Graduation (Texas)

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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

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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
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
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
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
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)
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).
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.
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.
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.
24 (2004-2006) Minimum High School Program
For students who entered grade 9 in 2004 - 2005 and thereafter (including students receiving special education services.
25 (2004-2006) Recommended High School Program
For students who entered grade 9 in 2004 - 2005 and thereafter (including students receiving special education services.
26 (2004-2006) Distinguished Achievement Program
For students who entered grade 9 in 2004 - 2005 and thereafter (including students receiving special education services.
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.
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.
31 Recommended High School Program
For students who entered grade 9 in 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 and includes students receiving special education services.
32 Distinguished Achievement Program
For students who entered grade 9 in 2012 - 2013 and 2013 - 2014 and includes students receiving special education services.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

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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.

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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

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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)
3 Associate of Applied Arts (AAA)
4 Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
5 Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)
6 Associate of Science (AS)
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Database Location:

Graduation.certOfDegree

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Graduation.certOfDegree

Reports:

TREx Extract

TSDS Student Interchange

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

Graduation Endorsement/Certification Information

Use the fields to indicate a student's status in obtaining a FHSP program, industry certification, or license.

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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

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.

Business & Industry GraduationSeal.stateSeal2

Student > Learner > GraduationSeal2

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

Indicates whether a student is currently enrolled in (pursuing) or has successfully completed a FHSP program to earn a Public Services Endorsement.
Arts & Humanities GraduationSeal.stateSeal4

Student > Learner > GraduationSeal4

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

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

Indicates whether a student is currently pursuing or has successfully completed the distinguished level of achievement program under the Foundation High School Program.

FHSP (Foundation High School Program) College Career Instruction

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.
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
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