Business and Marketing
Real Skills for Real Life
View the BVSD Graduation Requirements on our website to see how many credits are needed for graduation. The finance and business management courses also satisfy the BVSD financial literacy (PFL) graduation requirement. Every job and career deals with providing a good or service to satisfy people’s needs and wants; therefore, every job that every student pursues is a business. Taking business courses while in high school offers Boulder High students the chance to prepare for their careers in a very practical manner by applying all their knowledge gleaned throughout every course in a meaningful way. Boulder High School’s business classes complement any and every career path or interest. Additionally, it is important to keep in mind that the number one college major for both men and women is Business. Boulder High School offers comprehensive college-oriented business classes, which allow students the opportunity to begin evaluating a potential career in business or the selection of Business as a major or minor in college.
For those students who satisfactorily complete at least two business courses during their high school career, the Boulder Valley School District offers a Business Completion Certificate. In addition to the BVSD Business Completion Certificate, students who satisfactorily complete a three-business-course sequence will receive a Boulder High School Business Pathway Completion Certificate.
All of the yellow-highlighted courses below are required to be taken together by year and include membership in the Boulder DECA Chapter.
Yearlong coupling of semester-long courses:
DECA Year 1
Sem 1: 12051 Business and Marketing Essentials (S)
Sem 2: 12164 Principles of Marketing (S)
DECA Year 2 (Must have completed DECA Year 1 Courses as prerequisite)
Sem 1: 12099 Project Management In Action (S)
Sem 2: 12169 Social Media for Business (S)
DECA Year 3 REPEAT (Must have completed Year One AND Year Two Courses as prerequisites)
Sem 1: 12099 Project Management in Action (S)
Sem 2: 12169 Social Media for Business (S)
Concurrent Enrollment Courses (NO 9th or 10th Graders allowed; recommended that 11 Graders have taken at least one year of Marketing Courses)
Sem 1: BUS 1015 Intro to Business (CE)
Sem 2: MAN 2026 Principles of Management (CE)
Either Semester/Stand-Alone Courses (Not in DECA):
BUS 1016 Personal Finance (CE)
12054 Legal Environment of Business (S)
12098 WBL: Business (S)
Practical Experience
Link to the BVSD Graduation Requirements on our website to see how many credits are needed for graduation. View the Boulder HS Class Fees & Supplies Website for information on any fees associated with classes. When taking Marketing courses, please use the prerequisite information to follow the correct sequence in the Marketing course list. You must register for BOTH semesters per Marking level to be in the yearlong courses. In addition, enrollment in the Marketing Courses also gains membership into the Boulder HS DECA Chapter.
Money Management and Personal Finance
View the BVSD Graduation Requirements on our website to see how many credits are needed for graduation.