Degree Works

Degree Works is “degree audit” software that provides you and your advisor with a clear representation of an individualized path toward graduation. Your degree audit will track courses you have taken, your grades in those courses, any waivers that may be applied to your record, notes that may record items discussed with your advisor, your current overall and program GPA, as well as what coursework is still required in your academic program and core curriculum.

Your degree audit can be accessed through the MCLA Portal Page under the “Students” tab.

Reading Your Degree Audit

Your Degree Audit presents your important information in a single, easy-to-read (and easy-to-print) format.

The top of the Audit, labeled "Student View," shows your high-level information: student ID, class, advisor(s), major(s), minor(s), overall GPA, and any holds on your account.

Next, you'll see 2 Degree Progress indicator bars. The first indicator bar, "Requirements," shows the overall percentage of graduation requirements you've completed so far. This includes overall credits, 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 graduation.

The body of the Audit is divided into sections, or blocks, for each of the different types of graduation requirement. General Degree requirements appear first, followed by Physical Education, Core Curriculum, Major, Minor, and Concentration requirements. The Header Bar of each section contains information specific to that section - for example, the Major Requirements section shows your GPA within your major, which might be different from your overall GPA.

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 you need to do to meet them.

Your Audit might contain two other sections: Fallthrough and Insufficient. Fallthrough contains courses you've taken which don't meet any graduation requirement, while the Insufficient section contains courses where you didn't earn any credit - for example, an F, withdrawal, or SKIL course.

The hyperlinks within your 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.

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?

The "What If" Feature

If you are considering a change in major, or adding a new minor, this feature allows you to run a new audit, taking your current academic coursework and placing it into the new program which will allow you to make a fully informed decision.

GPA Calculators

Are you an athlete worried about maintaining eligibility? Perhaps you are striving toward a specific GPA for a scholarship 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 GPA.

Video Tutorials

Watch these brief tutorial videos to see how each Degree Works tool works:

• The Degree Audit

• The What If Feature

• The Look Ahead Feature

• GPA Calculators