Somewhat Comprehensive |
Mississippi |
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| State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards | |
| State Department of Education Link | https://www.mdek12.org/ |
| Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards | No Mississippi does not have stand-alone standards for personal financial literacy; however, standards are embedded within the economics coursework, family and consumer sciences curriculum, and business and technology curriculum. https://www.foolproofme.org/downloads/standards/Mississippi.pdf |
| Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences | No There are not specific personal finance standards for Family and Consumer Sciences; however, Personal Finance standards are embedded within the Resource Management Coursework. Personal Finance is offered through the Business and Technology Education division of CareerTech for grades 9-12. This course is offered as .5 elective credit. |
| Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards | Yes Financial literacy standards are embedded within the social studies curriculum from grades 2-12. |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No Mississippi schools are required by law to offer personal finance as an elective. This ensures that all students have access to personal finance information, but students are not required to complete the course for graduation. Some standards are taught in Economics, which is required in either 11th or 12th grade. |
| State Assessment of Personal Finance Required | No |
