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Board approves minor updates to approved courses list; adds IB Economics as qualifying economics course
Summary
The Board of Education approved edits to the list of Board‑approved courses that satisfy graduation requirements, including allowing IB Economics to count for economics and personal finance credit and a technical edit referencing seat‑time flexibility.
The Virginia Board of Education approved updates to the Board‑approved courses that satisfy graduation requirements for the Standard and Advanced Studies diplomas, chiefly adding IB Economics to the list of course substitutions that satisfy the economics and personal finance requirement.
Dr. Wallace presented the item for final approval and noted four bulleted changes, the most substantive of which permits International Baccalaureate (IB) Economics to count toward the economics and personal finance graduation requirement. The board also agreed to a technical edit specifying that course substitutions in the document do not impede seat‑time flexibility established by separate legislation.
Board member Dr. Northern asked whether the seat‑time flexibility regulations should be referenced; staff said the 140 clock‑hour waiver requirement already exists and the technical edit would clarify the interaction. Members voted to approve the updates and to include the technical edit in the document.
Ending: VDOE staff will add the agreed technical language to the guidance document and post the revised list of approved courses for schools and educator preparation programs.
