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FINANCIAL LIFE SKILLS

CNSRSCI 111
Course Description

Applied personal finance in college and after graduation. Financial values and behaviors, debt and credit, housing, transportation, retirement planning, investing, spending and saving plans.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies
Credits

1

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.82

-0.23% from Historical

Completion Rate
98.35%

-0.22% from Historical

A Rate
84.77%

-0.14% from Historical

Class Size
486

166.46% from Historical

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