1. Academic requirements report
ARR

2. Changes and displays new information:
What is the ARR?
The ARR is a report that tracks the completion of ALL degree requirements in one document
Lists all courses completed at CSUSM, courses in-progress, and any course or test credit completed off-campus submitted on official documents
Changes and displays new information:
After registration
After grades are posted
After you declare or change your major/minor
After you submit transcripts with off-campus coursework

3. ACADEMIC requirements Report-ARR
Used by Graduation Auditors in Registration & Records when processing your graduation evaluation.
Available to both students and advisors in the same format. You now see exactly what your advisor sees.

4. WHERE IS THE ARR?
Once you log in, click on Student Center….

5. Recommended browsers When Viewing the ARR
For best results, use one of the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 8 (version 9.x is not recommended)
Firefox 3.6 (version 4.x and higher is not recommended)
Safari 4 or higher

6. STUDENT CENTER
You will notice that the overall layout of the Student Center remains the same but there are some changes……..

7. ARr new navigation
OLD – The DPR link used to display under “Academics”
The ARR link is now found on either the My Academics page or in the pull-down menu by choosing Academic Requirements.

8. Academic Advisement report - aRr
(Formerly My Degree Progress Report-DPR)
ARR
Now, let’s look at the Academic Requirements Report, formerly known as My Degree Progress Report, in more detail….

9. Every aRr is organized the same way
Academic Objective and Academic Summary
Advisor Notes
General Information about the DPR
Report Legend
Graduation Requirements
(Use the green arrows to expand or collapse information.)

10. aRr overview - Advisor notes
You can access notes and reminders from your academic advisor and graduation auditors from inside the ARR report.

11. aRr overview – advisor notes

12. aRr overview
As you scroll down the report you will see a legend that explains what the icons and enrollment codes mean. These icons and codes are used throughout the ARR.

13. ARr overview
The report now uses dark-blue and light-blue bars to separate requirement categories making it easier to quickly focus on areas needing your attention.

14. aRr overview
One or more courses used for this group of requirements is In-Progress
One or more courses for this group of requirements are still NEEDED
An icon appears to the right of each graduation requirement to reflect its completion status
Click “Expand All” to see more detail

15. Red Box next to light blue line shows that Area B is NOT MET
aRr overview
Red Box next to dark blue line shows that one or more GE requirements are NOT MET
Green Circle next to light blue line shows that Area A requirements are MET
Red Box next to light blue line shows that Area B is NOT MET
Red Box at end of a requirement line shows that the COURSE for B-1 is NOT MET

16. So….what courses do I need??
Courses next to RED Boxes:
KINE 300
KINE 301
KINE 403

17. aRr overview
Courses used to meet a requirement are displayed in an easy to read grid.
Requirement Designation (GE Area)
Transfer Course or Test Credit
Click View All to see all 15 Courses used for this requirement
In-progress course

18. aRr overview - exceptions
Exceptions to requirements, such as faculty approved substitutions and waivers, are identified by numeric numbers under “Notes.” Click on the hyperlink for more details.
Old report used gold stars

19. aRr Overview – correction form
You can send a message about your ARR to your academic advisor by clicking on the “ARR CORRECTION FORM” link.

20. Thinking of Changing your major or adding a minor?
The “What-if Report” allows you to see your ARR if you are considering adding a minor or changing your major……

21. What-if (“I change my major”) report
Begin by reviewing your Career and catalog year (requirement term). These will automatically default to your current information and can be changed.

22. What-if (“I change my major”) report
The next steps are:
to choose the major you want to change to and
Choose the current term.
Notice at the bottom of the page, you can select courses to include in your what-if scenario.

23. What-if (“I change my major”) report
The What-If Report is formatted like the ARR report, displays the new requirements and pulls in courses for the new requirements.

24. Want to View your transfer credit?
Return to MY ACADEMICS page then click on hyperlink “View my transfer credit report” Note: You no longer have to run the ARR first to see your transfer credit

25. Transfer credit report
Click to see more detail

26. How to Open a new window for Internet Explorer
To keep your ARR open while looking at other reports (Transfer Credit, What-If, CSUSM Course History) you must OPEN A NEW WINDOW:
RIGHT click over “Student Center” on light gray menu bar
LEFT click on “Open in New Window”

27. The end, but don’t forget…..
Don’t forget to run your ARR every term to see what courses you need and watch your AAR become ALL GREEN which means you can graduate!