DegreeWorks will be unavailable on the following dates for the campuses listed:
Baruch, College of Staten, John Jay, Lehman, & York Mar 11 to Mar 14
Brooklyn, City, Hunter, & Queensborough CC Mar 12 to Mar 15
BMC, Hostos, Medgar, & Queens Mar 13 to Mar 18
Bronx CC, Kingsborough CC, LaGuardia, Guttman, NY Tech, SLU, & SPS Mar 14 to Mar 19
Stay on Track for Graduation with the Updated DegreeWorks
DegreeWorks, CUNY’s degree audit and advisement tool, has been upgraded. You will notice a significantly different look and feel in this updated version. The updated version is much simpler and more streamlined, with additional features you will appreciate. However, the basic functions of Degree Works remain much the same. The updated user interface provides navigation and accessibility improvements and incorporates a visual card design and automatically scales and arranges card contents to fit the device display in use.
Getting Started with the Updated DegreeWorks
Updated quick guides and instructional materials (for students and advisors) are available for both a general overview of Degree Works and of the popular “What-If” and “Transfer What-if” tools within Degree Works, which allows you to explore other majors, programs, and degrees and explore transfer options.
Student Resources
Student can access DegreeWorks using one of the following methods:
- DegreeWorks link in the CUNYfirst Student Center
- Sign In To DegreeWorks here
- College’s web site DegreeWorks link
Degreeworks Audit
Full DegreeWorks Video
Introduction
Degree Requirements
What If
What is DegreeWorks What-If
How to: What-If audit
How to print What-If results
Transfer What If
What is Transfer What-If
How to: Campus Name
How to: Transfer What-If audit
How to read the Transfer Audits
How to: Transfer Major/Plan
Viewing Course Equivalencies
Benefits of the Student Educational Planner
Helpful Tips
This section is very important in DegreeWorks because it impacts financial aid and therefore the TAP award. The courses in this category are not required toward the degree, according to the curriculum of record, and will therefore trigger a course ineligibility flag in the Financial Aid Certification & Tracking System (FACTS) for financial aid.
NOTE: Each semester please ensure that the course(s) “In-progress” do not fall into this section. If any course(s) a student is currently enrolled in falls into the “Elective Classes Not Allowed” section of the audit, the student must contact a DegreeWorks liaison at their campus in order to reconcile.
This section is a good way to quickly see failed, withdrawn, and repeated courses.
This section shows the classes that are currently in progress.
Press the printer button in the upper right hand corner of the audit. A new window will open, select dimensions and press “Open PDF“. Once you press “Open PDF” a new window will open where you will be given a choice to either save or print an audit.
Notes in your degree audit are used by advisors to make sure that students follow the instructions from their advisement session. Also it helps students if they need to follow up with any information discussed during their meeting with their advisor. Notes are informational and are not the same as exceptions. This information will be shown on the bottom of your degree audit.
Advisor Resources
Student can access DegreeWorks using one of the following methods:
- DegreeWorks link in the CUNYfirst
- Sign In To DegreeWorks here
- College’s web site DegreeWorks link
This section is very important in DegreeWorks because it impacts financial aid and therefore the TAP award. The courses in this category are not required toward the degree, according to the curriculum of record, and will therefore trigger a course ineligibility flag in the Financial Aid Certification & Tracking System (FACTS) for financial aid.
NOTE: Each semester please ensure that the course(s) “In-progress” do not fall into this section. If any course(s) a student is currently enrolled in falls into the “Elective Classes Not Allowed” section of the audit, the student must contact a DegreeWorks liaison on their campus in order to reconcile.
This section is a good way to quickly see failed, withdrawn, and repeated courses.
This section shows the classes that are currently in progress.
Press the printer button in the upper right hand corner of the audit. A new window will open, select dimensions and press “Open PDF“. Once you press “Open PDF” a new window will open where you will be given a choice to either save or print an audit.
Exception Type |
Description |
---|---|
Substitute | Substitute one course for another. A substitution can be applied either before or after the alternate course is taken. |
Also Allow | Used when you wish to expand the course options available for a specific requirement. In many instances this may be a better option than using the “Substitute” exception. Also Allow can be applied before or after the alternate course is taken. |
Apply Here | Used when you need to move a course from one area of the audit to another. Apply Here can be applied before or after the alternate course is taken. |
Force Complete | Forces a requirement to be met when there is no alternate course available for selection. May need to be used in combination with “Remove Course and/or Change Limit” in order to modify total credits. |
Remove Course and/or Change Limit | Used for partially completed requirements. Similar to a “Force Complete” exception, one or more additional exceptions may be required if credits are modified (either up or down). |
When you are in a student’s degree audit and want to add a note (if you have access) please use the following instructions:
1. When in the degree audit, please click on the three dots highlighted and then click on notes
2. Once you click on notes the screen shot below will show up and then select on the blue button that says “ADD A NEW NOTE”.
3. Once you select “ADD A NEW NOTE” the screenshot below will appear, and you can either add predefined notes option from the dropdown or type in a note of your own. Once you write the note click on “SAVE NOTE” and it will appear on bottom of the degree audit. It is recommended that there is a common notes verbiage being used when adding notes.
CUNY IT Help
CUNY IT Help is the first place students, faculty and staff should go to find help and information about CUNY-wide technology applications and services like DegreeWorks.
CUNY IT Help provides the following for DegreeWorks users:
- DegreeWorks FAQs
- Recent Enterprise Service Desk Announcements about planned maintenance and service disruptions – if you cannot access DegreeWorks these announcements may explain why.