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AAEC-2104: Personal Financial Planning

Description: Survey of fundamental personal financial planning needs and decisions of young professionals. Introduction to the personal financial planning needs that special household circumstances or non-traditional household situations may precipitate. Application of cash, credit, and debt management principles to household scenarios. Completion of federal income tax forms for individuals. Managing the household’s risk exposure. Introduction to investment decisions, particularly related to retirement accounts. Overview of basic estate planning tools and principles. Discussion of the ethical issues related to financial products and decisions.

Pathways: 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 22

Average GPA: 3.66 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 71.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.43%

Michael J Ellerbrock202495.7%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.893
Travis P Mountain202154.1%33.4%10.3%2.2%0.0%0.0%3.383
William A White202479.1%12.4%4.8%1.5%1.5%0.7%3.6712
Ryan Musselman202385.1%6.2%2.7%3.6%2.0%0.3%3.683
De Queiroz Pedro W Vertino202472.7%17.2%6.1%1.0%3.0%0.0%3.631

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Summer I 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Summer I 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Summer I 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W