Students who develop a strong financial literacy are empowered to access available resources and develop sound decision-making skills to responsibly and effectively manage their personal finances in an ever-changing world.
The Indiana High School diploma requires one semester of a Personal Finance course to fulfill their mathematics requirements beginning with the 2029 cohort. The course options for fulfilling this personal finance requirement are listed in the Final Course Eligibility document for the new diploma. Pursuant to Indiana Code (IC) 20-30-5-19 (2023), each school corporation, charter school, and state-accredited non-public school must include instruction concerning personal financial responsibility in its high school curriculum.
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) provides guidance to support the implementation of this course requirement for students in grades eight through 12. Review the High School Personal Financial Responsibility Course Implementation Memo for more details.
The 2024 Financial Literacy Standards Correlation Guide illustrates changes and correlations between the competencies of the Next Level Programs of Study (NLPS) course 4540 Personal Financial Responsibility approved to satisfy the graduation course requirement for students and the 2011 Indiana Academic Standards (IAS) for Financial Literacy.. The 2011 IAS for Financial Literacy and other related documents are in the Archive section.
- 4540 Personal Financial Responsibility Standards Correlation Guide
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