Degree Audit

The degree audit is an academic advising document that maps a student's degree requirements against their academic transcript. The purpose of the audit is to provide information to assist in academic planning and appropriate course scheduling (policy 32-00).

Degree Audits are available to all currently enrolled undergraduate degree students by accessing LionPATH or request a current audit on a "walk-in" basis from their department office, advising center or campus registrar.
- View LionPATH Video Tutorial on Running a Degree Audit
- Download LionPATH Tutorial in Microsoft Word on Running a Degree Audit
Students with more than one major/option or with minors will have one audit produced with each program.
Students thinking about changing their major or adding a minor can request a "what if" audit. This audit will assist in determining how courses they have already completed would apply to the new major or minor and what courses they would need to complete.
- View LionPATH Video Tutorial on Running a What-If Report
- Download LionPATH Tutorial in Microsoft Word on Running a What-If Report

If a student feels that their audit is not correctly analyzing their program requirements, they should contact their department office or advising center.

Interpreting the Degree Audit

For instructions on how to interpret the degree audit:

Frequently Asked Questions about the Degree Audit

Can we still waive Integrative Studies?

If the student must be excluded from completing Inter-Domain coursework the college/department has two options.

Waive the integrative studies requirement and increase the General Education Exploration area to add those 6 units back into general education.
Direct 6 units of knowledge domain coursework that are not already used in degree requirements into integrative studies.

My major permits an Inter-Domain double count. Do I still have to complete the full 6 units of Integrative Studies?

Yes, although programs have been approved to allow an Inter-Domain double count between any of their knowledge domains and Major requirements, students are still expected to complete 6 units of Inter-Domain coursework as this is built into General Education. The program's pre-existing Inter-Domain double count is listed in place of the GN GA GH GS, along with an additional 3 units of non-Inter-Domain coursework.

Can the General Education-Exploration area double count?

No. Per Faculty Senate approved curriculum, majors can allow for 9 units of GN, 6 units of GA GH GS, and 3 units of GHW (9 GWS, 6 GQ). Depending on how many knowledge domain units are permitted to double count per major, this fluctuates the amount of General Education - Exploration that is needed on the Degree Audit (0-6 units of Exploration).

Is Integrative Studies (Inter-Domain) part of the firewall?

No. However, because an Inter-Domain course carries Inter-Domain, GN/GA (whatever the combination of knowledge domains) our firewall reads all the attributes on the course. It evaluates the GN/GA and excludes it from satisfying Integrative Studies. The degree audit team is working towards correcting this.

My student is in a program term prior to SU2023, and has declared a new major effective SU2023 and forward, what should I do?

Major is only coded with SU2023 General Education requirements. Update Academics will go to Dean's Review (because major was not in effect of the time of student's admission). You will need to review the exceptions that may have been processed on the Degree Audit and remove those exceptions. When change of major is approved, change the Program Requirement term and the Plan Requirement term to the new effective dated term or after.