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    May 01, 2026  
American University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
American University Catalog 2025-2026

FIN-200 Personal Finance and Financial Institutions (3)


Provides the background for making personal financial decisions within a social and institutional context and developing future financial plans. Shows how to set financial goals, devise strategies to attain them, and understand the tradeoffs inherent in the decision making process. Includes cash flow control, banking, credit, taxes, financing houses and automobiles, insurance, investments, and estate planning. Restriction: Registration not allowed in both FIN-200, and FIN-197 , FIN-198 , or FIN-199 . Note: Students may not receive credit toward a degree for both FIN-200, and FIN-197 , FIN-198 , or FIN-199 .