Honors BB305X0S
This course is designed to inform students of the basic legal principles common to business and personal activities. Topics include consumer concepts when evaluating contracts, purchasing with credit,
purchasing appropriate insurance, and renting and owning real estate. Business concepts such as contracting, ethics, starting a business, hiring employees, managing employees, and representing other businesses and individuals are included. Skills in critical thinking are reinforced in this course as well as research and presentations on current business law trends. Students will be responsible for conducting research and developing a portfolio.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 10-12
PREREQUISITE: Principles of Business and Finance Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Microsoft Excel and Access BM202X0S This course instructs students in Microsoft curriculum and cutting-edge software tools to tackle real-world challenges in the classroom environment. The first part of the class is designed to help students use the newest version of Microsoft Excel interface, commands, and features to present, analyze, and manipulate various types of data. Students will learn to manage workbooks as well as how to manage, manipulate, and format data. In the second part of the class students will learn how to create and work with a database and its objects by using the new and improved features in newest version of Microsoft Access. Students will learn how to create, modify, and locate information as well as how to create programmable elements and share and distribute database information.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Microsoft Excel and Access Honors BM205X0S
This course instructs students in Microsoft curriculum and cutting-edge software tools to tackle real-world challenges in the classroom environment. This course is designed to help students use the newest version of Microsoft Excel interface, commands, and features to present, analyze, and manipulate various types of data. Students will learn to manage workbooks as well as how to manage, manipulate, and format data. Additionally, students will learn how to create and work with a database and its objects by using Microsoft Access. Students will learn how to create, modify, and locate information as well as how to create programmable elements and share and distribute database information. Research and project- based presentations on current Microsoft programs are required.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint BM102X0S
This course instructs students in Microsoft curriculum and cutting-edge software tools. During the first part of the class students will learn to create, edit, organize, and share a virtual notebook. In the second part, students will learn to use the newest version of Microsoft Word interface, commands, and features to create, enhance, customize, and share documents as well as create complex documents and publish them. In the third part, students will learn to use the newest version of Microsoft PowerPoint interface, commands, and features to create, enhance, customize and deliver presentations.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Honors BM105X0S This course instructs students in the Microsoft curriculum and software tools to tackle real-world challenges in the classroom environment. Students will learn to use the newest version of Microsoft Word interface, commands, and features to create, enhance, customize, share and create complex documents, and publish them. Additionally, students will learn to use the newest version of Microsoft PowerPoint interface, commands, and features to create, enhance, customize, and deliver presentations.
Research and project-based presentations on current Microsoft programs will be required.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Multimedia and Webpage Design BD102X0S
This revised course focuses on desktop publishing, graphic image design, computer animation, virtual reality, multimedia production, and webpage design. Communication skills and critical thinking are reinforced through software applications.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
PREREQUISITE: Microsoft Word & PowerPoint Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Multimedia and Webpage Design Honors BD105X0S
This course focuses on desktop publishing, graphic image design, computer animation, virtual reality, multimedia production, webpage design, digital graphics, video programming, and graphic programming.
Students will be using computer and computer software to complete classroom assignments and
projects. Students will take all concepts learned in this course and create desktop publishing documents, design graphic images and develop web pages. Research and project-based presentations on current multimedia programs will be required.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 9-12
PREREQUISITE: Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Personal Finance BF052X0S
This course in Personal Finance prepares students to understand economic activities and challenges of individuals and families, the role of lifestyle goals in education and career choices, procedures in a successful job search, financial forms used in independent living, and shopping options and practices for meeting consumer needs. The course also prepares students to understand consumer rights,
responsibilities, and information, protect personal and family resources, and apply procedures for managing personal finances.
COURSE NOTE: Also offered as a North Carolina Virtual Public School Course
*see NCVPS Section for more information
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Personal Finance Honors BF055X0S
This course teaches students about basic financial issues, terms, and goals. Students will learn and apply the concepts of saving and spending. They will learn and demonstrate how to manage their money.
Some topics include: basics of taxes, creating spending plans, researching investing, researching options for paying for college, understanding government programs, saving, researching the pros and cons of credit, insurance, charitable giving, and researching the many different types of retirement programs.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Principles of Business and Finance BF102X0S
This course focuses on the principles and concepts that will become the foundation for future study of business and management of work projects. Students will learn basic business principles, management concepts, systems thinking and total quality, and the current environment for business in an international marketplace.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Principles of Business and Finance Honors BF105X0S This course introduces students to the basic principles of business and finance; such as the role of
business in global economy, the nature of business, marketing in business, the role of finance in business, business credit, and the risk of business credit. Students will learn and research the different types of businesses, how and why technology is used in businesses, research different banking systems, investment opportunities for business, and create a financial plan.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Honors GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
CTE Advanced Studies: Finance CS952X0FIN This course requires students to work under the guidance of a teacher with expertise in the content of the completer course in collaboration with community members, business representatives, and other school-based personnel. The four parts of the course include writing a research paper, producing a product, developing a portfolio, and delivering a presentation.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 11-12
PREREQUISITES: Two CTE credits in one Career Cluster - One must be a completer course (see Career and Technical Education - Career Clusters Chart).
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Career Development Education
Career Management CC452X0S
This course is designed to prepare students to locate, secure, keep, and change careers. Competencies for this course are based on the National Career Development Guidelines. Strategies for this course include teamwork, technology, problem-solving, decision-making, goal setting, and self-management.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Apparel and Textile Production I FA312X0S
Students are introduced to clothing production in the areas of preparation for clothing construction, basic clothing construction techniques, consumer decisions, textiles historical perspectives and design, and career opportunities. Emphasis is placed on students applying these construction and design skills to apparel and home fashion.
COURSE NOTE: For safety reasons, enrollment is not to exceed 20 in this course.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: PHS
Apparel and Textile Production II FA322X0S
Students are introduced to advanced clothing and housing apparel development skills. The use of fibers and fabrics is combined with design and construction techniques to develop and produce clothing or housing apparel products. A real or simulated apparel business enterprise and FCLA activities allow students to apply instructional strategies and workplace readiness skills to an authentic experience and to develop a portfolio.
COURSE NOTE: For safety reasons, enrollment is not to exceed 20 in this course.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 10-12
PREREQUISITE: Apparel and Textile Production I Offered: PHS
Foods I FN412X0S
This course examines the nutritional needs of the individual. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of diet to health, kitchen and meal management, and food preparation. Skills in science and
mathematics are reinforced.
CREDIT: 1 TYPE: Standard GRADE: 9-12
Offered: NMHS, PHS, UPHS
Foods I Honors FN415X0S