diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/model/dto/StudentSearchRequest.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/model/dto/StudentSearchRequest.java
index 07f08073..dcad7ff7 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/model/dto/StudentSearchRequest.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/model/dto/StudentSearchRequest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 @Data
 @Component
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public class StudentSearchRequest implements Serializable {
     List<String> schoolCategoryCodes;
     List<String> pens;
     List<String> programs;
+    private List<UUID> studentIDs;
 
     Boolean validateInput;
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/service/CommonService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/service/CommonService.java
index 795781c2..cd9c897b 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/service/CommonService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/grad/report/service/CommonService.java
@@ -505,12 +505,15 @@ public boolean updateStudentCredentialPosting(UUID studentID, String credentialT
 
     public List<StudentCredentialDistribution> getStudentCredentialsForUserRequestDisRun(String credentialType, StudentSearchRequest studentSearchRequest, String accessToken) {
         List<StudentCredentialDistribution> scdList = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<UUID> studentList = getStudentsForSpecialGradRun(studentSearchRequest, accessToken);
-        if (!studentList.isEmpty()) {
+        List<UUID> studentIDs = studentSearchRequest.getStudentIDs();
+        if(studentIDs == null || studentIDs.isEmpty()) {
+            studentIDs = getStudentsForSpecialGradRun(studentSearchRequest, accessToken);
+        }
+        if (!studentIDs.isEmpty()) {
             int partitionSize = 1000;
             List<List<UUID>> partitions = new LinkedList<>();
-            for (int i = 0; i < studentList.size(); i += partitionSize) {
-                partitions.add(studentList.subList(i, Math.min(i + partitionSize, studentList.size())));
+            for (int i = 0; i < studentIDs.size(); i += partitionSize) {
+                partitions.add(studentIDs.subList(i, Math.min(i + partitionSize, studentIDs.size())));
             }
             if (credentialType.equalsIgnoreCase("OC") || credentialType.equalsIgnoreCase("RC")) {
                 processCertificate(partitions, scdList);