Your degree audit can be accessed through the MCLA Portal Page under the “Students” tab.
== Reading Your How can Degree Audit ==Works keep you stay on track toward graduation?
Your · Degree Audit presents your important information Works has a number of features designed to minimize the chance of you enrolling in a single, easy-course that will not fulfill either an academic program requirement or core curriculum – keeping you on track toward graduation. Each academic department has worked carefully to-read infuse any individualized “double dipping” rules that they may have. This will provide you with a clear understanding of courses within your program that fulfill more than one requirement (and easy-to-printmajor/minor/core curriculum, etc) format.
The top · Degree Works also has a number of the Audit, labeled "Student View," shows your high-level informationinteractive features including: student ID, class, advisor(s), major(s), minor(s), overall GPA, and any holds on your account.
Next, you'll o Live data relating to enrollment and registration information. You will be able to see 2 Degree Progress '''indicator bars.''' The first indicator barwhat courses are being offered in the next semester that fulfill a specific requirement, "Requirements," shows when the overall percentage of graduation requirements you've completed so far. This includes overall creditscourse is offered, but also other factors, such as distribution requirements or certifications. The second indicator bar, labeled "Credits," simply shows the percentage of credits you've earned (out of 120) toward graduationand how many seats are still available.
The body of the Audit is divided into sectionso What If: If you are considering a change in major, or '''blocksadding a new minor,''' for each of the different types of graduation requirement. General Degree requirements appear first, followed by Physical Education, Core Curriculum, Major, Minorthis feature allows you to run a new audit, taking your current academic coursework and Concentration requirements. The Header Bar of each section contains information '''specific to that section''' - for example, placing it into the Major Requirements section shows your GPA within your major, new program which might be different from your overall GPAwill allow you to make a fully informed decision.
Requirements are '''color-coded''' to indicate which have been met successfully, which are still unmet, and which are in progress. Any unmet requirements provide specific information about what o Future Classes: This feature provides you need with the ability to do project how planned courses for a future semester will be applied to meet themyour audit.Will this planned course fulfill a needed requirement?
Your Audit might contain two other sectionso GPA Calculators: Fallthrough and Insufficient. '''Fallthrough''' contains courses Are you've taken which don't meet any graduation requirement, while the '''Insufficient''' section contains courses where an athlete worried about maintaining eligibility? Perhaps you didn't earn any credit - are striving toward a specific GPA for example, an F, withdrawal, a scholarship or SKIL coursegraduate school application? Degree Works has a series of GPA calculators to help you project your future GPA and can also provide advice on how to reach a specific GPA.
The hyperlinks within your Want to learn more about how to use Degree Audit provide "live," realtime information about course offerings, including class schedule and number of '''available seats.''' These "live" links make planning during course registration quicker and easier.Works?
· For more information and tutorial videos about how to use Degree Works visit: o http://techhelp.mcla.edu/degreeworks
· For technical questions about Degree Works, please contact MCLA Techhelp at 413-662-5276
== The "Look Ahead" Feature == This feature provides you with the ability to project how planned courses for a future semester will be applied to your audit. Will this planned course fulfill a needed requirement? [[Image:Dw-look-ahead-sm.png]] == The "What If" Feature == If you are considering a change · For questions regarding student records shown in major, or adding a new minorDegree Works, this feature allows you to run a new audit, taking your current academic coursework and placing it into please contact the new program which will allow you to make a fully informed decision. [[Image:DwRegistrar’s Office at 413-what662-if-sm.png]] == GPA Calculators == Are you an athlete worried about maintaining eligibility? Perhaps you are striving toward a specific GPA for a scholarship 5216 or graduate school application? Degree Works has a series of GPA calculators to help you project your future GPA and can also provide advice on how to reach a specific GPAregistrar@mcla. [[Image:Dw-adv-calc-sm.png]] == Video Tutorials == Watch these brief tutorial videos to see how each Degree Works tool works: *<h3>The Degree Audit</h3> <youtube>XyghHpCMRJw</youtube> *<h3>The What If Feature</h3> <youtube>3mUlpkN29JU</youtube> *<h3>The Look Ahead Feature</h3> <youtube>t8SeQ5GjEC8</youtube> *<h3>GPA Calculators</h3> <youtube>MBG1yHB0bGs</youtube>edu
