Degree Progress Report FAQs
What
is my Degree Progress Report (AKA Degree Audit)?
Can
I get a Progress Report for my degree?
How
do I read my Report?
I’m
thinking of changing my major. How do I view a degree progress report for
a program other than my own?
Can
I look up minors?
What
is the difference between a Primary Program and a Secondary Program?
What
is the difference between Double Major and Dual Degree?
Do
Degree Progress Reports replace advising?
What
If I need more information?
How to Register (video) How to Read a Degree Progress Report (video)
What
is my Degree Progress Report
(AKA Degree Audit)?
The Degree Progress Report
is an easy-to-use tool that can assist you and your advisor in measuring
progress towards specific academic requirements. Behind your report is a complex
computerized system, called Degree Audit, which tracks your completed courses,
courses for which you are registered, and transferred coursework (if any) and
displays them in a report format. Degree Progress Reports are an effective
tool, when used in conjunction with advice from an academic advisor.
Can
I get a Progress Report for my degree?
Progress
reports are available for all undergraduate students at UCCS.
This includes all undergraduate majors in Business, Education,
Engineering & Applied Science, Health Care Sciences, Letters, Arts and
Sciences and Nursing. In addition,
progress reports are available for graduate students in the MBA program and in
the Graduate School of Public Affairs. If
you are seeking two degrees concurrently (i.e. B.A. and B.S.) you should request
a separate Degree Progress Report for each degree.
Course
work
completed at CU prior to summer 1988 is not available for viewing on your
Degree Progress Report. Please
see the academic advisor in your major program.
To
access your Degree Progress Report, log on using your Student ID and PIN to the Online Student Center at https://hydra.cusys.edu/pinnacle/sishome1.cs.htm.
At the bottom of the page, click on RECORDS and then DEGREE PROGRESS.
How
do I read my Degree Progress Report?
Your
report begins by listing information unique to you that is in the Student
Information System (SIS). Please verify all data displayed in the top
portion to ensure your future degree progress reports will be as accurate as
possible. Verification of your degree(s), major(s), option(s), minor(s)
and catalog year is especially important. Please report any discrepancy to your
academic advisor. Then review the next sections:
Summary
of Credit toward graduation. This
includes credit you have earned from Advanced Placement, IB college credit,
concurrent enrollment, college credit transferred from CU, and transfer credit
earned at other institutions. Also listed are the number of hours required,
completed, those for which you are currently registered, and a GPA section. As
you review this information, it is important to remember that GPAs are
calculated solely on the course work completed at CU campuses.
Transfer work is not included.
Academic
Requirements Remaining - This is a
list of requirements you have not yet fulfilled in the various areas of your
degree program. Upon completion of a specific requirement, it will disappear
from view in this section and will appear under the Academic Requirements
Completed section.
Academic
Requirements Completed - Here is the
specific course work used to fulfill each requirement area of your degree
program. It is assumed that course work currently in progress will be
successfully completed; therefore, work in progress is also displayed. Not
all transfer work may be reflected in your degree progress report.
If you have completed courses that do not appear, please contact your academic
advisor.
Work
Not Applied to this program
- courses
“not applied” may be:
§
Transfer courses that have not yet
been evaluated
§
Courses that have been evaluated
but do not apply to this particular degree
§
Extra electives beyond the minimum
needed for graduation
I’m
thinking of changing my major.
How do I view a degree progress report for a program other than my own?
You
can run a “What If” Degree Progress Report to see how your course work might
apply to another major or degree program. Running a “What If” report
does not change your major. The “What If” report may not include all
substitutions or exceptions that currently show in your primary major. If
you decide to change your major, see an academic advisor in your new proposed
major for an evaluation.
You
only will be able to see any minor(s) that you have officially declared with
your advisor. You are not able to
run a “What If” program for any other minor.
Minor information is generally available on the department’s web site
or in the literature kiosks at the Student Success Center, Main Hall, 2nd
floor.
What
is the difference between a Primary Program and a Secondary Program?
Your
Primary Program, which is the pre-selected default on the web page, is the one
most students need to view. It is
your current major program, provided you are not getting a dual degree (see
below)
What
is the difference between a Double Major and a Dual Degree?
Double
Major – you may have designated two majors within the same school or college
on campus. For example, you may be studying Psychology and Communications, both
within the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. You are a double
major student and all your requirements can be viewed by looking at your Primary
Program Progress Report.
Dual
Degree - you may have elected to study in two different schools or colleges on
campus. For example, you may be working on requirements toward a Bachelor
of Arts in History in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. At the
same time, you may be working on requirements toward a Bachelor of Science in
Business with an area of emphasis in Accounting. The latter degree, Bachelor of
Science in Business, would be considered a secondary degree program because you
are studying in a completely different school or college than the primary degree
program. In this case, you are a dual degree student and you will need to
view two separate Degree Progress Reports, one for your Primary Program and one
for your Secondary Program.
Do
Degree Progress Reports replace advising?
Degree
progress reports do not replace advising. Advisors enhance the advising process by providing timely
information about academic programs. Your report tracks course and
requirement degree progress completion so that your advisor can spend less time
in manual record-keeping and more time helping you plan your academic goals.
It is a good idea to bring your degree progress report when you consult with
your advisor. If you ever see
a requirement remaining or a course that isn’t applying correctly, please
contact your advisor for clarification.
What
if I need more information?
We
are pleased to provide information on accessing your own Degree Progress Report.
If you have additional questions, please e-mail us:
http://web.uccs.edu/studentsuccess/Advising/ask.htm
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