3b. Finance                                                  
 
                                                                          Specific Plan of Study
 
Sub-Pathways: Financial and Investment Planning Pathway; Business Financial Management Pathway; Banking and Related Services Pathway; Insurance Services Pathway.
High School
 
9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
English 9 Speech and Writing Experiences American Literature and Advanced Writing or Guided Writing Projects Contemporary Literature or Classical Literature and Guided Literature Projects or AP English
Algebra 1 (or Geometry) Geometry (or Algebra 2) Algebra 2  (Pre-Calculus or Discrete Math) Discrete Math, Pre-Calculus, or AP Statistics (or AP Calculus)
Molecular Biology  Chemistry  Physical Science or Physics  AP Chemistry or AP Biology
American Studies II Contemporary American History or Historical Viewpoints American Government and Economics or Psychology or Sociology Modern Western Civilization or Geography  
  PE/Health PE/Health PE/Health PE/Health
  Computer Applications I      
   
Related High School Electives: Supplementary materials including student ‘Course Guides’ showing elective course offerings that relate to each career pathway are available in the schools and on the district web site at: http://www.davenport.k12.ia.us/students.asp
Post-
Secondary
 
Kirkwood Community College Clinton, Muscatine and Scott  Iowa State University
www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/programs q    Business Administration & Accounting www.iastate.edu
Accounting Transfer q     Accounting Management Accounting
Banking & Finance   Business Economics
Pre-Business Transfer Black Hawk College Finance
  www.bhc.edu  
Kaplan University Financial Services Management St. Ambrose University
www.kaplan.edu Accounting   www.sau.edu
Accounting Banking & Finance Certificate     Accounting
Finance University of Northern Iowa   Economics
Auditing-Forensic Accounting www.uni.edu   Finance
Managerial Accounting Economics   International Accounting
Public Accounting Finance        
Tax Accounting Western Illinois University Augustana College
Accounting Management www.wiu.edu www.augustana.edu
Security & Assurance Economics Accounting
    Finance     Economics
Career Enhancement
Options
 
Work-based Learning Options Short-Term Training Options
q     Job-Shadowing: q     Basic Insurance                                        q     Business Communications
q     Internship/Mentorship: q     Ethics in Financial Services q     Business Writing 
q     On-The-Job Training: q     Peachtree for Windows  q     Bank Services
Work in Progress
 
q     QuickBooks Pro                                            q     Payroll Reporting Requirements