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Banking & Financial Services
10-114-3
Associate Degree (AAS)
Part Time, Full Time
61 Credits
Financial Aid Eligible
Times of Day:
Day, Evening
Locations*:
Appleton, Online
*If general education courses are required, they may be available at multiple locations.
Money makes the world go around and in this career field, you are at the center of business and personal transactions. Learn about the framework of laws and regulations in the financial sector. Gain a broad knowledge of business activities as well as skills in financial accounting, sales and marketing, financial planning and investing. Learn to use problem-solving strategies to help clients achieve financial goals.
COURSE LIST
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Course list for reference only. Current students please refer to your individualized program plan or see your advisor.
**Outside effort hours are an estimate based on state standards, and may vary from person to person.
Technical Studies
(43 Credits)
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QuickBooks Accounting Online
10-101-104
2Credit
72
36
- Instructional Hours: 72
- Outside Effort Hours: 36
- Course Number: 10101104
- Credits: 2.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Lays the foundation for students to gain experience using QuickBooks Pro. Students practice creating a company using a chart of accounts, creating vendors and customers, demo payroll, record transactions, and generate and use financial reports. Being familiar with Windows, business experience or completion of an accounting course is helpful. Upon completion of this course, students are eligible to take the QuickBooks Certification exam.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:
ACCTG 10101107 - Accounting, Principles of
ACCTG 10101180 - Financial Accounting 1
Student is not in progress in an Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Spreadsheets, Beginning
10-101-145
1Credit
36
18
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 18
- Course Number: 10101145
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers developing, constructing and printing basic business-related worksheets and reports using spreadsheet software. Students create, modify and print various charts based on worksheet data.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:
COMPSOFT 10103120 - MS Office Suite, Introduction
COMPUTER 10107150 - Microcomputer Applications
Student is in progress in Agricultural Accounting (20-006-6) Program of Study
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Spreadsheets, Intermediate
10-101-152
1Credit
36
18
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 18
- Course Number: 10101152
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers developing and editing business-related worksheets. Students examine various functions such as If, Round, Sum, Average and Pmt. They also use Data Tables, Goal Seek, Scenarios and Solver to assist in decision making.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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Financial Accounting 1
10-101-180
4Credit
81
135
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 81
- Outside Effort Hours: 135
- Course Number: 10101180
- Credits: 4.00
Prepares students to analyze, record, summarize and interpret accounting information. The course focuses on business transactions, financial statements, merchandising, inventory, special journals, internal controls, receivables, plant assets and payroll.
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Financial Fraud Detection, Fundamentals of
10-101-190
1Credit
27
27
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10101190
- Credits: 1.00
Focuses on accounting information systems and accounting processes related to sales, purchasing, etc. Covers internal controls designed to mitigate and prevent financial fraud.
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Business Law 1
10-102-103
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10102103
- Credits: 3.00
Introduces legal principles and standard business law concepts and their implications for business. It emphasizes contracts, sales, commercial paper, bailment, agency and real property, with references to the Uniform Commercial Code and recent consumer legislation.
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MS Office Suite, Introduction
10-103-120
2Credit
54
54
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 54
- Course Number: 10103120
- Credits: 2.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Provides an opportunity to gain technical skills employers are seeking, by using the features in Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Through hands-on course work, students will be able to integrate Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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Sales Principles
10-104-117
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10104117
- Credits: 3.00
Introduces and teaches the skills used by sales and marketing professionals to succeed in their careers. It includes concepts relating to customer relationship development, creating valuable business solutions, and professional sales behaviors. Explores written, verbal, and nonverbal communication best practices. Introduces the sales process and how it can be used to promote ideas in the work place.
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Marketing 1, Principles of
10-104-151
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10104151
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Introduces students to the marketing function and process. Techniques for analyzing the marketing environment and understanding customers' needs and wants are explored. Students apply marketing principles to select target markets, develop positioning and create marketing programs to serve markets. Topics include product management and development, pricing, distribution and promotion strategies.
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Financial Statement Analysis
10-114-103
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10114103
- Credits: 3.00
Examines the basic skills of financial analysis to the prospective lender credit analyst.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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Financial Institutions
10-114-104
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10114104
- Credits: 3.00
Examines a balanced view of the United States financial system. Includes an understanding of all financial institutions, financial markets and financial instruments. Introduces the operation, mechanics and structure of the financial system.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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Financial Services and Products
10-114-105
2Credit
36
72
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 36
- Outside Effort Hours: 72
- Course Number: 10114105
- Credits: 2.00
Covers financial institutions that offer a broad spectrum of products and services to government, businesses and individuals. Examines current financial products and services and gives insight into developing and promoting new products and services to meet customer needs.
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Credit Procedures
10-114-115
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10114115
- Credits: 3.00
Covers consumer and commercial credit management. It focuses on what the seller must know and do when using credit selling to produce maximum sales with minimum losses. Topics include types of credit, investigation and evaluation of risk, sources of information, decision making, and collection policies and practices.
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Money and Banking, Introduction to
10-114-124
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10114124
- Credits: 3.00
Provides a study of money and its creation, monetary systems, the operation of the Federal Reserve System, commercial banking systems and international monetary problems. It also examines the factors that determine the value of money and the operation of the banking system in relation to price level, employment, savings and investment, and economic activity.
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Financial Planning
10-114-175
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10114175
- Credits: 3.00
Approaches planning from the perspective of an individual who applies specific financial concepts and principles to setting financial goals, choosing a career, budgeting and cash flow management. Topics include credit, income taxes, asset protection, investments, retirement and estate planning.
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Stock and Bond Investments
10-114-176
3Credit
54
108
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10114176
- Credits: 3.00
Provides an overview of the problems of investing; the stock, bond and mutual fund investment vehicles available; and the markets in which investments are traded.
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Business Ethics
10-116-155
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10116155
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Explores ethical considerations and sustainability issues across business areas such as human resources, accounting and marketing. Examines the differences between legal and ethical decision making.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
General Studies
(15 Credits)
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Written Communication
10-801-195
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10801195
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Teaches the writing process which includes prewriting, drafting and revising. Through writing assignments, students analyze audience and purpose, research and organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject matter and content. Class sessions and assignments involve giving oral presentations and using computers.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
OR ALL of the following:
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Oral/Interpersonal Comm
10-801-196
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10801196
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Math w Business Apps
10-804-123
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10804123
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers real numbers, basic operations, linear equations, proportions with one variable, percents, simple interest, compound interest, annuities, applying math concepts to the purchasing/buying process, applying math concepts to the selling process, and basic statistics with business/consumer applications.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:
Accuplacer Arithmetic 250+ OR HS GPA 2.75+ OR ACT Math 16+ OR Arithmetic Level 1 Coursework
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)
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Economics
10-809-195
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10809195
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
This course is designed to give an overview of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics. Concepts include scarcity, resources, alternative economic systems, growth, supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, inflation, unemployment and global economic issues.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following:
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Intro to Psychology
10-809-198
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10809198
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Focuses on the theoretical foundation of human functioning and looks at learning, motivation, emotions, personality, deviance and pathology, physiological factors and social influences. Students consider the complexities of human relationships in personal, social and vocational settings.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ALL of the following: