Graduation (Texas)
Last Modified on 12/16/2024 9:47 am CST
Tool Search: Graduation
Fields on the Graduation page that are specific to the state of Texas are described below. Fields that do not require unique, state-specific data are described in the Graduation article.
General Graduation Information Editor
Graduation Type
The Graduation Type drop-list allows users to select the plan under which the student graduated.
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| Code |
Description |
Definition |
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| 04 |
Completion of IEP & FT Employ w/o school services |
Completion Of IEP And Full-Time Employment With Sufficient Self-Help Skills To Maintain Employment Without Public School Services
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| 05 |
Completion of IEP & mastery of self-help skills |
Completion Of IEP And Demonstrated Mastery Of Specific Employability And Self-Help Skills That Do Not Require Public School Services
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| 06 |
Completion of IEP & access to outside services |
Completion Of IEP And Access To Services, Employment, Or Education Outside Of Public Education |
| 07 |
Completion of IEP and reached age 22 |
Completion Of IEP And Reached Age 22 |
| 18 |
(Special Ed) Minimum High School Program |
Completion Of Minimum Curriculum And Credit Requirements For Graduation Applicable To Students In General Education And Participated In The Exit-Level Assessment Instrument Identified In The IEP–Minimum High School Program
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| 19 |
(Special Ed) Recommended High School Program |
Completion Of Minimum Curriculum And Credit Requirements For Graduation Applicable To Students In General Education And Participated In The Exit -Level Assessment Instrument Identified In The IEP – Recommended High School Program (for students who entered grade 9 in
2001 - 2002 through 2006 - 2007)
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| 20 |
(Special Ed) Distinguished Achievement Program |
Completion Of Minimum Curriculum And Credit Requirements For Graduation Applicable To Students In General Education And Participated In The Exit - Level Assessment Instrument Identified In The IEP – Distinguished Achievement Program (for students who entered grade 9 in
2001 - 2002 through 2006 - 2007).
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| 21 |
(2001-2003) Minimum High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2001 - 2002, 2002 - 2003, and 2003 - 2004 (including students receiving special education services.
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| 22 |
(2001-2003) Recommended High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2001 - 2002, 2002 - 2003, and 2003 - 2004 (including students receiving special education services.
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| 23 |
(2001-2003) Distinguished Achievement Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2001 - 2002, 2002 - 2003, and 2003 - 2004 (including students receiving special education services.
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| 24 |
(2004-2006) Minimum High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2004 - 2005 and thereafter (including students receiving special education services.
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| 25 |
(2004-2006) Recommended High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2004 - 2005 and thereafter (including students receiving special education services.
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| 26 |
(2004-2006) Distinguished Achievement Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2004 - 2005 and thereafter (including students receiving special education services.
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| 27 |
(2007-present) Minimum High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2007 - 2008, 2008 - 2009, 2009 - 2010, 2010 - 2011, and 2011 - 2012 and includes students receiving special education services.
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| 28 |
(2007-present) Recommended High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2007 - 2008, 2008 - 2009, 2009 - 2010, 2010 - 2011, and 2011 - 2012 and includes students receiving special education services. |
| 29 |
(2007-present) Distinguished Achievement Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2007 - 2008, 2008 - 2009, 2009 - 2010, 2010 - 2011, and 2011 - 2012 and includes students receiving special education services. |
| 30 |
Minimum High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 and includes students receiving special education services.
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| 31 |
Recommended High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 and includes students receiving special education services.
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| 32 |
Distinguished Achievement Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 and includes students receiving special education services.
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| 34 |
Foundation High School Program |
For students who entered grade 9 in 2014 - 2015 and thereafter or entered grade 9 prior to the 2014 - 2015 school year and opted to graduate under the Foundation High School Program). The student completed curriculum requirements for graduation under the Foundation High School Program.
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| 35 |
(Special Ed) Minimum IEP FHSP |
Completion of Minimum Curriculum And Credit Requirements for Graduation Applicable To Students In General
Education And Participated In The Exit - Level Assessment Instrument Identified in The IEP - Foundation High School Program.
