West Virginia Personal Finance Standards & Graduation Requirements
West Virginia requires a half credit of personal finance to graduate, beginning with the class of 2028.
West Virginia at a glance
- Requirement
- Standalone course required
- Legislation or authority
- HB 3113 (2023) + State BOE Policy 2510 (personal finance graduation requirement)
- Passed
- 2023 (HB 3113); State BOE adopted 2024
- Takes effect
- Implemented 2024-25
- First graduating class affected
- Class of 2028
- Course length
- One-half (0.5) credit personal finance
- State standards
- West Virginia personal finance standards (WVDE; College- & Career-Readiness)
What West Virginia requires
The West Virginia State Board increased graduation requirements to include a half-credit personal finance course, beginning with the class of 2028 and implemented from 2024-25.
Notably, the state reallocated the credit from a required composition credit rather than extending total requirements. W. Va. Code 18-2-7c governs the personal finance program.
Last reviewed against official sources on 2026-07-15.
How Rapunzl maps to West Virginia standards
Rapunzl's curriculum is built on the Council for Economic Education's six pillars. Here is how they line up with the West Virginia framework.
| West Virginia strand | CEE pillar | Rapunzl modules |
|---|---|---|
| Earning income & careers | Earning Income | Taxes & IncomeCareers In Finance |
| Money management & budgeting | Spending | The Basics Of BankingBuying Your First HomePaying For College |
| Saving & investing | Investing | Welcome To The Stock MarketWhat Makes A Good Stock?ETFs & Mutual Funds |
| Credit & debt | Managing Credit | The Power & Risks Of CreditHow To Make Loans Work For You |
| Risk management & insurance | Managing Risk | Diversification & RiskInsurance & Retirement |
| Financial decision-making | Financial Decision-Making | Financial StatisticsTop Investor Strategies |
Educators can request a full West Virginia standards crosswalk through the Educator Dashboard.
Why West Virginia schools choose Rapunzl
Rapunzl pairs a standards-aligned curriculum with a real-time investment simulator, so students learn personal finance by making real decisions with simulated $10,000 portfolios priced on live market data — not by reading about it. The curriculum scales from a three-week unit to a 28-week year-long course, which means it fits whichever shape West Virginia's requirement takes in your district.
- 100,000+students have completed Rapunzl's curriculum
- 93%average financial literacy scores on national test over past 5 years, 24% above average
- 31interactive modules that can be customized into a course progression for your classroom
- 20+hours of gameplay in 2 interactive mini-games alongside our investment simulator and financial calculators
Teachers get an educator dashboard with grade export and standards crosswalks, English and Spanish materials, screen-reader accessibility, and a free national scholarship competition their students can enter each January.
West Virginia personal finance requirement FAQ
West Virginia requires a half credit of personal finance to graduate, beginning with the class of 2028.
The requirement is set by HB 3113 (2023) + State BOE Policy 2510 (personal finance graduation requirement).
Takes effect: Implemented 2024-25.
One-half (0.5) credit personal finance.
West Virginia's requirement is a standalone course requirement.
In practice that means a dedicated class of its own, taken for credit, rather than a few personal finance lessons folded into another subject.
The Class of 2028 is the first graduating class that has to meet it, so earlier classes are not held to the requirement.
Timeline: Implemented 2024-25.
If you are planning a course now, that timeline is the window to have curriculum in place before West Virginia starts holding students to it.
West Virginia personal finance standards (WVDE; College- & Career-Readiness).
Rapunzl's curriculum is built on the Council for Economic Education's six pillars: Earning Income, Spending, Saving, Investing, Managing Credit, and Managing Risk. Those pillars map to every strand in the framework, which is why the same course can satisfy standards that are worded differently from one state to the next.
Yes. Rapunzl's modules and real-time investing simulator cover the CEE six pillars, and those pillars crosswalk to the West Virginia strands listed on this page.
Students learn by making real decisions with a simulated $10,000 portfolio priced on live market data, and teachers get an educator dashboard with grade export, materials in English and Spanish, and screen-reader accessibility.
Request a demo and we'll send the West Virginia standards crosswalk along with classroom access.
Bring Rapunzl to your West Virginia classroom
Explore the curriculum and real-time simulator free for 30 days. Tell us about your school and we'll send your all-access demo along with the West Virginia standards crosswalk.
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