ESSENTIAL, CORE, CONTEMPORARY ECONOMICS 

Length of course:                          One Semester 

Credit:                                            .5 Credit 

Grade Placement:                         10, 11 

Prerequisite:                                  None

Course Description: Students often have significant difficulty in mastering an understanding of money management skills. Consumer Economics reinforces consumer skills such as defining personal needs and wants, laws of supply and demand, market competition, and how the work force influences the economic climate of the nation.