{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-207.8","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-207.8","heading":"Academic credit for work experience; fine arts programs; guidelines","body":"The Board shall develop guidelines and policies for permitting any high school student in grades 11 and 12 to earn one-half standard unit of credit per semester for employment in certain fields or industries or participation in certain fine arts programs in which such student works or participates a certain minimum number of hours per week for each week of the semester, as determined by the Board. Such guidelines and policies shall include:1. Standards and requirements for determining the eligibility of employment and fine arts programs for awarding academic credit, including eligibility criteria and approval procedures for specific employers and programs;2. Standards for how the one-half unit of credit is to be awarded and policies for monitoring and evaluating student participation in and completion of approved employment or fine arts programs; and3. Any other policies that the Board deems appropriate.2023, c. 145.","path":["Title 22.1. Education","Chapter 13. Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks","Article 1. Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-207.8/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"9440fd1676c992df2967b4d7b89b91aab28ed4b4e371fbbbb1b370f1d57d5574","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-207.7","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-207.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}