Updated: Monday, November 30th, 2009

Students enrolled in bachelors programs at Johns Hopkins University have recently completed the second year of the Save the Future Program, the JHU Gazette reports.

The program, which was founded by Johns Hopkins University student Luke Kelly-Clyne last year, invites high school students to the college campus for a 12-week course in financial literacy, according to the organization's website.

Program participants receive tutoring from undergraduate students and professors from the business school on topics such as balancing a checkbook and understanding the stock market.

The program is intended to "introduce money management as an important concept that teens should be considering and continually learning about as they approach adulthood," Kelly-Clyne told the media outlet.

Next month, the university will host a graduation ceremony for the 30 teenagers who participated in this year's program, where they will receive certificates in financial literacy.

Similar initiatives may prepare high school students to enter associates, bachelors or masters programs in finance and launch successful business careers.

The demand for financial managers, whose median annual earnings were $90,970 in May 2006, are expected to grow by 13 percent over the next seven years.

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