The following rules apply when a building has full-year courses or a combination of semester-length and full-year courses, and a user should override credit when a student changes sections of a full-year course between semesters:
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Credit is issued on a semester mark.
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Each course in the Master Schedule that prints on a transcript must have this mark type.
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Credit is calculated on the local course and moves to the state course when you run the Build Course Equivalency option.
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Every course on the PEIMS Course page must have a course sequence code where the length matches the number of semester marks that the course issues. For example, a full-year course with two semester marks could have a sequence of 12 to indicate sequences 1 and 2 of a state course.
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Include final mark types in all year-long courses.
Mark Reporting Configuration
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Navigate to the MR Building Configuration page.
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Select M - Per Credit Marking Period for Assign Credit Override.
Mark Types
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Navigate to the Mark Types page.
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Define a semester mark type in the Multiple Times Per Year section.
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Define a final mark type in the Once Per Year section of the page.
Average Setup
Teachers may choose to enter a final average. If they do not enter an average, you must define an average setup for the final mark type for each marking period in which a multi-part course is completed. For example, if each semester is nine weeks, then an average setup must exist at marking period 2 and marking period 4.
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From the Administration menu, choose Mark Reporting Setup, choose Calculation Setup, and then select Average Setup.
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Select Process Courses Not Ended.
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Select R – Use Regular Courses for State Course Equivalency.
Course Credit Setup
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Navigate to the Course Credit Setup page.
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Leave Use Courses Not Ended blank.
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Choose the semester mark type for Mark Types for Credit.
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Select Issue Partial Credit.
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Select Use Average Marks Rule.
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Choose the final mark type for Mark Type for Average Check.
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Configure the Absence Rules section as needed.
Course Equivalency Setup
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Navigate to the Course Equivalency Setup page.
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Complete the fields as follows.
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Field |
Settings |
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Absences to Upload |
Select codes from the field's drop-down list, or click Asterisk to select all codes, then remove any that do not apply. |
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.Local Course Combinations |
Select One Part. If applicable, check other options. |
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Copy Subject Area to State Courses |
Select this field. |
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Course Retake Rule |
Configure as needed. |
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Report Cards Data Warehouse Information |
Select R – Include Regular Courses Only. |
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Transcript Data Warehouse Information |
Select B – Include State and Non-Linked Regular Courses. |
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Assign Course Credit Calculation |
Select R – Include Regular Courses Only. |
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Mark Types Setup Panel |
Select semester mark types that print on Texas transcripts. |
Course Equivalency Definition
Select Administration from the main menu, select Mark Reporting Setup submenu, select Calculation Setup, then select Course Equivalency Definitions.
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Navigate to the Course Equivalency Definitions page and verify courses to be combined and displayed in the applicable sections.
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Enter semester-only courses as full-year courses.