Degree Works is a Web-based tool for students to monitor their academic progress toward degree completion. Degree Works allows students and their advisors to plan future academic coursework.
A Degree Works audit is a review of past, current and “planned” coursework that provides information on completed and outstanding requirements necessary to complete a degree/major/minor/concentration.
Yes. Access to Degree Works is through the Web. Anywhere you can log in to myBama will allow you access to Degree Works.
Yes. Like other processes you use through myBama, Degree Works is accessed through your secure log in. Remember that your advisor, faculty, and selected staff will be able to view the information contained in Degree Works.
Degree Works is available to all degree-seeking undergraduate students. We also have many graduate programs now in Degree Works. Advisors, faculty, and selected staff will also have access for the purpose of supporting your progress through your academic career.
The information in Degree Works is refreshed each night. Any changes made today (e.g., grade changes or classes added/dropped) will be seen in Degree Works tomorrow.
No. Degree Works is a snapshot of courses in-progress, planned, and in academic history. Registration will continue to be handled through the Student Services channel of myBama.
Yes. Degree Works is laid out in block format displaying degree, major, minor, and concentration requirements information. Look for unchecked boxes to identify requirements that you still need to complete.
Yes. See the Planner section for information.
Yes. Once grades have been processed at the end of the semester, they are viewable in Degree Works following the nightly refresh; however, though grades are viewable in myBama once posted by an instructor, final grades are not available in Degree Works until after the final grading period for the University has ended. Courses in-progress are listed with an “IP” grade.
To see a term by term list of classes, view the unofficial transcript in myBama.
You should consult your academic advisor for a review of your audit. Any exception to major, minor, or concentration requirements should be discussed with your major/minor advisor or academic department personnel.
There could be several reasons. One is that Degree Works may not have refreshed since a change was made (the information is refreshed nightly). Second, there could be some paperwork that needs to be completed. For example, if you have completed transfer courses, it is possible that the university has not received an official transcript or the coursework is pending departmental review. Check with the Office of the University Registrar if your transcript or audit does not reflect transfer work you have completed.
You cannot update course information in Degree Works. To change your major/minor/concentration, please use the Change of Major/Minor link located under the Academic and Student Services section on the Student page in myBama.
Please click here to view the Degree Works Help screen with contact information for the Student Services Office for your college. Additionally, there is an on-line form that you may use to submit a question or comment.
Your audit will display the courses you’ve taken or are registered for and will show you any degree, major, minor, or concentration requirements that are being met by the courses you’ve taken or that may be met upon satisfactory completion of courses in progress.
Degree Works uses the information that is current for your transcript. You will be able to view any courses that have been completed/registered for/transferred by the date your audit was last refreshed. (Data is refreshed nightly.) Keep in mind that any transfer work or grade changes that have not been formally submitted and accepted will not appear on your audit.
Your academic advisor is your primary point of contact. If your advisor determines that your audit is incorrect, he/she will contact the Office of the University Registrar for assistance.
Your major GPA is a calculated GPA based on coursework used to fulfill major requirements. This GPA will appear within the major block requirements of your audit. Additionally, depending upon your college, the major GPA may also include courses that potentially could have been used within the major block but were not needed to fulfill specific requirements.
Your audit will outline for you courses still needed to meet degree, major, minor, and/or concentration requirements within each specific block. You may then use this information to discuss your plan with your academic advisor.
Your academic advisor is your primary point of contact. If your advisor determines that your audit is incorrect, he/she will contact the Office of the University Registrar for assistance.
Check with the Student Services office of your college. Please click here for contact information.
Check with the Student Services office of the college in which you submitted the declaration. Please click here for contact information.
Degree Works is designed to show a listing of your majors and minors in the Student View audit. Additionally, each major and minor is broken out into individual requirement blocks within the audit. Students pursuing simultaneous degrees or a second major in a degree will need to click on the Degree drop-down box at the top of the Student View audit in order to view the additional requirements.
You can access your second degree audit by using the Degree drop down menu at the top of the screen.
There could be two reasons. First, the course did not meet either the minimum number of credits and/or minimum grade requirement for use in your program of study. Second, all requirements have been met and this course is simply not needed.
Courses from which you have withdrawn will appear in the Insufficient Due to Grades and/or Repeats block on your audit.
