DegreeWorks: Understanding the Degree Audit Worksheet

Links

The Links tab provides convenient access to information a student or adviser may find helpful while reviewing the audit. 

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Course History

You can view Class History to get a term-by-term summary of the courses the student has taken and the grades they earned.

  1. Select the Ellipsis at the top right corner of the screen.

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  1. Select Class History.

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  1. The Class History window will appear with a chronological list of courses the student has taken.

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Student Information Block

The Student Information Block provides useful information regarding the student such as degree, major, minor, college, advisor, sport, pending graduation date, holds and tech GPA.

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Degree Progress Block

The Degree Progress Block shows the completed percentage of the students’ requirements and credits as well as their overall GPA.

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The requirements progress will not always equal the credits progress.  Progress will not equal 100% until all the courses are completed and graded or requirements are fulfilled.  A graduating senior who has completed all credits and course requirements and is preparing for graduation will reach 98% until the grades are submitted and the end of the term. 

Format Selection

The default format is Student View.  You can change the format of the audit by selecting the format drop-down. 

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Student View- The default and most frequently used format.  Displays a detailed view of the student’s degree requirements. 

Graduation Checklist- Displays which courses fulfill each requirement. 

Registration Checklist- Displays outstanding requirements and suggestions to fulfill them. 

In-Progress and Pre-registered Courses

The audit displays in-progress and pre-registered courses and counts them towards the student’s degree completion.  Uncheck one or both boxes and select Process to view the student’s progress without those classes. 

 

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Degree Audit Blocks

The Degree Audit is divided into multiple sections called blocks.  The blocks will show the students’ progress towards their degree.

Collapse and Expand Blocks

You can collapse the blocks for quick navigation through the audit.  To collapse all the blocks in the audit, select collapse all. 

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To expand all of the blocks in the audit, select expand all.  You can also use the arrows within each block to collapse and expand the block. 

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Degree Block

Each block header includes the number of credits applied from the block, the catalog year, and if the requirements of the block have been completed.  The first block is the Degree Block.  It shows a summary of the main requirements necessary to complete the degree. 

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The subsequent blocks (Core, Major, Concentration, Minor, Free Electives) show the credits that have been completed and how they have been completed. They also show incomplete requirements and instructions for how to complete them.

Completed Requirements

The requirements that the student has completed are denoted by a green check mark. The course name, students’ grade, number of credits, and term the course was taken are to the right of the requirement.

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Incomplete Requirements

The requirements that a student has not completed are denoted by a red circle. The course or courses that are still needed to satisfy the requirements are listed to the right. 

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Requirement In-Progress

The requirements that the student is currently registered for are denoted by a blue half-filled circle. The course the student registered for, number of credits, and term are to the right of the requirement.

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Course Information

To get more information about a course that will satisfy a requirement, select the name of the course. Note: The check mark icon next to the course name denotes a prerequisite is needed.

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The Course Information window will appear. You will see prerequisite information, attributes, course descriptions, and the sections that are scheduled for a current or upcoming term.

 

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For requirements that have a range of courses, click on the hyperlink to view course options within that range.

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The @ @ equates to any subject and any course number.  For requirements that have an attribute associated with @ @, click on the attribute hyperlink to view course options.

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Additional Blocks

Courses fall into the Unused Block in Degree Works when the system cannot apply them to any requirement in the student’s degree audit based on the current program, catalog year, and rules.

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The Insufficient block lists the credit total and courses that are not applied to the student's audit because they do not meet degree requirements.

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The Over the Limit block lists the credit total and courses that are not applied to the student's audit because they exceed necessary degree requirements.

 

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The In-progress and pre-registered block lists the total credits and the courses the student is pursuing in the current term as well as the courses the student is enrolled in for a future term(s).

Legend

At the bottom of the audit, you will see a legend that explains the icons found on the degree audit.

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