Degree Tracker: Requirements Online. Transfer Orientation 2012

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1 Degree Tracker: Academic Requirements Online Transfer Orientation 2012

2 What is Degree Tracker? Degree Tracker allows you to run an interactive online advising report that you can run any time by logging into Navigator. It will: Show you your courses and grades and how they fit in your degree program, including core, major and minor requirements Help you choose your courses for upcoming semesters Show you missing requirements Let you create a model of your requirements if you are thinking of changing your major, adding a minor or adding a concentration

3 Notes for New Students If your major requires a concentration and you have not told us which one you want, you will need to create a what-if Degree Tracker report (instructions are further along in this training presentation) Transfer courses that have not yet transferred will not appear on the Degree Tracker report. You can also use a what-if report to add courses to your report. Read the undergraduate catalog (catalog.salemstate.edu) for a full description of core, major and minor requirements.

4 How do I run my Degree Tracker Report?? Log into Navigator and access your Student Home Click on your Academic Home

5 Click on View Degree Tracker report

6 To view your Degree Tracker report as a PDF, click on view report as PDF If your advising report considers a requirement satisfied, itwill be collapsed. To view all of your requirements and what you are using to satisfy them click on expand all Note: in progress courses (what you are registered for now, incompletes and NG graded dd courses) satisfy if requirements in the report, but you need to complete all coursework in order to meet your requirements for graduation. All incompletes and NG grades must be graded!

7 You will see your flow sheet year for your primary major. Your general education core requirements (left side of the flow sheet) will show next Note: It is very important to read all descriptions in the report there is importantinformation information contained in the descriptions. For a complete description of all core and major requirements, visit catalog.salemstate.edu

8 Scroll down to see your core requirements. Most requirements will show you a complete course list of the courses you can take to satisfy that requirement.

9 Lab Science Sequences and Literature Sequence Courses will pull in the first course that you take to satisfy the requirement and tell you what course or courses you can take to fulfill the second half of the sequence. Important Note: Many majors require specific lab science courses make sure to check any support course requirements later in the advising report before choosing your lab science sequence!

10 Quantitative, Diversity and Writing requirements will be checked to make sure you have courses that satisfy the requirement these courses can be used anywhere in your program and you will see them elsewhere in the report Distribution Electives (Humanities, Math/Science, Social Sciences): The report checks first to make sure you have at least one course in each category and then checks to make sure you have the total number of courses required required Important Note: Many majors require specific courses that can be used to satisfy distribution electives. Please check your support courses further down in the report before choosing your distribution electives. You may use other courses to satisfy these requirements, but you will still need to take your support courses for your major.

11 Support Courses are courses outside your major discipline which are required as part of the major program. Many support courses can be shared with distribution elective or sequence requirements in some cases. Consult with your advisor for more information.

12 Other Coursework Undergraduate Other Coursework: This section will show you courses where the credit is not being used to satisfy other requirements in the advising report. You may be able to use this coursework towards free electives. Additional Courses Taken No Credit: It will also show you courses you have taken tk but tfor which h you have not earned degree credit. Examples: failed courses, withdrawn courses, courses you have repeated for a better grade or courses like MAT90 or ENG100A that do not carry degree credit

13 Major and Minor Requirements: The advising report will walk you through your major and minor requirements. It will also check your major GPA and cumulative credits earned Important Note: Many majors require you to declare a concentration. If you have not declared a concentration, you may need to run a What If advising report to see your major requirements.

14 Substitutions and Exceptions Substitutions will show in the advising report with a note in the Notes column. Important Note: In some cases your major department t chairperson will issue a substitution of one course for another. If you think you have a transfer course that might satisfy a requirement and is not satisfying the requirement on your Degree Tracker report, check with your chairperson at Meet Your Major at Orientation.

15 What-If Reports Run a What-If report if: Your major requires a concentration and you have not yet declared your concentration. You want to see what you will need to take if you change your major or add a concentration You want to see how planned coursework will impact your advising report You want to see what you will need for a new minor or second major.

16 Return to My Academics Click on Create a what if scenario.

17 l k Click on Create New Report

18 Make changes to your planned academic majors, minors or concentrations by using the pull down boxes here. Important Note: Majors and minors are both found under Area of Study. Make sure you have a row for both your major and minor. Your Academic Program is equivalent to the School or College in which your major is housed. Example: Business is in the Bertolon School of Business. Minors are found under any academic program.

19 Majors and their Colleges/Schools: College of Arts & Sciences: Art+Design, Athletic Training, Biology, Chemistry, Communications, Computer Science, Economics, English, Spanish, Geography, Geological Sciences, History, Liberal Studies, Mathematics, Music, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Sport & Movement Science, Theatre Arts Bertolon School of Business: Business Administration (Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Finance, Management, Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Management, International Business, Marketing, Operation Decision Sciences); Fire Science (Evening Only) College of Health and Human Services: Criminal Justice, Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy (Evening Only), Social Work

20 Example: This student is changing from a History Major to an English major with a history minor Click on Submit Request when you have finished your scenario and the new What If advising report will appear

21 Adding What-If Courses Do this if: You have an outstanding department discretion or no rule transfer course and you think you know how it will transfer You want to see how your planned courses for the upcoming semester will fit into your planned program of study

22 Adding What-If Courses Click on browse course catalog to select the course you want to take

23 Select the future term in which you want to take the course. When you are ready to run your What If Report, click on Submit Request. You can add additional courses by clicking on browse course catalog. The course will appear on the report with a question mark to show that the course is a what if course

24 The What If Report will look like the normal advising report but will check your requirements according to your what if scenario To view your What If report as a PDF document and save it for future reference, click on view i report as pdf.

25 Questions? You can ask questions about your Degree Tracker report at Orientation. Academic advisors will be available to assist you. Transfer Credit questions can be directed Transfer Credit questions can be directed to