Degree Works Tip

From Pam Jones (SIS) - I found out that the %completion in DegreeWorks is a 'code'.  98% means all degree requirements are fine, but something (class or graduation processing) is still in progress.  97% or 99% means a degree requirement is actually missing (course or # of 200-level credits).  That was interesting.

Also, students can only Re-apply for graduation after current ap "clears" (either theirs is resolved or the final list is run for graduation).  However, if the student failed a course and is already pre-registered to retake it, the graduation coordinator 'might' push the application over to the next term and do a re-evaluation without the student re-applying (usually done in Germantown, but up to the Coordinators). 

Heidi Russell-Kalkofen, MEd

Transfer Courses in "Courses Not Used" Section - Appeal

 If you run an audit for a student and notice that credits associated with transfer coursework are not used to fulfill degree requirements, be sure to consult with the Transcript Evaluation Office and SIS Team to see if the course can be reevaluated under a different attribute.

For example: SSDIST not used for SSAH core; on appeal the course was deemed as eligible to fulfill SSAH course 

Audit to Credit Reminder

Remember if a student accidentally registers for a course under audit they must change this prior to the 20% deadline in order to avoid having to complete an academic appeal.

To change from audit to credit students need to bring a paper registration form to their professor, check the correct box and sign under instructor permission. The student must then hand in to admissions.

Admissions and Records Drop and Graduation Updates

Please let students know that they should view their drop deadlines for courses from their MYMC accounts. Summer courses have different refund/audit/withdrawal dates because of their staggered start times and days. While we have access to drop/refund dates in Banner, it is far better to have them know where to find this information now and in the future. Plus, it keeps us out of potential trouble.

Did you know that a General Studies Major can use the extra credits from a math or science course as credits toward their 24 elective credits? For example, a student takes a second lab science to fulfill the non-lab requirement. The extra one (1) credit will float down to the electives. Same is true for a math course with extra foundation credits. As always, let the official graduation audit from the records office be the final word.