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| 54 |
(Special Ed) FHSP IEP & FT Employ w/o school services |
Completion Of IEP And Full - Time Employment With Sufficient Self - Help Skills To Maintain Employment Without Public School Services.
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| 55 |
(Special Ed) FHSP IEP & mastery of self-help skills |
Completion Of IEP And Demonstrated Mastery Of Specific Employability And Self - Help Skills That Do Not Require Public School Services.
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| 56 |
(Special Ed) FHSP IEP & access to outside services |
Completion Of IEP And Access To Services, Employment, Or Education Outside Of Public Education |
| 57 |
(Special Ed) FHSP IEP & reached age 22 |
Completion Of IEP And Reached Age 22 |
Database Location:
Graduation.diplomaType
Ad Hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > diplomaType
Reports:
Post Grad Plans
The Post Grad Plans field allows districts to track information about a student's potential plans after graduation from high school. This field is used only for district tracking purposes and is not used for state reporting.
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Database Location:
Graduation.postGradPlans
Ad Hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > postGradPlans
State Reporting Graduation Fields
The State Reporting Graduation fields are unique to Texas. They allow districts to enter graduation-specific data for each student.
Texas State Reporting Graduation Fields Editor
Coursework Completion Date
The date on which the district awards a certificate of coursework completion to a student. Districts can award a certificate of coursework completion to a student who successfully completes all coursework requirements but fails to perform satisfactorily on the statewide exit-level assessment.
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Database Location:
Graduation.courseworkCompletionDate
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > postGradPlans
Reports:
TREx Extract (AAR only)
Financial Aid Application
Indicates how the student completed the graduation requirement of either submitting a financial aid application (FAFSA or TASFA) or submitting an exception.
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Database Location:
Graduation.postsecondaryStatus
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > postsecondaryStatus
Reports:
TREx Extract
Financial Aid Met Date
Indicates the month and year the student completed a financial aid application (FAFSA or TASFA) or submitted an exception.
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Database Location:
Graduation.financialAidMetDate
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > financialAidMetDate
Reports:
TREx Extract
Ind Grad Committee
The Individual (Ind) Graduation Committee (IGC) selection indicates whether a student for whom an IGC was established has graduated based on an IGC decision.
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| Code |
Description |
Definition |
|---|
| 00 |
Not Applicable |
Student does not have a graduation plan. |
| 01 |
IGC Reviewed |
Committee has reviewed student's graduation plan. |
| 02 |
IGC Graduate |
Student has completed graduation plan. |
Database Location:
Graduation.indGradCommittee
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > indGradCommittee
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P-TECH
The P-TECH checkbox indicates that a student in grades 9-12 is participating in the Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) Early College High School program.
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Database Location:
Graduation.ptech
Ad Hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > ptech
Reports:
TSDS Student Interchange
Projected Graduation Date
This field is used to enter the date a student is expected to graduate.
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Database Location:
Graduation.projectedGraduationDate
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > projectedGraduationDate
Reports:
TREx Extract (AAR only)
Texas Grant
Texas Grant is used to indicate that a student on the Minimum/Recommended/Distinguished/High School Program (RHSP) is on track to graduate by completing the requirements of the State Board of Education-approved Minimum/Recommended/Distinguished/High School Program.
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Database Location:
Graduation.texasGrant
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > texasGrant
Reports:
TREx Extract (AAR only)
Associate DegreeType
Indicates the type of Associate Degree the student earned.
| Code |
Description |
| 2 |
Associate of Arts (AA)
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| 3 |
Associate of Applied Arts (AAA)
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| 4 |
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
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| 5 |
Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)
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| 6 |
Associate of Science (AS)
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Early High School Completion
Select an option from this drop list to indicate the student graduated early under the Texas First Early High School Completion Program.
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| Code |
Description |
| 01 |
Student Graduated Two or More Semesters Early |
| 02 |
Student Graduated Less Than Two Semesters Early |
Database Location:
graduation.earlyHighSchoolGrad
Ad Hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > earlyHighSchoolGrad
Use the fields to indicate a student's status in obtaining a FHSP program, industry certification, or license.
