Virginia Graduation

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The Graduation tool provides districts with the ability to track graduation information used in state reporting, AYP (Average Yearly Progress) determinations and NCLB (No Child Left Behind) report cards. Districts can track when a student first entered ninth grade and calculate their expected graduation date.

The fields listed below are the specific to Virginia. See the Graduation article for information on creating or deleting a Graduation record, Tool Rights information, and graduation scenario examples.

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State Reporting Graduation Fields

The State Reporting Graduation fields are unique to the state of Virginia. These fields allow districts to enter graduation-specific data for each student in the state of Virginia.

Screenshot of the state reporting graduation fields.State Reporting Graduation Fields

Cert. of Gen. Studies/Assoc. Degree

Indicates a student received a Certificate of General Studies or Associate Degree concurrent with a Standard Diploma.

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Database Location:

Graduation.certOfDegree

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.certOfDegree

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Student Record Collection

Computer Science/World lang

Indicates that Computer Science substitutes for World Language as a graduation requirement.

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Database Location:

Graduation.compSciLang

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.compSciLang

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Student Record Collection

Early College/Commonwealth Scholar

A state assigned code to identify students who are participating in the Governor's Early College Scholar Program. Only students in grades 09, 10, 11, 12, and TT report.

  • 1: Student has completed the Early College Scholar program agreement
  • 2: Earned Governor's Early Scholar Cert.
  • 3: Commonwealth Scholar Program
  • 4: Early College & Commonwealth Scholar Certificate
  • 5: Participating Early College & Commonwealth Scholar Prgrms
  • 6: Earned Commonwealth Scholar Medallion

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Database Location:

Graduation.scholarship

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.scholarship

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Student Record Collection

GED Program

Indicates that the student is enrolled in a program leading to a GED.

  • 1: GED
  • 2: ISAEP

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Database Location:

Graduation.alternateGradCertificate

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.alternateGradCertificate

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Student Record Collection

Course in Two Parts

Indicates a student used credit accommodations as outlined in their IEP to obtain a Standard Diploma.

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Database Location:

Graduation.creditAccommodation

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.creditAccommodation

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Student Record Collection

Expanded Score Range for Retake

Indicates the student received a credit accommodation of Expanded Score Range for Retake.

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Database Location:

Graduation.expandedTestScore

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.expandedTestScore

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Student Record Collection

Subs for Economics/Finance

Indicates the student received credit accommodation of Subs for Economics/Finance.

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Database Location:

Graduation.economicsMet

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > Graduation elements > graduation.economicsMet

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Student Record Collection

State Seal Information

The State Seal Information section allows you to add State Seal records to a student's graduation record.

Screenshot of the state seal information fields.State Seal Information

State Seal

Identifies the type of State Seal earned upon graduation to be placed on a student's transcript. Values available in the dropdown display in a locked Attribute Dictionary (Attribute Dictionary > Graduation Seal > State Seal).

  • 1: Governors Seal
  • 2: Board of Education Seal
  • 3: Board of Education-CTE Seal
  • 5: BE-Excellence in Civics Education
  • 6: Board of Education-Biliteracy
  • 7: Board of Education Seal STEM
  • 8: Board of Education Seal for Excellence in Science and the Environment

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Database Location:

GraduationSeal.stateSeal

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.stateSeal

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Date Earned

The date the student earned the State Seal.

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Database Location:

GraduationSeal.earnedDate

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.earnedDate

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Method

The manner by which a student earned a state seal on their diploma. Values available in the dropdown display in a locked Attribute Dictionary (Attribute Dictionary > Graduation Seal >  Method).

  • ST: Self-Taught
  • OL: Online
  • CL: Classroom

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Database Location:

GraduationSeal.method

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.method

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Proficiency Date

The date on which the student was considered proficient in the value entered in the Language field so they are eligible to earn a state seal upon meeting additional graduation requirements.

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Database Location:

GraduationSeal.proficiencyDate

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.proficiencyDate

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Language

The language in which the student earned state recognition. 

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Database Location:

GraduationSeal.language

Ad hoc Inquiries:

Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.language

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Previous Versions

Graduation (Virginia) [.2235 and previous]