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Introduction to DegreeWorks
Created by The Office of the Registrar
East Tennessee State UniversityNovember 2012
Audit
Topic to be covered
What- IF
Student Plan
GPA Calculator
NotesOwn your Education,
Achieve your Education
Plan ahead with DegreeWorks
“Degree Now, Not Later”
DegreeWorks
DegreeWorks is a web based tool to help students & advisors monitor progress towards degree completion
Allows both students & advisors to view the student's academic record filtered into the program of study for all majors and minors.
Provides 24-7 access to: a full description of specific requirements for the
student. an easy way to see what requirements are not
yet met.
What is DegreeWorks
What does it do
Locating Student Information “Find”
button
Running a Degree AuditAudit Displays student academic information based
on official requirements of declared major
Click “Process New” if it’s
the first time you are
running an audit on student
The AuditDisplays course work in an easy-to-read report
summarizing the elements of the degree completed, as well as those that are still missing.
Provides info on how each requirement was satisfied & what courses can be taken to complete your remaining requirements.
Divided into block requirements such as Degree, University Requirements, General Education (Core), and Major Requirements.
Each block works like a checklist that has boxes that are automatically checked when a requirement is met.
Benefit of DegreeWorks Audit Students are better informed about their
academic career. Can view degree requirements for the declared
major, and minor. Students can use DegreeWorks information to
obtain better advice and can make better decisions about their academic future.
Can identify remaining courses needed to complete the degree/major/minor.
Students can see what courses they have taken that do not count towards the degree/major/minor.
Can view the grades, transfer credits, or waivers applied to audit.
Can confirm grade-point average (GPA).
Different Audit Views Student View – default for students, provides all the
necessary information needed to review a student’s progress to degree completion.
Graduation checklist – shows a summary of requirements for each area of the worksheet
Registration Checklist – shows only the unfilled requirements
Student ViewThe Student View is the default worksheet format. It provides general information about the student’s completed and incomplete requirements, grouped into logical sections or blocks
Graduation Checklist View
Registration Checklist View
Notice the Still needed
in Red
Shows only unfulfilled requirements from the student’s audit.
Audit Sections
What-If audits allows you to pull degree requirement based on different program or other criteria in order to see what the requirements would be.
Features of “What – If” Audits
Allows you to do an audit based on changes of criteria; such as degree, concentration, classes etc. to determine how requirements will change.
Show you what the requirements for a major are and how the courses you have already taken will apply to the major you are investigating.
Students on catalog prior to 12/13 can use the what-if to see how changing the catalog year will affect their program of study.
You can chose a different area of study (minor or major),chose future classes. Click the Process What-If button to see how course would apply to your audit
A “What-If” scenario is for review only and does not mean you have changed your major/ minor or concentration. The “What-If” audit cannot be saved.
Once the new audit has been generated, you will notice that all of your selections will appear as if it were a real audit.
Any future courses that were added will display with blue text and have a grade of “PL” and a term of “Planned Term”
Look AheadThe Look Ahead allows the audit to reflect unregistered classes the student plans to take in the future.
The course will display on the audit as planned courses in the appropriate block(s)
Plan Function Allow students to make a long-term plan for degree
completion and verify that the courses they included on their plan will fulfill the degree requirements
Advisor can use the Plan function to create academic plans for students
GPA CalculatorGives the student and advisor
the ability to project potential GPA's based on grades received in registered and in-progress courses.
There are three types◦Graduation Calculator◦Term Calculator◦Advisor Calculator
Graduation Calculator
Advisor Calculator
NotesThe note utility allows DegreeWorks user to
document academic advising on student records. These notes are viewable by the student on their audit in the Notes section at the bottom of the Worksheet.
Additional InformationInformation in DegreeWorks is refreshed
every night. Any changes made in the day (e.g. grade
changes or classes added/dropped) will be seen tomorrow.
Students should review DegreeWorks several times a semester but always:- ◦ Before meeting with advisor◦ After registering◦ After grades are posted◦ Any time you make a change to your schedule◦ Whenever you are considering changing your
major
Getting two different degreeCase I – Double Major same degree
(e.g. BA)◦ You will have a single audit with two major
requirement blocks. Separate major requirement block will display the coursed required for each major.
Case 1I – Double Major different degree (e.g. BA. & BS.)◦ Two degree audit. Under the degree information
next to your name at the top of the screen, there will be a drop down arrow. Use this to select your second degree and view that audit.
Use the arrow to select second degree option
Do I still need to see an AdvisorYesYour advisor will use the
DegreeWorks report in the process of advising you about your program.
Degree Works does not take the place of your advisors. You are required to meet with your advisor every semester to review your degree progress.
Contact UsContact the registrar office if you
need addition information or have question concerning DegreeWorks.
Contact personEvelyn Roach – [email protected] or send an email [email protected]