Business
The Business Department offers a variety of courses designed specifically for high school students who are interested in building a strong foundation in business. These courses provide students with the opportunity to develop essential business literacy skills that can be applied to their personal lives, while also introducing them to a wide range of business fields for future exploration.
Through engaging, practical learning experiences, students gain exposure to key concepts in the business world and begin to understand how businesses operate locally and globally. Whether students plan to enter the workforce directly after graduation or pursue post-secondary studies, our goal is for every student to leave with a solid, foundational knowledge of business and the confidence to apply these skills in real-world situations.
DECA Club
With a nearly 75-year history, DECA has impacted the lives of more than ten million students, educators, school administrators and business professionals since it was founded in 1946. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.
To qualify to compete in DECA a student must be enrolled in an or have successfully completed a business course listed in the Opportunities book. District Competition is held in December.
Qualifying candidates move to the State Competition in March. Qualifying candidates move to National Competition in April.
Competition Career Cluster Categories
- Business Management & Administration
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Marketing
- Personal Finance & Literacy
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Business Opportunities
- Business
Recommended for Grade 9
Quarter, 3 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 8571
Intro to Business will explore the major functions performed by companies as they strive to achieve their goals, including but not limited to such topics as: global business strategy, marketing, finance, human resources, and product development.
- 09
- 10
- Business
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Recommended for Grade 10
Quarter, 3 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 8671
This course is designed to introduce students to financial literacy and decision making by reviewing key topics in the field, such as career selection and preparation, budgeting, debt management, and investing.
- 09
- 10
- Business
Prerequisite: Money Matters 1 (MM1)
Quarter, 3 Credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 8681
Money Matters 2 focuses on building upon the basics of money management previously learned (MM1) by diving into deeper topics related to budgeting, saving, investing, credit, debt management, higher education, real estate, and career management.
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Business
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: ACP
Course Number: 8551
Accounting 1 is a one semester course that will introduce the basic accounting procedures used to operate a business.
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Business
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 8631
The Marketing and Management course provides students with a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and practices of marketing and management.
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Business
- No Prerequisite or Recommendation
Semester, 6 Credits
Level: N/A
Course Number: 8601
The Entrepreneurship class is designed to both inspire and equip students with the skills and mindset necessary to launch and manage their own businesses and to find and implement creative solutions to business problems, regardless of which career they choose to go into.
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Business
Expand your classroom beyond the walls of Newton North. Recommended for grade 11
Semester 1, 6 Credits
Level: H
Course Number: 8641
In this course, students learn the necessary consulting skills to create a Capstone project in which they assist an actual business with their marketing and/or operations.
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Business
Requirement: Teacher recommendation.
Full Year, 12 Credits
Level: AP
Course Number: 861
AP Business with Personal Finance is a college-level business and personal finance course, and it will introduce students to the knowledge and skills they’ll need to grow their careers, manage money, and get a head start toward the most popular college major in the U.S.
- 11
- 12