DegreeWorks: A Degree Evaluation and Advising Tool for Georgia College

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DegreeWorks A Degree Evaluation and Advising
Tool for Georgia College State
UniversityInformation for StudentsSpring 2008
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What Is DegreeWorks?

• DegreeWorks is a web-based tool that will provide
  a clear and convenient method for students and
  advisors to track degree progress, to prepare for
  registration, and to plan for graduation.
• DegreeWorks is designed to aid and facilitate
  academic advising, but is not intended to replace
  face-to-face advising sessions.

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Who can use DegreeWorks?

• All currently-enrolled undergraduate students
  who
• first attended Georgia College after Fall 1998
• are using the 2004 catalog or a later catalog to
  fulfill their degree requirements

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Accessing DegreeWorks
Log into myCats. (If youve forgotten your
password or your account is disabled, use the
Forgot Your Password link under the log in fields
to reset your password or to enable your account.)
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Select the Student tab. Then click on
DegreeWorks.
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Click on the worksheet tab. Please note that the
processing time to generate your worksheet may
take several seconds.
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Reviewing Your Worksheet
The top part of your record will contain basic
information about your degree program, GPA, class
status, academic standing, etc. This section was
designed to model our TranGuide.
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The Degree Progress Bar shows an estimation of
your progress toward degree completion. This
estimation is based on the number of requirements
that have been checked off. For pre-majors or
undeclared students, this calculation will be
based only on your first two years of coursework.
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Scrolling down, the next part of a worksheet
shows any unmet conditions for a degree. This
area checks total hours (without wellness or
orientation courses), upper-level hours,
institutional gpa, and residency requirements.
Once each of these requirements is complete, this
advice will be removed from your audit.
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The next part of a worksheet shows your core
curriculum. Requirements that are completed are
checked off in the boxes on the left. When a
requirement has not been met, a list of
acceptable courses appears. These courses are
hyperlinked to catalog descriptions.
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The next section checks a your Area F and major
requirements. The catalog term that is being
used for your audit is listed on the right side
of the blue bars that separate the parts of the
audit.
If your major or catalog year are incorrect,
please contact your department office to update
your records.
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The next section checks your additional degree
requirements. Orientation courses are included
here, as are most required tests. If you have
taken any wellness courses, they will appear in
this section and be marked as excluded.
The First Year Academic Seminar will
automatically be marked as waived for transfer
students.
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All of your electives are recorded at the end of
the audit. These courses are counted toward
total hours, but are not needed to fulfill
specific core or major requirements.
If orientation or wellness courses are included
in the electives area, please contact the
Registrars Office. These courses need to be
moved to another location so they can be excluded
from your total hours.
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If you have failed, repeated, or withdrawn from
courses, you will have an insufficient section in
which these courses will be listed. Remedial
coursework will also appear in this section.
These courses do not count toward your total
hours.
An In Progress area includes a complete list of
courses in which you are currently registered.
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Wellness and orientation courses that have been
excluded from hour calculations are included in
the Not Counted section. Please note that
these hours still remain in your earned hour
total, but they are not counted toward total
hours required for graduation.
Finally, any exceptions (including petitions that
affect degree requirements) that have been
entered will be summarized at the end of the
audit.
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Additional Features
Click on the Class History link at the top of the
page to view a your complete course listing.
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Click on the FAQ link for a list of questions to
help you troubleshoot common problems and
issues. Click on the Help link for information on
how to report problems. (And PLEASE report any
issues. We need your help to make this system
perfect.)
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Click on the What If tab to process your audit
using desired criteria. Pick a degree, major,
and, if desired, a minor or concentration. You
can also enter planned courses. Click the
Process What If button on the top of the screen
to generate the worksheet.
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If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions
after using DegreeWorks, please email the
Registrars Office at degreeworks_at_gcsu.edu from
your eCats email address.We will need your name
and a brief description of the problem to provide
you with the best assistance. We will email you
as soon as we have resolved the issue or recorded
your suggestion.
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