ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS REPORT
ARR
WHAT IS THE ARR?
• The ARR is a report that tracks the completion of
ALL degree requirements in one document
• Lists all courses completed at CSUSM, courses
in-progress, and any course or test credit
completed off-campus submitted on official
documents
• Changes and displays new information:
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After registration
After grades are posted
After you declare or change your major/minor
After you submit transcripts with off-campus coursework
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
REPORT-ARR
• Used by Graduation Auditors in
Registration & Records when
processing your graduation
evaluation.
• Available to both students and
advisors in the same format. You
now see exactly what your advisor
sees.
WHERE IS THE ARR?
Once you log in, click on Student Center….
RECOMMENDED BROWSERS
WHEN VIEWING THE ARR
For best results, use one of the following
browsers:
• Internet Explorer 8 (version 9.x is not
recommended)
• Firefox 3.6 (version 4.x and higher is not
recommended)
• Safari 4 or higher
STUDENT CENTER
You will notice that the overall layout of the Student
Center remains the same but there are some
changes……..
ARR NEW NAVIGATION
OLD – The DPR link used to display under
“Academics”
The ARR link is now found
on either the
My Academics page or
in the pull-down menu
by choosing Academic
Requirements.
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT REPORT -
ARR
(Formerly My Degree Progress Report-DPR)
ARR
Now, let’s look at the Academic Requirements Report,
formerly known as My Degree Progress Report, in
more detail….
EVERY ARR IS ORGANIZED THE
SAME WAY
Academic Objective
and Academic
Summary
Advisor Notes
General Information
about the DPR
Report Legend
Graduation
Requirements
(Use the green arrows to
expand or collapse
information.)
ARR OVERVIEW - ADVISOR NOTES
• You can access notes and reminders from your
academic advisor and graduation auditors
from inside the ARR report.
ARR OVERVIEW – ADVISOR NOTES
ARR OVERVIEW
As you scroll down the report you will
see a legend that explains what the
icons and enrollment codes mean.
These icons and codes are used
throughout the ARR.
ARR OVERVIEW
The report now uses dark-blue and light-blue bars to
separate requirement categories making it easier
to quickly focus on areas needing your attention.
ARR OVERVIEW
One or more
courses used for
this group of
requirements is
In-Progress
One or more
courses for this
group of
requirements are
still NEEDED
An icon appears to the right of each
graduation requirement to reflect its
completion status
Click “Expand All” to see more detail
ARR OVERVIEW
Red Box next to dark
blue line shows that
one or more GE
requirements are NOT
MET
Green Circle next to
light blue line shows
that Area A
requirements are MET
Red Box next to light
blue line shows that
Area B is NOT MET
Red Box at end of
a requirement line
shows that the
COURSE for B-1 is
NOT MET
SO….WHAT COURSES DO I NEED??
Courses next to RED Boxes:
KINE 300
KINE 301
KINE 403
ARR OVERVIEW
Courses used to
meet a requirement
are displayed in an
easy to read grid.
Requirement
Designation (GE
Area)
Transfer Course or
Test Credit
Click View All to see all
15 Courses used for
this requirement
In-progress course
ARR OVERVIEW - EXCEPTIONS
• Exceptions to requirements, such as faculty
approved substitutions and waivers, are identified by
numeric numbers under “Notes.” Click on the
hyperlink for more details.
• Old report used gold stars
ARR OVERVIEW – CORRECTION
FORM
You can send a message about your ARR to your
academic advisor by clicking on the “ARR
CORRECTION FORM” link.
THINKING OF CHANGING YOUR
MAJOR OR ADDING A MINOR?
The “What-if Report” allows you to see your
ARR if you are considering adding a minor or
changing your major……
WHAT-IF (“I CHANGE MY
MAJOR”) REPORT
Begin by
reviewing your
Career and
catalog year
(requirement
term). These
will
automatically
default to your
current
information and
can be changed.
WHAT-IF (“I CHANGE MY
MAJOR”) REPORT
The next steps
are:
1) to choose the
major you
want to
change to and
2) Choose the
current term.
Notice at the bottom of the page, you can
select courses to include in your what-if
scenario.
WHAT-IF (“I CHANGE MY
MAJOR”) REPORT
The What-If Report is formatted like the ARR report, displays the new
requirements and pulls in courses for the new requirements.
WANT TO VIEW YOUR TRANSFER
CREDIT?
Return to MY ACADEMICS page then click on
hyperlink “View my transfer credit report”
Note: You no longer have to run the ARR first to
see your transfer credit
TRANSFER CREDIT REPORT
Click to see
more detail
HOW TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW
FOR INTERNET EXPLORER
To keep your ARR open while looking at other
reports (Transfer Credit, What-If, CSUSM
Course History) you must OPEN A NEW
WINDOW:
1) RIGHT click over “Student Center” on light gray menu bar
2) LEFT click on “Open in New Window”
THE END, BUT DON’T FORGET…..
Don’t forget to run your ARR every term to
see what courses you need and watch your
AAR become ALL GREEN which means you
can graduate!