Graduation-Required Assessment for Diploma (GRAD)Accountability Programs :

The Graduation-Required Assessments for Diploma (GRAD) are the state tests that fulfill Minnesota’s high school graduation requirement for students who first entered grade 8 in 2005-06 or later.  These tests measure student performance on essential skills in Writing, Reading and Mathematics for success in the 21st century.  If a student does not satisfy the graduation requirement for an assessment during the first administration, there will be retest opportunities available.

The GRAD proposed final rules and the Statement of Need and Reasonableness, which explains the necessity and reasonableness of the GRAD rule, are posted on the Rulemaking section of the MDE website. View the Rulemaking section.