Summer Graduates On or Before August 6

Complete the steps below for students graduating from high school with a diploma after the last instructional day of the school year but on or before August 6, as a result of summer school.

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.
  • Complete any necessary Grade Suppressions as needed. Follow the steps in the Grade Suppression section of the Adding Transcript Grades article.
Add Summer Education Program
Menu > Student Information > State Programs > Summer Education
  • Follow the Summer Education Program steps to add and end a program.
  • The start and end dates should reflect the student's enrollment in the summer program. The End date should be the date the student completed graduation requirements.
  • The Program Exit Status should be SGR: Summer School Graduate.

Adding the Summer Education Program initiates an Event & Action that will create an enrollment in the summer calendar based on the program dates assigning W6: High School Graduate as the Local End Status. See the Create Summer Calendar High School article for information on setting up the appropriate summer calendar.

Verify Graduation Program
Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs
  • Graduation Program Assignment
  • Please note that students on the Extended Content Standards pathway will not have an NC Graduation Program assigned.
Verify CTE Programs (if applicable)
Menu > Student Information > Academic Planning > Programs

CTE Concentrators (if applicable)

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


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
Verify Post Grad Plans
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation
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.
Add Seals (Endorsements) (if applicable)
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation


At this time, this process is manual.

Review Data on Transcripts
Menu > Student Information > General > 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 Date
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation
Enter Diploma Type
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation
Enter Diploma Period
Menu > Student Information > General > Graduation

regular diploma period

Print Final Transcript
Menu > Student Information > General > Transcripts

Review the student's enrollment record to ensure the correct information was created from the summer education program with the Event & Action.