Course requirements

States requiring a stand-alone personal finance course.

See which states require students to take personal finance as its own course.

Stand-alone course requirements

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States that require a stand-alone personal finance course

See which states require students to complete a dedicated personal finance course, including course length, effective dates, and the graduating classes covered.

California

Course duration: One semester
Offering / effective year: Course offering required in 2027–28
First graduating class: 2030–31

Indiana

Course duration: 1 Indiana credit in an approved personal finance course; the Class of 2028 may alternatively complete a two-course, two-credit finance pathway
Offering / effective year: Class of 2028 first; redesigned diploma applies statewide beginning with the Class of 2029
First graduating class: 2028

Kansas

Course duration: 0.5 unit
Offering / effective year: Not specified
First graduating class: 2028

Louisiana

Course duration: 1 unit of Financial Literacy
Offering / effective year: 2024-25 entering grade-9 cohort
First graduating class: Not specified

Minnesota

Course duration: Course for locally determined credit; no statewide credit amount
Offering / effective year: 2024-25 entering grade-nine cohort
First graduating class: Not specified

North Carolina

Course duration: 1 credit
Offering / effective year: Students entering grade 9 in 2020-21; continued for later cohorts by State Board graduation policy
First graduating class: Not specified

Oregon

Course duration: 0.5 credit in Personal Financial Education within the 24-credit diploma minimum
Offering / effective year: 2026-27
First graduating class: 2027