Students need a strong, interdisciplinary foundation in economics and personal finance to function effectively as consumers, workers, savers, investors, entrepreneurs, and active citizens. The Standards of Learning for Economics and Personal Finance present economic concepts that help students interpret the daily news, understand the interdependence of the world’s economies, and anticipate how events will impact their lives. The understanding of how economies and markets operate and how the United States’ economy is interconnected with the global economy prepares students to be more productive participants in the workplace. On a personal level, students learn that their own human capital (knowledge and skills) is their most valuable resource and that investing in education and training improves the likelihood of their future economic success.
The course is aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning for Economics and Personal Finance.
This course meets face to face. Segments of the course will be taught online, thereby satisfying the graduation requirement for a virtual course.
Prerequisites
None