Business Law
Students examine the foundations of the American legal system and learn the rights and responsibilities of citizens and businesses. Students gain knowledge and skills by exploring economic and social concepts related to laws governing business and individuals. Focus areas include contracts, consumer protection, criminal law, tort law, international law, family/domestic law, employment law, cyber law, and careers in the legal profession. Students may combine classroom instruction and work-based learning opportunities in an approved position with continuing supervision. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
- Accounting (36 Weeks)
- Accounting, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Business Management (18 Weeks)
- Business Management (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems (36 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Computer Information Systems, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies (36 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (18 Weeks)
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies, Advanced (36 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (18 Weeks)
- Digital Applications (36 Weeks)
- IB Business Management (36 Weeks)
- IB Digital Society I (36 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (18 Weeks)
- Legal Administration (36 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (18 Weeks)
- Medical Administration (36 Weeks)
- Office Administration (18 Weeks)
- Office Administration (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist I-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist II-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Office Specialist III-Preparation (36 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (18 Weeks)
- Principles of Business and Marketing (36 Weeks)
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- A*S*K Concepts of Finance Assessment
- Banking and Related Services Assessment
- Business Financial Management Assessment
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP): Introductory Business Law
- Communication Skills for Business: Professional Communication Examination
- Financial and Investment Planning Assessment
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Virginia’s High Demand Occupations and Apprenticeable Occupations
Section § 2.2-2472 of the Code of Virginia requires the Virginia Board of Workforce Development (VBWD) to publish a list of jobs, trades, and professions for which a high demand for qualified workers exists or is projected. The Virginia Office of Education Economics (VOEE) collaborated with the VBWD and related stakeholders to develop the high demand occupations list. VOEE’s mission is to leverage data to inform educational programming, policy, and workforce partnerships across the Commonwealth. See also the Virginia 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard.
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code, Occupation Description, and Active Apprenticeable Occupation status (Yes/No per the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry).
| SOC Code | Occupation Description | Apprenticeable Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 131041 | Compliance Officers | No |
| 132041 | Credit Analysts | No |
| 113031 | Financial Managers | No |
| 132072 | Loan Officers | No |
| 232093 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | No |
| 439199 | Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | No |
| 232011 | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | No |
| 131082 | Project Management Specialists | No |
| 113012 | Administrative Services Managers | No |
| 111021 | General and Operations Managers | No |
| 113061 | Purchasing Managers | No |
| 113121 | Human Resources Managers | No |
| 112032 | Public Relations Managers | No |
| 211092 | Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | No |
| 435032 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | Yes |
| 434051 | Customer Service Representatives | No |
| 434171 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | No |
| 339021 | Private Detectives and Investigators | No |
| 339032 | Security Guards | No |
| 273091 | Interpreters and Translators | No |
| 434031 | Court, Municipal, and License Clerks | No |
| 492091 | Avionics Technicians | No |
| 132051 | Financial and Investment Analysts | No |
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Administrative Support |
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| Business Information Management |
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| General Management |
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| Human Resources Management |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Accounting |
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| Banking Services |
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| Insurance |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Foreign Service |
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| Governance |
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| National Security |
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| Planning |
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| Public Management & Administration |
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| Regulation |
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| Revenue & Taxation |
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| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Correction Services |
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| Emergency & Fire Management Services |
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| Legal Services |
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| Security & Protective Services |
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