Summer Graduate

Summer Graduates fall into two categories:

Students graduating from high school with a diploma after the last day of the school year, but on or before August 6th, as a result of summer school.
Students graduating from high school with a diploma after August 6th but before the first day of the new school year as a result of summer school.

Summer school course information must be entered in the NCSIS. Once summer course information has been entered, it is then necessary for the school to process the student as a graduate, according to the instructions below.

This process will allow the student to be reported as a graduate with the correct year’s cohort.

Task	Completed
Add Grades to Transcript Menu > Student Information > General Transcript Once a student completes summer school, enter the transcript grades. Follow the Summer Grades section of the Adding Transcript Grades article to add the completed summer grades.
Verify Graduation Program is assigned Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs Graduation Program Assignment
Verify CTE Programs are assigned and statuses are updated (if applicable) Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs CTE Program Assignment
Calculate On-Track Status Menu > Student Information > Program Administration > Course Plan Administration Course Plan Administration \| Infinite Campus This process will run for all students. This process will calculate any graduation or academic plan a student is assigned. This process is taxing on the system, and it is recommended to be run after regular business hours.
Review On-Track Status Menu > Student Information > Program Administration > Academic Plan Status Report or Academic Plan Progress Batch Report Review student's status towards their graduation program by running the Academic Plan Status Report. Academic Plan Status Report \| Infinite Campus The report can also be used to display the students that are not on-track towards the graduation requirements. The Academic Plan Progress Batch \| Infinite Campus report can provide progress towards the graduation requirements per individual student.
Add Seals (Endorsements) (if applicable) Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus Requirements for Endorsements can be found: High School Diploma Endorsements \| NC DPI At this time, this process is manual.
Review Transcripts Verify graduation requirements are met Verify programs are reflected correctly on the transcript (CTE) Verify seals are reflected correctly on the transcript
Verify/Enter Diploma Type Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus The student's diploma type should be FRC: Future Ready Core or GWC: Graduated with Certificate.
Enter Diploma Period Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus Choose R: Regular as the diploma period
Enter Diploma Date Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus The Diploma Date should be the date the student completed graduation requirements
Verify Grade 9 Entry Date Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student. If a date is not entered, review the student's enrollment history to determine the correct grade 9 enrollment. Enter the date of the students first grade 9 enrollment. NGA Cohort End Year - This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student. NCLB Cohort End Year - This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student.
Verify Post Grad Plans Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus This information can be added by students when using the Course Planning tool in student portal.
End Student Enrollment Menu > Student Information > General > Enrollments Select the reporting year student enrollment. (Example: Completed in 24-25, select the 24-25 calendar enrollment) Select Retained in the End Action. Select W6: High School Graduate as the enrollment End Status. Enter End Comments as appropriate. Click Save to end the enrollment Student End Enrollment Checklist
Print Final Transcript Menu > Student Information > General > Transcript Transcripts (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus

Task

Completed

Add Grades to Transcript
Menu > Student Information > General Transcript

Once a student completes summer school, enter the transcript grades. Follow the Summer Grades section of the Adding Transcript Grades article to add the completed summer grades.

Verify Graduation Program is assigned
Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs

Graduation Program Assignment

Verify CTE Programs are assigned and statuses are updated (if applicable)
Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs

CTE Program Assignment

Calculate On-Track Status
Menu > Student Information > Program Administration > Course Plan Administration

Course Plan Administration | Infinite Campus
This process will run for all students.
This process will calculate any graduation or academic plan a student is assigned.

This process is taxing on the system, and it is recommended to be run after regular business hours.

Review On-Track Status
Menu > Student Information > Program Administration > Academic Plan Status Report or Academic Plan Progress Batch Report

Review student's status towards their graduation program by running the Academic Plan Status Report. Academic Plan Status Report | Infinite Campus
The report can also be used to display the students that are not on-track towards the graduation requirements.
The Academic Plan Progress Batch | Infinite Campus report can provide progress towards the graduation requirements per individual student.

Add Seals (Endorsements) (if applicable)
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

Graduation (North Carolina) | Infinite Campus
Requirements for Endorsements can be found: High School Diploma Endorsements | NC DPI

At this time, this process is manual.

