Changes

· Degree Works has a number of features designed to minimize the chance of you enrolling in a 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 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 (major/minor/core curriculum, etc).

· Degree Works also has a number of interactive features including:

o * Live data relating to enrollment and registration information. You will be able to see what courses are being offered in the next semester that fulfill a specific requirement, when the course is offered, and how many seats are still available.

o * What If: 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.

o * Future Classes: 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?

o * 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.

== Want to learn more about how to use Degree 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

· * For questions regarding student records shown in Degree Works, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 413-662-5216 or registrar@mcla.edu