You should contact your advisor to resolve any substitution issue. Any waivers, substitutions, or exceptions for major, minor or concentration requirements must be communicated to the Student Services Office of your college by the appropriate department chair.
Not necessarily. If you have applied to graduate, your academic division will perform a preliminary audit of your coursework prior to the add/drop period of your final semester and a final audit after all final grades have been submitted to determine if you are eligible to graduate. Missing requirements will be communicated to you by your academic division.
The Planner is a tool for you to arrange course requirements into future semester blocks. You and your advisor may find this helpful as you forecast your academic career. It is recommended that you create an active plan and keep it up-to-date, as this information may be used by university administrators to determine the demand for various courses each term.
- By a split screen, the Planner allows you to drag and drop courses from your audit into future semester blocks. You can also type courses directly into the planner boxes. You must enter the course as it is labeled in the catalog (e.g., EN 101, not English 101).
- Alternatively, you may wish to begin your plan with a template, which will lay out a suggested plan of study semester-by-semester. To do this, in the right side “Student Educational Planner” column, click “Load in a pre-defined plan”. Complete the necessary information to search for an appropriate plan. Note the search form is pre-populated with your curriculum data. Select the correct plan by Catalog year and click “Load into my plan”. Once the plan is populated, edit as desired, then click “Save Plan” to retain the plan of study you developed.
- Note that requirements beginning with a “- ” are labels indicating what type of specific course should be used to fulfill that item in your plan.
No. Nothing entered on the Planner will affect your actual audit. You can, however, see how the courses you have entered in your planner will apply in your audit by checking the boxes next to the semester blocks that you wish to include (check all of the boxes to see how your audit will look if you complete your entire plan) and then clicking on Process New. In the audit on the left-hand side of the screen, you will see how the planned courses applied to the various major/minor/concentration requirements.
Yes; however, only one plan at a time may be kept as an active plan. You should mark the plan that you expect to follow as your active plan. This information may be used by university administrators to determine the demand for various courses each term.
Yes. Degree Works will allow you to save all plans you create; however, only one plan may be marked as active.
- Yes. Your advisor can see your plan(s) and participate with you in the planning process. There is a Notes feature, as well, for you and your advisor to keep additional information.
- Depending upon your college, your advisor may choose to lock your plan after discussing it with you. Once your plan is locked, you will need to return to your advisor to make any additional changes.
No. Your planner is for planning purposes only. You will register through the Student Services channel of myBama during your assigned registration time slot.
No. Your planner is for planning purposes only. Final course schedules are available to students online shortly before registration. If you discover that a course you had planned is not being offered, you should identify an alternative course and move the original course, if still needed, to a future term.
Yes. There is a print button at the top of the planner.
So that your advisor/department will be able to track what you intend to take at another institution, please do the following: in the course field enter the subject you intend to take beginning with a hyphen for example “- Math” (make sure to include a space between the hyphen and the subject). In the Notes field, enter the institution and course you intend to take at the other institution, such as, “Jefferson State CC, MTH 125”.
The What If function allows you to hypothetically change your major, minor, or concentration. The What If audit will show you what coursework is required for the new major, minor, or concentration, what courses you have taken that satisfy requirements, and what courses are still left for you to take.
No. The What If function is for information purposes only. You will see the header What If Audit displayed at the top of the audit whenever an audit is run on a What If scenario.
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.
Since What If scenarios are not stored on Degree Works, your advisor can only see your results if the two of you work through a What If procedure together.
Yes. Degree Works will allow you to select more than one major at a time, or to select multiple major(s), minor(s) and concentration(s).
No. What If plans are not saved on Degree Works. You would need to run a new What If scenario next time you log in to see it again.
Yes. If you want to share it with your advisor at a later date, you should print your What If scenario.
Always speak with your advisor first. After consulting with your advisor, you may change your academic program using the Change of Major/Minor link on the Student Tab in myBama.
The Term Calculator will show you your estimated cumulative GPA after you fill in hypothetical grade information. By putting in your current earned units and GPA and placing your in-progress courses in the table (this all will default in for you) along with the grade you anticipate receiving for each course; you will see a revised cumulative GPA based on the estimates you provided.
No. This is an estimate only.
“P” grades do not count in your GPA. Remove courses for which you expect to receive a “P” from your course list before calculating GPA.