Review Transcripts

Verify graduation requirements are met
Verify programs are reflected correctly on the transcript (CTE)
Verify seals are reflected correctly on the transcript

Verify/Enter Diploma Type
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

Graduation (North Carolina) | Infinite Campus
The student's diploma type should be FRC: Future Ready Core or GWC: Graduated with Certificate.

Enter Diploma Period
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

Graduation (North Carolina) | Infinite Campus
Choose R: Regular as the diploma period

regular diploma period

Enter Diploma Date
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

Graduation (North Carolina) | Infinite Campus
The Diploma Date should be the date the student completed graduation requirements

Verify Grade 9 Entry Date
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student.
If a date is not entered, review the student's enrollment history to determine the correct grade 9 enrollment. Enter the date of the students first grade 9 enrollment.
NGA Cohort End Year - This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student.
NCLB Cohort End Year - This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student.

Verify Post Grad Plans
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

Graduation (North Carolina) | Infinite Campus
This information can be added by students when using the Course Planning tool in student portal.

End Student Enrollment
Menu > Student Information > General > Enrollments

Select the reporting year student enrollment. (Example: Completed in 24-25, select the 24-25 calendar enrollment)
Select Retained in the End Action.
Select W6: High School Graduate as the enrollment End Status.
Enter End Comments as appropriate.
Click Save to end the enrollment
Student End Enrollment Checklist

Summer Graduate End enrollment

Print Final Transcript
Menu > Student Information > General > Transcript

Transcripts (North Carolina) | Infinite Campus

Task	Completed
Add Grades to Transcript Menu > Student Information > General Transcript Once a student completes summer school, enter the transcript grades. Follow the Summer Grades section of the Adding Transcript Grades article to add the completed summer grades.
Verify Graduation Program is assigned Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs Graduation Program Assignment
Verify CTE Programs are assigned and statuses are updated (if applicable) Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs CTE Program Assignment
Calculate On-Track Status Menu > Student Information > Program Administration > Course Plan Administration Course Plan Administration \| Infinite Campus This process will run for all students. This process will calculate any graduation or academic plan a student is assigned. This process is taxing on the system, and it is recommended to be run after regular business hours.
Review On-Track Status Menu > Student Information > Program Administration > Academic Plan Status Report or Academic Plan Progress Batch Report Review student's status towards their graduation program by running the Academic Plan Status Report. Academic Plan Status Report \| Infinite Campus The report can also be used to display the students that are not on-track towards the graduation requirements. The Academic Plan Progress Batch \| Infinite Campus report can provide progress towards the graduation requirements per individual student.
Add Seals (Endorsements) (if applicable) Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus Requirements for Endorsements can be found: High School Diploma Endorsements \| NC DPI At this time, this process is manual.
Review Transcripts Verify graduation requirements are met Verify programs are reflected correctly on the transcript (CTE) Verify seals are reflected correctly on the transcript
Enter Diploma Type Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus Choose FRC: Future Read Core or GWC: Graduated with Certificate
Enter Diploma Period Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus Choose S: Summer as the diploma period.
Enter Diploma Date Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus The Diploma Date should be the date the student completed graduation requirements
Verify Grade 9 Entry Date Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student. If a date is not entered, review the student's enrollment history to determine the correct grade 9 enrollment. Enter the date of the students first grade 9 enrollment. NGA Cohort End Year - This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student. NCLB Cohort End Year - This field is populated based on the 9th grade enrollment record for the student.
Verify Post Grad Plans Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation Graduation (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus This information can be added by students when using the Course Planning tool in student portal.
End Student Enrollment Menu > Student Information > General > Enrollments Select the reporting year calendar student enrollment. (Example: Completed in 25-26, select the 25-26 calendar enrollment) Update the enrollment Start Date to the date the student met graduation requirements. (This should be a date prior to the first day of the school year, but on or after August 7.) Update the enrollment End Date to the date the student met graduation requirements. Select W6: High School Graduate as the enrollment End Status. Enter End Comments as appropriate. Select VST1: Visitor - Standard Day Program/Foreign Exchange Student Click Save to end the enrollment. Student End Enrollment Checklist
Print Final Transcript Menu > Student Information > General > Transcript Transcripts (North Carolina) \| Infinite Campus