Academy of Finance
The Academy of Finance (AOF) provides powerful tools and knowledge that students will use every day in their adult lives, both professionally and personally. First, paralleling the normal academic track, it is an elective course of study that teaches students how to build and protect wealth; save; invest; manage financial assets; and understand money. Regardless of career choice, the principles and knowledge learned will be used to protect personal wealth and build stability.
AOF students are provided with the keys to understanding personal financial management techniques that can lead to financial security. Doctor, lawyer, business person, researcher, teacher . . . when it comes to our financial well-being, we are all looking to do the right thing.
Lead Teacher: Ms. Dee Ward, Room C214A, deirdia.ward@k12.dc.gov
All Academies
Course Pathway
Sophomore Year
Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
Junior Year
Private and Public Finance
Senior Year
- Accounting
- AP Statistics
- AP Macroeconomics
- AP Microeconomics
- Finance Internship
Course Requirements
Core Classes
- Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance
- Private and Public Finance
- Accounting
Electives
- AP Statistics
- AP Macroeconomics 0.5 credit
- AP Microeconomics 0.5 credit
- Finance Internship
Please Note
- Course names in bright green are required for the Academy.
- All AP Classes require an end of the year test administered by the College board to determine if they are eligible for college credit.
- Classes with an asterisk have a per-requisite or co-requisite course.
- Pre-requisite means that students must take stated courses first.
- Co-requisite means that a student must take another course at the same time.
- All classes are 1.0 credit unless noted.
Academy Courses
Description: In Principles of Business, Marketing, and Finance, students gain knowledge and skills in economies and private enterprise systems, the impact of global business, the marketing of goods and services, advertising, and product pricing. Students analyze the sales process and financial management principles. This course allows students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings in business, marketing, and finance.
Course Type: Regular
Grade: 10th
Meet CL/CP Requirements? Yes
Description: In Private and Public Finance, students will investigate money management from a personal and professional financial perceptive. Students will apply critical-thinking skills to analyze financial options based on current and projected economic factors. Students will examine various methods of achieving short-term and long-term financial goals through various methods such saving, investing, tax planning, asset allocating, risk management, retirement planning, and estate planning.
Course Type: Regular
Grade: 11th
Prerequistes: BB1
Meet CL/CP Requirements? Yes
Description: In Accounting I, students will investigate the field of accounting, including how it is impacted by industry standards as well as economic, financial, technological, international, social, legal, and ethical factors. Students will reflect on this knowledge as they engage in the process of recording, classifying, summarizing, analyzing, and communicating accounting information. Students will formulate and interpret financial information for use in management decision making.
Course Type: Regular
Grade: 12th
Prerequistes: BF2
Meet CL/CP Requirements? Yes
Description: The AIP internship course is a paid internship experience for 12th and 11th grade students participating in a coherent sequence of career and technical
education courses. This course is designed to provide real-world work experience and professional exposure in an aligned CTE program of study and will receive course credit upon internship completion. A student must be enrolled or have completed the 3rd level course in an approved CTE program of study in order to be eligible to participate. Students implement personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual performance in the workplace and in society
Course Type: Regular
Grade: 12th
Prerequistes: BB1 or BA3 & BF7, BB2 or BF1 & BF2, BF3 or BB3
Meet CL/CP Requirements? Yes
Benefits of the Academy of Finance (AOF) - A Recognized CTE Program
- Exposure to modern technology
- Coursework opportunities for college credit
- Annual field trips
- Participation in the Stock Market Game
- Development of advanced communication skills
- Internships with various financial institutions
- A solid academic background experience for those who might want to pursue a career in the financial management industry
- Recreational team-building activities
- Corporate workshops
The Academy of Finance began in the fall of 1997 and was certified in the fall of 1998 by the National Academy Foundation.
Course work gives students an introduction to the world of business and finance, accounting, entrepreneurship and corporate management. The program provides placements for student internships and summer jobs with the academy's partner organizations. For more information, contact Lead Teacher Ms. Dee Ward at Deirdia.ward@dc.gov.
Dr Theodore Daniels of the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development will presented on "Financial Literacy" to AOF scholars on Wednesday December 4th.
