The Business Program offerings are designed to meet two widely recognized goals:

· Attainment of business skills and knowledge, including career exploration and;

· Preparation for entering business occupations and for pursing additional education.

The Business Program is based on a foundation of keyboarding and word processing skills along with courses in accounting, business and marketing, and office administration. Students not only receive instruction in fundamental skills but also learn essential life management skills.

Enrollment in the program will enable students to explore opportunities in business, prepare them for entry level and advancement on the job, develop management skills, and identify further education and training necessary within a chosen career path.

Completer requirements for a regular business program are as follows:

· Keyboarding prerequisite: Students may successfully complete an approved keyboarding course or, if they can demonstrate touch keyboarding skills, may test out to the teacher’s approval (competencies must be documented).

· Any two occupational courses must be taken.

Occupational Courses:

Accounting Advanced Accounting

Business Law Business Management

Computer Information Systems Finance

Desktop/Multimedia Presentations Office Administration

Medical Systems Administration Word Processing

Note: Students are guided in planning for meaningful, sequential program completions.