Recommended Course Sequencing

The Academy of Finance is designed as a three- or four-year program of study, with core academic curriculum supplemented by industry specific courses.  The finance curriculum is designed to follow a planned sequence.  Schools do have the flexibility, however, to tailor this sequence to meet local needs and requirements.

Each course covers one semester. A single asterisk (*) indicates a course that was not created by NAF, but may usually be found within a high school's existing curriculum. A double asterisk (**) denotes courses that may be offered by a local college or university.

Academy of Finance Three-Year Program

• Recruitment, application, and selection of students
• Preparedness activities/skills infusion lessons (including Strategies for Success)

• Introduction to Financial Services I
• *Computer Applications
• *Foreign Language
• * Accounting I

Spring Semester

• Introduction to Financial Services II
• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• *Business Computer Applications
• *Foreign Language
• * Accounting II

Eleventh Grade

• Banking & Credit
• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• Economics and the World of Finance
• Securities & Insurance (should be given in the junior year for internship preparation)

Summer Internship

Minimum six-eight week paid industry workplace-based experience

Twelfth Grade

• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• Financial Planning
• International Finance
• **College-level Finance Course

Academy of Finance: Four-Year Program

Ninth Grade

• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• *Computer Applications
• *Business Computer Applications
• Strategies for Success

Tenth Grade

• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• Introduction to Financial Services I
• Introduction to Financial Services II
• *Accounting I

Eleventh Grade

• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• Economics and the World of Finance
• Banking & Credit
• Securities
• Insurance (should be given in the junior year for internship preparation)
• *Accounting II

Summer Internship

Minimum six-eight week paid industry workplace-based experience

Twelfth Grade

• English for Finance (Infusion Materials)
• International Finance
• Financial Planning
• **College Level Financial Course