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News & Announcements

On August 28, 2025, the Board of Education reviewed and adopted updates to the Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard and Advanced Studies Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools. Approved courses offer students flexibility in meeting the Standard and Advanced Studies Diploma requirements for graduation. Courses from this list must be selected to satisfy the content level requirements defined in Virginia Administrative Codes, 8VAC 20-132-50 and 8VAC 20-132-51. The following updates were made:

added a recommendation that students seeking an Advanced Diploma complete Algebra II before taking Data Science;
included a SCED code for Health and Physical Education-Grade 9 (not Driver Education) that was missing;
added the Code of Virginia citation for the graduation requirement of Economics and Personal Finance (EPF); and
updated 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.

Division leaders should review this document and work with principals, school counselors, and student information systems staffing to update current SCED codes for courses and to plan for any changes to a division’s Program of Studies as a result of these updates.

Diploma Options

Most Virginia students graduate with either an Advanced Studies Diploma or a Standard Diploma. Other diploma options are available for eligible students with disabilities and adult learners.

Graduation Resources

Below are options for meeting the Commonwealth's graduation requirements.

Policy & Initiatives

Policies and initiatives support the commonwealth's vision of college and career readiness for all students.