Submitting grade change data to LOFSA (TOPS)

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Last updated: Jun 30, 2022
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TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students) provides funding to graduates of Louisiana high schools. On a monthly basis, we report grade change data to the LOFSA (Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance), which is the custodian of the TOPS program. This grade change data can affect credits earned and GPA, which can affect the amount of funding a student can receive.

The peak periods of requests are generally the beginning and end of the semester.

Weekly

  1. Access the Box folder to identify new grade changes. This should be done on a weekly basis and is usually done on Wednesdays.

  2. Enter data on the LOFSA website.

    1. LOFSA access is provided by the TU TOPS representative, currently Jonathan Jouet.

Monthly

We request a report on the 10th of each month. RSS works the report and submits on the 15th.

Request the report

Email help@tulane.edu to request the TOPS grading report.

Recalculate hours

Recalculate each student’s earned hours, quality hours, and quality points without +/- using their unofficial transcript on Gibson for the term needed.

Collect biographical data

If not provided in the report, collect biographical data from SPAIDEN.

Enter on LOFSA website

Enter information on LOFSA website for each student.

Semesterly

There’s also an end-of-semester report. Need more info here.