1. Navigating DegreeWorks A Roadmap to Your Degree Presenter: Emily Schrynemakers CCAPP/Division of Science

2. What is DegreeWorks?  A digital checklist of your degree requirements  It maps courses you have completed at City College into categories  For transfer students, it includes courses from previous colleges (if the transfer credits were evaluated)  An easy way to see what you have completed / what is still left to obtain your degree  Closely tied with financial aid eligibility (if applicable to you).

3. How do we access DegreeWorks?  You log in to DegreeWorks through the CUNY Portal, not CUNYFirst (https://cunyportal.cuny.edu)https://cunyportal.cuny.edu  Type in your username and password  Click on “Student Advisement / Degree Audit” on the left hand side.  Your degree audit will open up automatically. Note: You only have access to your own audit.

4. What do we see?  Take note of your degree type, your major, the legend, and student groups.  If you’re a CCAPP student, you will have the student group HSPP.

5. Degree Block  DegreeWorks is divided into several “blocks.”  Each block contains different information to help you better understand your audit.

6. CUNY Skills Block  The CUNY Skills Assessment Requirement block shows whether you have completed the CUNY skills assessment tests.

7. General Education Requirements Block

8. If you came in with an Associate’s Degree…

9. Major Block  If you have officially declared your major, your DW audit will have a major block. This is where you will see major, second major, minor, concentration and college option courses.

10. College Option

11. Elective Credits: Your Bucket & Contributory vs. Non Contributory Courses  In order to receive financial aid (TAP students only) the courses you register for must be deemed “contributory” – that is, they go towards your intended degree.  In addition to Pathways courses, Major Requirements and College Option Courses, you are allowed a certain number of “free electives” – the number of credits show up in this section above: the free elective bucket.  If a course isn’t “contributory,” this triggers an ineligibility flag in FACTS.

12. Non-contributing Grades  These courses are listed as “non contributory” because the student either: failed, withdrew or repeated a course. They fall into this separate “non- contributing grades” category.

13. What if…?

14. GPA & Term Calculators  This function lets you see what your GPA will be at the end of your current semester.  Classes you’re currently enrolled in appear automatically in the fields.

15. Remember, DegreeWorks is Not…  An official/unofficial transcript.  Students can easily view their unofficial transcript using CUNYFirst.  Students can request an official copy online through the registrar: http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/registrar/transcript- request.cfmhttp://www.ccny.cuny.edu/registrar/transcript- request.cfm  DW is not meant to be a replacement for seeing an advisor.  Students are encouraged to see an advisor every semester to track their progress, ask questions and obtain clarification about what they see on their DegreeWorks audit.  DW is not a tool used to apply for graduation.

16. Tips  Make sure you always access DegreeWorks through the Mozilla Firefox browser.  Remember that DW does not replace your advisor.  If you see an error or discrepancy on your DW audit, report it to Mrs. Archer. (For inquiries outside of the Division of Science, see your Division’s DegreeWorks Liaison).