Degree Works (Degree Audit) FAQ
General
Degree Works is a web-based tool used to monitor a student鈥檚 academic progress toward degree completion. It combines 黑洞社区鈥檚 degree requirements with the courses a student is currently taking, has taken in the past, and plans to take. It produces a snapshot called a "degree audit" of the progress a student is making in fulfilling their degree requirements.
Degree Works will help you:
- View your 鈥渄egree audit鈥 to determine what requirements you need to complete in order to earn your degree.
- Apply and modify a plan of study in the "Plans" tab.
- Confirm which courses you have taken or transferred and see which ones fulfill requirements or count as electives.
- View waives and exemptions applied toward your degree.
- See how your coursework could be applied toward another program of study, minor, or concentration using the 鈥What If鈥 feature.
- Estimate how many semesters it will take you to graduate.
- Learn the prerequisites and co-requisites for courses by clicking on the course numbers.
- Calculate your GPA for the current term and learn how to achieve your desired overall GPA using the 鈥GPA Calculator鈥 feature.
Yes. Access Degree Works with any device, using a web browser like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer or Safari. Log into your my黑洞社区 account at:
Students: Once you are logged in, click the "myClasses" tab. In the "View My Degree Evaluation/Audit" section in the center of the screen, click the link titled "Run my Degree Works Audit".
Advisors: Once you are logged in, click the "Teach/Advise" tab. In the "Advisor Links" section in the center of the screen, locate the Degree Works paragraph and click "Run a Student's Degree Works Audit".
"Degree Audits" tab - Degree Audit
A Degree Works degree audit is a review of a student鈥檚 past, current and 鈥減lanned鈥 coursework combined with the requirements of the degree the student is currently seeking. The degree audit matches courses the student has taken with the requirements to give the student an overall picture of their academic progress and what requirements are outstanding.
Yes. Degree Works is accessed through your my黑洞社区 secure login. Advisors, faculty, and selected staff will also have access for the purpose of supporting your progress through your academic career. Your Degree Works audit is part of your Education Record and is protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). As with any other personal information that you access on-line, you should be sure to logout of your account and close all application windows before leaving a public computer.
At least four times a term. You should review your worksheet at the following times:
- Before you meet with your advisor to ensure your planner has three future terms populated.
- After you register to ensure the courses apply to your requirements as you expected.
- After your grades are posted.
- Any time you make changes to your schedule.
It鈥檚 important to review your degree audit frequently, especially before and after you schedule courses or receive grades. This helps ensure you are taking the correct courses and are on track to graduate on time.
Remember: Changing your registration or completing a course with a grade lower than the minimum required for a requirement may impact your degree progress.
@ = represents a wildcard; it means 鈥渁ny鈥
@@ = any SUBJECT and any COURSE NUMBER
ENGL @ = Any English (ENGL) course
@ 300 = Any SUBJECT but the course number must be 300.
A colon (:) = represents a range. For example, instead of writing every course number between 200 and 499, a colon is used to show this in a more simple way.
MATH 200:499 = Any Mathematics (MATH) course with a course number between 200 and 499.
The audit updates automatically nightly. Students do not need to do anything to update their audit.
- Fallthrough Courses: Courses that are counting as additional electives toward your degree. Courses here are above the minimum requirements of your specific major/minor/concentration but are still used in the overall hours needed to earn your degree. Engineering students cannot use courses in the Fallthrough Courses block toward their degree.
- Excluded Coursework: Coursework appearing in this section will not be used toward earning your degree. Certain courses listed here do count toward GPAs, such as F grades that are not repeated.
- In-Progress/Preregistered Classes: A list of any courses currently being taken or that the student is preregistered for. These courses will also be listed in other blocks (sections) throughout the audit.
- Not Counted: Does not count toward credits totals, GPAs or degree progress.
- The course did not meet the minimum number of credits required.
- The course did not meet the minimum grade requirement for your program of study.
- The requirement may state that the course must be taken at 黑洞社区.
- All requirements have been met and this course is simply not needed.
Contact your academic advisor if you need further help.
Yes. Courses from which you have withdrawn will appear in the "Excluded Course Work" block toward the end of your degree audit.
Yes. The "What If" function will perform an audit based on the hypothetical major/minor/concentration and will show how your completed, current, and planned coursework meets the requirements of the hypothetical major/minor/concentration.
Degree Works relies on your internet browser and its Adobe plug-ins for the PDF view and printout. Please make sure you are on the latest version available for both. If you need assistance, please contact:
Technology Help Desk:
- Phone: 316-978-4357
- Email: helpdesk@wichita.edu
- Location: 120 Jabara Hall
HelpDesk Hours:
- M-Th: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
- F: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Closed weekends
"Degree Audits" tab - What If
Yes, you can save the "What If" audit to your personal computer as a PDF document. "What If" audits cannot be saved within Degree Works. To save a 鈥What If鈥 audit:
- Click the 鈥What If鈥 feature next to the 鈥Academic鈥 tab.
- Fill in the hypothetical criteria using the drop down boxes and free-text course boxes.
- Click the 鈥Process鈥 button in 鈥What-If鈥
- Click the Print icon at the top right of the page
- Set the printer destination to Save as Adobe PDF
Yes, to print a 鈥What-If鈥 audit:
- Click the 鈥What If鈥 feature next to the 鈥Academic鈥 tab.
- Fill in the hypothetical criteria using the drop down boxes and free-text course boxes.
- Click the 鈥Process鈥 button in 鈥What-If鈥
- Click the Print icon at the top right of the page
Since "What If" scenarios are not saved in Degree Works, your advisor can only see your results if the two of you work through a "What If" procedure together or if you show him/her a printout of a "What If" scenario you generated on your own.
Always speak with your academic advisor first. After consulting with your advisor, you may change your academic program by going to: . Click the "Log in to my黑洞社区" button and enter your secure id and password.
Locate the "Student Tools" section and click the "Change My Major/Minor" link.