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Virginia |
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| State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards | |
| State Department of Education Link | http://www.doe.virginia.gov/ |
| Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards | Yes Beginning with students entering ninth grade in fall 2011, one standard unit of credit in Economics and Personal Finance is required for graduation with a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma. Students may earn this credit by successfully completing the course at any time during their high school career. Students with disabilities seeking a Modified Standard Diploma may use the course to satisfy one of the three required mathematics credits. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/economics_personal_finance/index.shtml |
| Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences | No Family and Consumer Sciences does not have a stand-alone course. Business Management and Administration does have a course that meets the state’s graduation requirements for personal financial literacy. This course is titled “Personal Finance”. http://www.cteresource.org/verso/courses/6121/personal-finance-tasklist |
| Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards | Yes The course, Economics and Personal Finance, is required for all students to graduate. http://www.cteresource.org/verso/courses/6120/economics-and-personal-finance-tasklist |
| 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 | Yes Beginning with students entering ninth grade in fall 2011, one standard unit of credit in Economics and Personal Finance is required for graduation with a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma. |
| State Assessment of Personal Finance Required | No |
