Introduction to DegreeWorks
Created by
The Office of the Registrar
East Tennessee State University
November 2012
Topic to be covered
Own your Education,
Achieve your Education
Plan ahead with
DegreeWorks
“Degree Now, Not
Later”
DegreeWorks
What is DegreeWorks
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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.
What does it do
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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.
“Find”
button
Locating Student Information
Running a Degree Audit
Audit Displays student academic information based Click “Process
New” if it’s the
on official requirements of declared major
first time you are
running an audit
on student
The Audit
Displays 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.
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Benefit of DegreeWorks Audit
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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
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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 View
The 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
Shows only unfulfilled requirements from the student’s audit.
Notice the
Still needed in
Red
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.
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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.
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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 Ahead
The 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
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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 Calculator
Gives the student and advisor the ability
to project potential GPA's based on
grades received in registered and inprogress courses.
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◦ Graduation Calculator
◦ Term Calculator
◦ Advisor Calculator
Graduation Calculator
Advisor Calculator
Notes
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The 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 Information
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Information 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:◦
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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 degree
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Case 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.
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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 Advisor
Yes
 Your 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.
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Contact Us
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Contact the registrar office if you need
addition information or have question
concerning DegreeWorks.
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Contact person
Evelyn Roach – roache@etsu.edu
423-439-6821 or send an email to
degreeworks@etsu.edu