1. California State University, Northridge
Jill Mejia
Assistant Director, Admissions & Records
Undergraduate Degree Services
Kelly Palmberg
Systems
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2. CSUN Student Population
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3. Graduation Numbers for 2016-17
Fall 2016
BA Candidates: 2741
Degrees Awarded: 2426
Spring 2017
Awarded: 88.5%
BA Candidates: 5557
Degrees Awarded: 4962
Summer 2017
Awarded: 89.3%
BA Candidates: 1385
Degrees Awarded: 1233
Awarded: 89%
Academic Year Totals: Graduated 8621 out of 9683, 89%
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4. Out With the Old Process:
Print Degree Progress Reports and Unofficial Transcripts
Distribute 80 at a time to our 6 Graduation Advisors
Advisor review each individual file
Confer degrees
Code as a “Problem” for graduation
Timing
Start after End of Term
Length of review by semester:
Fall: 2 – 3 Weeks
Spring: 4 – 5 Weeks
Summer: 1 – 2 Weeks
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5. In With the New Identifying our Populations How we identify
Query graduation population
Run batch degree audit report
Use U.achieve delivered reports to determine who has met or not met their degree requirements
Who we identify
Priority
Degree Requirements All Met (Met)
Degree Requirements Not Met (Not Met)
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6. In With the New Priority
Students who have also applied for a Master’s Program at CSUN
Certain majors who have licensure exams (i.e. Accountancy, Nursing)
Other various self-identified students
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7. In With the New
Not Mets
Problem students/Have not completed degree requirements
Code while EOT is running
Students receive
Departments are notified to possibly help resolve issues early
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8. In With the New Mets Students meeting all requirements to graduate
Staff graduates students manually
Test for auto-grad issues
Double Majors
Inactive Stack
Disciplinary Holds
Missing Grades
Excess Repeats
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9. Additional Reports Offered to Campus
Students who are not enrolled in all requirements for graduating semester
Report run approximately 3 weeks before their final semester
Provide lists and DPR’s to departments
Contact students to help enroll in additional courses
Dept. submits course substitutions or waivers
Students who are enrolled in all requirements the semester before their graduating semester
Report run after census
students
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10. Future Plans?
AUTO GRAD
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11. Questions?
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12. Jill Mejia Assistant Director, Admissions & Records Undergraduate Degree Services Kelly Palmberg Assistant Director, Admissions & Records Systems
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