Senate Bill 3 Resources
Oregon’s Diploma Requirements for Financial Education and College/Career Planning
Senate Bill 3 passed in 2023, requiring that all Oregon graduates starting with the class of 2027 will have completed 0.5 credit in Personal Finance Education (PFE) and 0.5 credit in Higher Education and Career Path Skills (HECPS). Districts must ensure that students are able to satisfy these credit requirements, with ODE allowing one-year waivers for a limited time.
As a CTE educator, you may be able to offer a course that fulfills the SB3 requirements, as long as you can offer a course on either Personal Finance or Career Path topics within the standards of your already existing CTE program. This method will allow CTE teachers some flexibility to meet PFE and HECPS requirements while maintaining CTE program integrity.
For questions, contact: ODE.StateGraduationRequirements@ode.oregon.gov
Please see the example below of how an Early Childhood Education CTE program may choose to offer courses to satisfy the SB3 requirements:
| CTE Education & Training Program with an ECE Focus | Credits | NCES Codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro Course(s) | Intro to ECE and Child Development (Yearlong) | 0.5 | 19052 |
| 0.5 | 19052 | ||
| Intermediate Course(s) | Teaching Young Children | 0.5 | 19153 |
| ECE Practicum Experience 1 | 0.5 | 19051 | |
| Advanced Course(s) | Education Careers and Pathways (HECPS)* | 0.5 | 22900 |
| ECE Practicum Experience 2 | 0.5 | 19051 | |
| Capstone Course(s) | CE Entrepreneurship and Personal Financial Education (PFE)* (Yearlong) | 0.5 | 12053 |
| 0.5 | 19262 | ||
| ECE Practicum Experience 3 | 0.5 | 19051 | |
*Consider integrating the Extended Application diploma requirement.
Not all CTE programs have a natural fit for either of the SB3 required courses
Please see below for an example of how to incorporate SB3 courses into a Health Sciences CTE program. For this subject area, PFE did not align with standards; therefore, you cannot include a Personal Finance course within Health Sciences programs, but you can include an HECPS course.
| CTE Health Sciences Program with Healthcare Pathways | Credits | NCES Codes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intro Course(s) | Health Science A | 0.5 | 14251 |
| Health Science B | 0.5 | 14251 | |
| Intermediate Course(s) | Medical Terminology A | 0.5 | 14154 |
| Medical Terminology B | 0.5 | 14154 | |
| Healthcare Careers and Pathways (HECPS) | 0.5 | 22900 | |
| Advanced Course(s) | Anatomy and Physiology A (Dual Credit) | 0.5 | 03053 |
| Anatomy and Physiology B (Dual Credit) | 0.5 | 03053 | |
| Capstone Course(s) | Emergency Medical Responder (Yearlong) | 0.5 | 14998 |
| Medical Assisting (Yearlong) | 0.5 | 14998 | |
More ODE Resources and SB3 Guidance
District & School Guidance
- Senate Bill 3 Implementation Manual
- FAQs for Senate Bill 3
- CTE-related guidance
- Content Standards & Instructional Guidance for PFE & HEPCS
- Waiver Application – only valid through January 1, 2028