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Degree AuditThe Office of the Registrar introduces the computerized Degree Audit as a tool for helping students and advisors determine a students progress toward degree completion and making sure students are compliant in meeting graduation requirements as stipulated in the college catalogue. The computerized Degree Audit does not replace actual advisement. Students are still required to meet with their advisors frequently to discuss their course selection, obtain schedule approval, explore various educational opportunities, and to raise any concerns about academic progress. Students may view their Degree online by logging onto their Webadvisor account and clicking the 'PROGRAM EVALUATION' LINK. The information contained here should be used as a resource to help you understand how to read and interpret the Degree Audit document. 1. What does Degree Audit do?2. How to read Degree Audit.3. Important things to know about a "What if...?" scenario4. Important issue about Degree Audit cumulative GPA calculation5. FAQWhat Does Degree Audit do?The computerized Degree Audit system uses the requirements from the Le Moyne College catalog to keep track of each student's degree requirements and their progress toward completion. In doing so, Degree Audit keeps track of the following graduation requirements:
Having been programmed to "read" the catalogue and all the above requirements, Degree Audit shows the student and advisor those courses, requirements and credits that have been completed and where they fit within the student's curriculum. It also shows those courses which are in progress and those which have left to be fulfilled. Important things to know about the "What if..." scenarioStudents may perform a "What if?" scenario with Degree Audit. This means that a student may see how the courses that they've taken would apply if they were to change major programs. Therefore a student who is pursuing the B.A. degree program in Psychology (BA.PSY) may wonder how she would be affected if she changed to the B.S. degree program in Psychology (BS.PSY) or maybe the BA degree program in Sociology (BA.SOC), for instance. Before performing a 'What If...?" scenario, students should be aware of two important factors: 1. You have to know the difference between a Degree Program and a Major (see table below) because Degree Audit runs by Degree Program not Major.2. "What If...?" scenarios can only be performed one program at a time (no double majors) and may not be performed on minors.Degree Program vs. Major Student 'A' is a Psychology major. Student 'B' is a Psychology major too. And so is Student 'C'. While all three of these students are Psych majors, they are pursuing three different degree programs. Le Moyne College offers three different Psychology programs. The requirements for these three Psychology majors are different therefore, the Degree Audits will look very different from each other. It is important when performing the "What if ...?" to know which program to use to make sure you are getting the best possible picture of your probable requirements. Please refer to this table to help you pick the proper program for your "what if...?"
* this program may not be available to students entering 2003 or later. ** this program may not be available to students entering 2005 or later. Important issue about cumulative GPA calculation in Degree AuditEach semester a small percentage of students repeat courses for which they earned a low or failing grade. When this happens Degree Audit marks the cumulative GPA with 2 asterisks (**) and appends a note that reads "GPA does not include credits with pending repeats." (Note: the cumulative GPA always appears at the top, header area of the audit.)When this appears, this means that the program performing the audit is no longer calculating the the old grade while the student is in the process of repeating the course. This results in an artificially inflated cumulative GPA since the student has not finished completing the the repeated course. The cumulative GPA, in this case, should be disregarded. In cases such as these when the 2 asterisks appear next to a cumulative gpa, the student and/or advisor should refer to the GPA listed on the student's transcript viewable through Webadvisor or ECHO. When there are no asterisks present, the GPA is correct.Please be aware that Le Moyne college's repeat policy allows for a repeated grade to be discounted in the calculation of the GPA only when the previous grade earned was F, WF or PF/F and only when a course has been repeated one time. The recalculation only takes effect when a second grade has officially been recorded. If a student repeats a course for which a grade of 'D' or higher was earned, BOTH grades calculate in the gpa although credit is only awarded once. All grades, even those no longer calculating in the GPA, appear on the student's Le Moyne transcript and Degree Audit. |
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