Graduation Endorsement/Certification Information Editor
Type
Use the Type field to select Endorsement or Certification. An Endorsement indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Endorsement. A Certification indicates a nationally or internationally recognized business or industry certification or license earned by a student. If Certification is selected, the Endorsement field must be set to 99:Certification only, and the Certification field must be populated.
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Database Location:
GraduationSeal.type
Ad hoc Inquiries:
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > Graduation Seal > type
Reports:
TSDS Student Interchange
Endorsement
Use the Endorsement field to indicate the field of study a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) to earn the qualifying endorsement.
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| Description |
Database Location |
Ad Hoc Inquiries |
Definition |
|---|
| Endorsement Options (Type = Endorsement) |
|---|
| STEM |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal1 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal1
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Indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Endorsement.
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| Business & Industry |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal2 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal2
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Indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn a Business and Industry Endorsement |
| Public Services |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal3 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal3
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Indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn a Public Services Endorsement.
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| Arts & Humanities |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal4 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal4
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Indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn an Arts and Humanities Endorsement. |
| Multi Disciplinary |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal5 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal5
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Indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn a Multi-Disciplinary Studies Endorsements. |
| *FHSP Distinguished |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal6 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal6
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Indicates whether a student is currently pursuing or has successfully completed the distinguished level of achievement program under the Foundation High School Program.
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FHSP (Foundation High School Program) College Career Instruction
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GraduationSeal.stateSeal7 |
Student > Learner > GraduationSeal7 |
Indicates whether a student in grades seven or eight has received instruction in preparing for high school, college, and a career that includes information regarding the creation of a high school personal graduation plan.
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| Endorsement Options (Type = Certification) |
| Certification Only |
GraduationSeal.stateSeal |
Student > Learner > Graduation elements > Graduation Seal > stateSeal |
Required only for database purposes. Field is auto-populated. |
Notes:
- The Date Started and Date Completed fields are not utilized in state reporting but only for district-tracking purposes.
- Users can add, edit, and delete certifications per user rights.
- If a value is entered in any field in the row, users are NOT allowed to save a Graduation record until a value for the Certification field is entered or the line is deleted.
- Users may save a blank Certification if all fields remain blank.
Reports:
TSDS Student Interchange
Status
This field indicates the student's graduation endorsement or graduation certification status.
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| Code |
Description |
Definition |
|---|
Type: Endorsement
STEM, Business & Industry, Public Services, Arts & Humanities, Multi Disciplinary, and FHSP Distinguished Selections |
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| 0 |
Not Pursuing |
Student is not pursuing or participating in graduation endorsements. |
| 1 |
Pursuing |
Student is pursuing graduation endorsement. |
| 2 |
Completed |
Student has completed graduation endorsements. |
| Code |
Description |
Definition |
|---|
Type: Endorsement
FHSP College Career Instruction Selections |
|---|
| 0 |
Not Applicable |
Student is not pursuing or participating in graduation endorsements. |
| 1 |
Applicable |
Student is pursuing graduation endorsement. |
| Code |
Description |
Definition |
|---|
| Type: Certification |
|---|
| 01 |
IBC Earned |
Student earned an industry based certification. |
| 02 |
IBC Examination Passed |
Student passed the industry based examination. |
| 03 |
IBC Examination Failed |
Student failed the industry based examination. |
Notes:
- The Date Started and Date Completed fields are not utilized in state reporting but only for district-tracking purposes.
- For Type: Endorsement, the Certification field is inactive. Users may NOT make selections in these fields.
- Users can add, edit, and delete endorsements as necessary per user rights.
- If a value is entered in any field in the row, users are NOT allowed to save a Graduation record until values for the Endorsement and Status fields are entered or the line is deleted.
- Users may save a blank Endorsement if all fields remain blank.
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Certification
This drop list includes industry-based certifications.
Reports:
TSDS Student Interchange
IBC Vendor
Indicates the vendor that administered the certification exam.
Reports:
TSDS Student Interchange
IBC Exam Fee
This drop list includes industry-based certifications.
Reports:
TSDS Student Interchange
Texas State Reporting Graduation Fields Editor
Graduation Endorsement/Certification Information Editor