Regular Diploma

provided when reporting any diploma level except Certificate of Completion (IEP program Completed), Course Completion, or Alternate Diploma 

Certificate of Completion

provided when reporting diploma level Certificate of Completion (IEP program Completed)

Certificate of Attendance

provided when reporting diploma level Course Completion

Alternate Diploma

provided when reporting Alternate Diploma

General (Passed GQE or met Graduation Pathway)

Core 40 with Academic Honors (Passed GQE or met Graduation Pathway)

Core 40 only (Passed GQE or met Graduation Pathway)

General (Evidence-based waiver)

Certificate of Completion (IEP program Completed)

Course Completion

Core 40 with Technical Honors (Passed GQE or met Graduation Pathway)

General (Work Readiness Waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Core 40 Only (Evidence-based waiver or Waiver from Postsecondary Readiness Competency Requirements for Graduation Pathways)

Core 40 with Academic Honors (Evidence-based waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Core 40 with Technical Honors (Evidence-based waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Core 40 with Academic and Technical Honors (Passed GQE or met Graduation Pathway)

Core 40 with Academic and Technical Honors (Evidence-based waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Core 40 Only (Work-Readiness Waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Core 40 with Academic Honors (Work-Readiness Waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Core 40 with Technical Honors (Work-Readiness Waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Core 40 with Academic & Technical Honors (Work-Readiness Waiver) NO LONGER VALID DIPLOMA LEVEL FOR STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 COHORT AND BEYOND

Alternate Diploma

Descriptor

Definition

Project-Based Learning Experience

 Project-based learning allows students to gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. The project is framed by a meaningful problem to solve or a question to answer, at the appropriate level of challenge. Students engage in a rigorous, extended process of asking questions, finding resources, and applying information. Students often make their project work public by explaining, displaying and/or presenting it to people beyond the classroom.

Service-Based Learning Experience

Service-based learning integrates meaningful service to enrich and apply academic knowledge, teach civic and personal responsibility (and other employability skills), and strengthen communities. SBL can be classified by three core indicators: 1. Integrating academic study with service experience; 2. Reflecting larger social, economic, and societal issues; and 3. Collaborative efforts between students, schools, and community partners.

Work-Based Learning Experience

Work-based learning (WBL) is a strategy to reinforce academic, technical, and social skills learned in the classroom through collaborative activities with employer partners. Work-based learning experiences allow students to apply classroom theories to practical problems, to explore career options, and pursue personal and professional goals.

WBL includes activities that occur in workplaces and involve an employer assigning a student meaningful job tasks to develop his or her skills, knowledge, and readiness for work. It supports entry or advancement in any particular career field and can serve as the culminating course or event in a student’s chosen career pathway. Through WBL, students have the opportunity to apply the concepts, skills, and dispositions learned in previous coursework in real world business or industry settings.

ACT - College Ready benchmarks

AP/IB/DC/Cambridge Intl courses or CLEP Exam

ASVAB

Career-Technical Education Concentrator (must have a CTE program association identified from InTERS)

Honors Diploma

Locally Created Pathway

SAT - College Ready benchmarks

State/Federal/Industry recognized Apprenticeship (must have a CTE program association identified from InTERS)

State/Industry recognized Cred or Certification (must have a CTE program association identified from InTERS)

Waiver Postsecondary Readiness Competency Reqs (Note: cannot be reported for students in 2023 cohort and beyond when reporting an Academic Honors, Technical Honors, or Academic and Technical Honors diploma level)

Alternate Assessment for Alternate Diploma

Local Pathway Code

Pathway Name

10001

Civic Arts

10002

Recreation Vehicle (RV) Construction Pathway

10003

Aviation Sheet Metal

10004

Supply-Chain Management Logistics Pathway

10005

The Evolution Towards Employability Pathway

10006

JROTC Civic Leadership Pathway

10007

Catapult Pathway (only allowable for Adult Charters)

10008

Connecting English Learners to Successful Employment Pathway

10009

Underground Utility Location Services Pathway

10010

Global Communication Pathway

10011

Career+TM Pathway