Somewhat Comprehensive |
West Virginia |
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| State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards | |
| State Department of Education Link | https://wvde.us/ |
| Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards | Yes West Virginia has standards that are stand-alone but are embedded within their civics curriculum on the high school level. All students are required to complete the civics course prior to graduation. There is a stand-alone financial literacy course, which can be taken as a social studies elective. https://wvde.us/tree/middlesecondary-learning/social-studies/civics/ |
| Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences | No While Family and Consumer Sciences does not have a stand-alone course, Business Management and Administration has a course with some embedded standards. The course is titled “Finance”. https://wvde.us/tree/middlesecondary-learning/social-studies/civics/ |
| Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards | Yes The personal finance standards are embedded within the social studies curriculum. https://wvde.us/tree/middlesecondary-learning/social-studies/civics/ |
| 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 The civics course, which has the financial literacy standards embedded within the curriculum, is required for graduation. |
| State Assessment of Personal Finance Required | No |
