Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
GDForum ID: 2775
    
Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes
The Virginia Department of Education (“VDOE”) annually proposes updates to the Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard, Advanced Studies, and Modified Standard Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools document. The proposed changes include: A recommendation that students seeking an Advanced Diploma complete Algebra II before taking Data Science (page 4); Addition of a SCED code for Health and Physical Education-Grade 9 (not Driver Education) that was missing (page 14); Addition of the Code of Virginia citation for the graduation requirement of Economics and Personal Finance (EPF) (page 18); and language to explicitly include International Baccalaureate (IB) Economics and International Baccalaureate (IB) Business Management as courses that can count for the graduation requirement of Economics and Personal Finance provided the Standards are incorporated into the IB course curriculum (page 18). The proposed updates are necessary to ensure appropriate notation of course enrollments in the Master Schedule Collection (MSC) by school divisions and that appropriate credits are used to satisfy graduation requirements, as well as to clarify answers to common questions.
 
[This forum has been finalized.]
Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum
 
Document ID Document Title Current Document Proposed Document Revised Proposed
Instruction Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard and Advanced Studies Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools Old Version Removed     pdf Proposed Document Posted with original changes on 11/20/2025
 
Contact Information
 
Name:
Jim Chapman
        Title:
Director of Board Relations
 
Email:
jim.chapman@doe.virginia.gov
 
Address:
James Monroe Bldg.
101 N. 14th St., 25th Floor
 
City:
Richmond
State:  
VA
Zip:  
23219
 
Phone:
(804)750-8750
Fax:  
()-
 
ORM Review
 
ORM Approved (9/18/2025)
pdf ORM Economic Review Form     posted: 9/4/2025         submitted to ORM: 9/4/2025
 
The Virginia Register
 

Publication Date: 10/20/2025    Volume: 42  Issue: 5
The public comment period began upon publication and lasted for 30 days. It ended on 11/19/2025.
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Effective Date:  11/20/2025   
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