Degree Tracker:
Academic
Academic
Requirements Online
Transfer Orientation 2012
What is Degree Tracker?
What is Degree Tracker?
Degree Tracker allows you to run an interactive
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online advising report that you can run any time by
logging into Navigator.
It will:
It will:
– Show you your courses and grades and how they fit
in your degree program, including core, major and
minor requirements
minor requirements
– Help you choose your courses for upcoming
semesters
– Show you missing requirements
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
Notes for New Students
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
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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
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
How do I run my Degree Tracker
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Report?
Log into Navigator and access your Student Home
Click on
View Degree
View Degree
Tracker report
To view your Degree Tracker report as a PDF, “click on view report as PDF” If your advising report considers a requirement satisfied it will be collapsed satisfied, it will 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 i l d NG d d ) i f now, incompletes and NG graded courses) satisfy 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 g p g graded!
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 next Note: It is very important to read all descriptions in the report–
there is important information contained in the descriptions there is important information contained in the descriptions.
For a complete description of all core and major requirements, visit catalog.salemstate.edu
Scroll down to see your core requirements. Most requirements will show you a complete course list of the courses you can take to f h satisfy that requirement.
Lab Science Sequences and
Literature Sequence Courses will
pull in the first course that you take to satisfy the requirement 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 specific lab science courses make sure to check any support course requirements later in the advising report before choosing your lab science sequence!
Quantitative, Diversity and Writing requirements will be checked to make sure you have courses that satisfy the i t th b d requirement– these courses can be used anywhere in your program and you will see them elsewhere in the report
Distribution Electives (Humanities 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
courses to satisfy these requirements, but you will still need to take your support courses for your major.
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.
Other Coursework 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. electives. Additional Courses Taken No Credit: It will also show you courses you h t k b t f hi h h have taken but for which you have not earned degree credit. Examples: failed courses, withdrawn p courses, courses you have repeated for a better grade or courses like MAT90 or ENG100A that do not carry degree credit
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.y j q
Substitutions and Exceptions
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Substitutions will show in the advising report with a note in h “ ” l the “Notes” column. Important Note: In some j d t t cases your major department 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 requirement on your Degree Tracker report, check with your chairperson at “Meet Your Major” at Orientation.“What-If” Reports
What If Reports
Run a “What-If” report if:
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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
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• You want to see what you will need for a new
minor or second major.
Return to My Academics
Click on “Create a
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Click on “Create
New Report”
Make changes to your planned academic majors, minors or concentrations by using the pull‐down boxes 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 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.
Majors and their Colleges/Schools:
Majors and their Colleges/Schools:
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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
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Bertolon School of Business: Business Administration
(Accounting, Accounting & Finance, Finance, Management, Human
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Resources Management, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality
Management, International Business, Marketing, Operation Decision
Sciences); Fire Science (Evening Only)
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College of Health and Human Services: Criminal Justice,
Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy (Evening Only), Social
Work
Example: This student is changing from a History Major to an English j ith hi t major with a history minor Click on “Submit Request” when you have finished your scenario and the new “What‐If” advising report will appear
Adding “What-If” Courses
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Do this if:
• You have an outstanding “department
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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
for the upcoming semester will fit into your
planned program of study
Adding “What-If” Courses
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Click on “browse course catalog” to course catalog” to select the course you want to takeSelect the future term 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 h appear on the report with a question mark to show that the course is a “what‐if” course
The “What‐If” Report will 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 f li k “ i reference, click on “view report as pdf.”
