This fall, a new advanced placement course is being piloted at 100 high schools across the country. AP Business with Personal Finance is designed to give high school students a strong foundation in business, economics and personal finance and, importantly for the accounting profession, it includes a significant unit on accounting. Hear about the impact of the course from Livingston High School’s Alex Lamon - one of the teachers piloting the program - and Alexander Chang, a student who has taken the course.

Topics discussed:

• Overview of the AP Business with Personal Finance course
• Information about the accounting unit of the course
• Student perspective on the AP course
• Impact on providing students with business/accounting exposure
• Overview of Money Talks Conference
• How students view accounting and financial literacy

Resources:

• About AP Business with Personal Finance
• New Jersey Council for Economic Education
• CPA Pipeline Knowledge Hub