Tool Search: Academic and Graduation Programs
The Academic and Graduation Programs tool contains the Academic and Graduation Programs that can be assigned to students in a district.
From this screen, users may:
- Toggle between Academic and Graduation Programs
- Filter the list of listed programs
- Create new programs to assign to students.
See the Programs (Academic Planning) article to learn how to assign Academic and Graduation Programs to individual students.
See the Batch Program Assignment Wizard article to see how that tool is used to mass-assign or mass-delete student participation in Academic and Graduation Programs.

See the Academic and Graduation Programs Tool Rights article to learn about rights needed to use this tool.
Toggle Between Programs
Use the toggle options in the upper-right corner to navigate between Academic Programs and Graduation Programs.
- Academic Programs define requirements for completion of the selected Academic program, including specific course requirements and any assessments/certificates needed for program completion.
- Graduation Programs are used to show a student's progress toward graduation based on the requirements entered for the program.
Filter the Programs List
Verify you have toggled to the program type you want (Graduation or Academic), then select the Filter button. Multiple filters may be applied.
Graduation Program Filter Options

Graduation Program Filter Descriptions
Filter | Description |
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Status | To filter programs by their Active/Inactive status, use the drop-list to select the appropriate value. Selecting Active means only currently active programs display while selecting Inactive means only programs that are not currently active display. |
Name | The Name filter allows programs to be filtered by name. Use the drop-list to select the desired program name or type in the name of the program by which to filter. |
Credit Group | To display only programs from a specific credit group, use the drop-list to select the desired group. |
Available for Selection on Portal | Use this filter to display programs based on their availability for selection on the portal. |
State Reported | To display programs by their State Reported status, use the drop-list to select Yes or No. Selecting Yes means only programs that are state-reported display, while selecting No means only programs that are not state-reported display. |
Allow Planning of Alternates | Use this filter to display programs based on their option to allow, or not allow, the planning of alternate courses. |
Code | The Code filter allows users to filter programs based on the programs identifying code. |
Cohort/Graduation Active Start Year | Use this filter to sort graduation programs based on the academic year a student officially begins their program. |
Cohort/Graduation Active End Year | This filter allows users to sort graduation programs based on the academic year a student officially ends their program. |
Diploma Type | Use the Diploma Type filter to filter programs based on the program's diploma type. |
DPSA Tier Only used in Minnesota and Wisconsin | This filter allows users to filter programs based on the tier associated with the Graduation program. |
School | If populated, this program is only available to students enrolled at the selected school. If not populated, this program is available to students across the district. |
Flagged | When marked, the program displays with an icon next to the student's name. The default selection for an Academic Program is the Graduate image in orange, but this can be changed to any of the other 30 available images and 12 available colors. Images and colors only display when this checkbox is marked. |
Academic Program Filter Options

Academic Program Filter Definitions
Filter | Description |
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Status | To filter programs by their Active/Inactive status, use the drop-list to select the appropriate value. Selecting Active means only currently active programs display while selecting Inactive means only programs that are not currently active display. |
Name | The Name filter allows programs to be filtered by name. Use the drop-list to select the desired program name or type in the name of the program by which to filter. |
Category | Use the drop-list to determine the category by which to filter program display: CTE, Certificate, Award, or Seal. Only programs assigned the specified category display. |
Credit Group | To display only programs from a specific credit group, use the drop-list to select the desired group. |
Program Type | Use the drop-list to indicate the Program Type by which to filter: CTE, Academic, or Seal. Only programs for the selected Program Type display. |
State Reported | To display programs by their State Reported status, use the drop-list to select Yes or No. Selecting Yes means only programs that are state-reported display, while selecting No means only programs that are not state-reported display. |
State Managed | This filter can be used to display programs by their State Managed Status. |
Include in Automatic Assignment | To display programs by their Automatic Assignment status, use the drop-list to select Yes or No. Selecting Yes means only programs that are automatically assigned to students display, while selecting No means only programs that are not automatically assigned to students display. |
Cluster | To filter programs by the cluster to which they're assigned, use the drop-list to select the appropriate cluster. |
Cohort/Graduation Active Start Year | Use the Cohort/Graduation Active Start Year values to filter programs based on the desired year. |
State Code (CIP) | This field is used to identify the program using a State Code or a Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code. This field may also be the Program name, the Pathway Name, the State Standard, or Instructional Area Code. |
School | If populated, this program is only available to students enrolled at the selected school. If not populated, this program is available to students across the district. |
Flagged | When marked, the program displays with an icon next to the student's name. The default selection for an Academic Program is the Graduate image in orange, but this can be changed to any of the other 30 available images and 12 available colors. Images and colors only display when this checkbox is marked. |
State-Specific Information
Fields may vary by state: