Student Success Center

Degree Progress Report FAQs

What is my Degree Progress Report (AKA Degree Audit)?

Can I get a Progress Report for my degree?

How do I read my Report?

I’m thinking of changing my major.  How do I view a degree progress report for a program other than my own?

Can I look up minors?

What is the difference between a Primary Program and a Secondary Program?

What is the difference between Double Major and Dual Degree?

Do Degree Progress Reports replace advising? 

What If I need more information?

How to Register (video)

How to Read a Degree Progress Report (video)

What is my Degree Progress Report (AKA Degree Audit)?

The Degree Progress Report is an easy-to-use tool that can assist you and your advisor in measuring progress towards specific academic requirements. Behind your report is a complex computerized system, called Degree Audit, which tracks your completed courses, courses for which you are registered, and transferred coursework (if any) and displays them in a report format.  Degree Progress Reports are an effective tool, when used in conjunction with advice from an academic advisor. 

Can I get a Progress Report for my degree?

Progress reports are available for all undergraduate students at UCCS.   This includes all undergraduate majors in Business, Education, Engineering & Applied Science, Health Care Sciences, Letters, Arts and Sciences and Nursing.  In addition, progress reports are available for graduate students in the MBA program and in the Graduate School of Public Affairs.

If you are seeking two degrees concurrently (i.e. B.A. and B.S.) you should request a separate Degree Progress Report for each degree.

Course work completed at CU prior to summer 1988 is not available for viewing on your Degree Progress Report.   Please see the academic advisor in your major program.

To access your Degree Progress Report, log on using your Student ID and PIN to the Online Student Center at https://hydra.cusys.edu/pinnacle/sishome1.cs.htm.  At the bottom of the page, click on RECORDS and then DEGREE PROGRESS.

How do I read my Degree Progress Report?

Your report begins by listing information unique to you that is in the Student Information System (SIS).  Please verify all data displayed in the top portion to ensure your future degree progress reports will be as accurate as possible.  Verification of your degree(s), major(s), option(s), minor(s) and catalog year is especially important. Please report any discrepancy to your academic advisor.  Then review the next sections:

Summary of Credit toward graduation. This includes credit you have earned from Advanced Placement, IB college credit, concurrent enrollment, college credit transferred from CU, and transfer credit earned at other institutions. Also listed are the number of hours required, completed, those for which you are currently registered, and a GPA section. As you review this information, it is important to remember that GPAs are calculated solely on the course work completed at CU campuses.  Transfer work is not included.

Academic Requirements Remaining - This is a list of requirements you have not yet fulfilled in the various areas of your degree program. Upon completion of a specific requirement, it will disappear from view in this section and will appear under the Academic Requirements Completed section. Please note that courses in progress are removed from this section and moved into Academic Requirements Completed.

Academic Requirements Completed - Here is the specific course work used to fulfill each requirement area of your degree program.  It is assumed that course work currently in progress will be successfully completed; therefore, work in progress is also displayed.  Not all transfer work may be reflected in your degree progress report.   If you have completed courses that do not appear, please contact your academic advisor. 

Work Not Applied to this program - courses “not applied” may be:

§         Transfer courses that have not yet been evaluated

§         Courses that have been evaluated but do not apply to this particular degree

§         Extra electives beyond the minimum needed for graduation

I’m thinking of changing my major.  How do I view a degree progress report for a program other than my own?

You can run a “What If” Degree Progress Report to see how your course work might apply to another major or degree program.  Running a “What If” report does not change your major.  The “What If” report may not include all substitutions or exceptions that currently show in your primary major.  If you decide to change your major, see an academic advisor in your new proposed major for an evaluation.

Can I look up minors?

You only will be able to see any minor(s) that you have officially declared with your advisor.  You are not able to run a “What If” program for any other minor.  Minor information is generally available on the department’s web site or in the literature kiosks at the Student Success Center, Main Hall, 2^nd floor.

What is the difference between a Primary Program and a Secondary Program?

Your Primary Program, which is the pre-selected default on the web page, is the one most students need to view.  It is your current major program, provided you are not getting a dual degree (see below)

What is the difference between a Double Major and a Dual Degree?

Double Major – you may have designated two majors within the same school or college on campus. For example, you may be studying Psychology and Communications, bothwithin the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.  You are a double major student and all your requirements can be viewed by looking at your Primary Program Progress Report.

Dual Degree - you may have elected to study in two different schools or colleges on campus.  For example, you may be working on requirements toward a Bachelor of Arts in History in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences.  At the same time, you may be working on requirements toward a Bachelor of Science in Business with an area of emphasis in Accounting. The latter degree, Bachelor of Science in Business, would be considered a secondary degree program because you are studying in a completely different school or college than the primary degree program.  In this case, you are a dual degree student and you will need to view two separate Degree Progress Reports, one for your Primary Program and one for your Secondary Program.

Do Degree Progress Reports replace advising? 

Degree progress reports do not replace advising.  Advisors enhance the advising process by providing timely information about academic programs.  Your report tracks course and requirement degree progress completion so that your advisor can spend less time in manual record-keeping and more time helping you plan your academic goals.  It is a good idea to bring your degree progress report when you consult with your advisor.   If you ever see a requirement remaining or a course that isn’t applying correctly, please contact your advisor for clarification.

What if I need more information?

We are pleased to provide information on accessing your own Degree Progress Report.  If you have additional questions, please e-mail us:

http://web.uccs.edu/studentsuccess/Advising/ask.htm