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Virginia: High School Diploma Requirements
Virginia
Subject Areas
Economics & Personal Finance
1 unit
Subject Areas
Mathematics
3 unitsScience
3 unitsEnglish
4 unitsSocial Studies
3 unitsElectives
4 unitsHealth and Physical Education
2 unitsWorld Language, Fine Arts, or Career and Technical Education
2 unitsEconomics & Personal Finance
1 unit
Source:
Virginia Department of Education, more info more info here.
Course Requirements
Requirement:
1 unit of Economics and Personal Finance.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit Economics & Personal Finance
Not required
Not required
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit Economics & Personal Finance
Year 2
Not required
Year 3
Not required
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025