Degree Audit

A degree audit, produced by the Student Academic Support System (SASS), is a comparison of students' FAU academic history to their major program requirements. Degree audits are intended to be used by students with their academic advisors to help in planning course selection for future enrollment. Audits may also serve as graduation verifications.

On an audit, each degree program is broken down into REQUIREMENTS. Each requirement has:

(1) A title line that tells what the requirement is and if it has been completed;

IP- is printed on the left margin if completion of currently enrolled courses (In Progress) will count toward the requirement.

NO- is printed on the left margin if the requirement has not been met.

OK- is printed on the left margin if the requirement has been met.

Examples: OK 4 GORDON RULE - WRITING REQUIREMENT   GW EARNED: 12.00 HOURS 2.75 GPA 9408 ENC 1101 3.00 A 9501 ENC 1101 3.00 B- 9408 PHI 1010 3.00 C+ 9608 ENC3212 3.00 C NO 5 GORDON RULE - MATH REQUIREMENT   GM EARNED: NEEDS: 3.00 HOURS 3.00 HOURS 3.00 GPA 9408 MAC 1105 3.00 A   IP 6 FOREIGN LANGUAGE- ADMISSION REQUIREMENT EARNED: NEEDS: 4.00 HOURS 4.00 HOURS 4.00 GPA 0201 ITA 1120 4.00 A 0205 ITA 1121 3.00 IP

(2) An earned line that tells how much of a requirement has been met;

EARNED- indicates how many hours have been earned toward this requirement.

SUB-REQS- indicates how many sub-requirements have been completed.

GPA- indicates the GPA (Grade Point Average) of course(s) meeting the requirement or sub-requirement.

Most sub-requirements also have a Title Line and an Earned Line.

If the requirement is met, the courses taken to satisfy the requirement may print.

Example: NO 4 GORDON RULE - MATH REQUIREMENT   GM EARNED: NEEDS: 3.00 HOURS 3.00 HOURS 3.00 GPA 9408 MAC 2311 3.00 A

(3) A needs line that tells what remains to complete the requirement; and

NEEDS- is printed on the left margin to point to the NEEDS LINE. It indicates how many credit hours still remain for completion of the requirement.

SUB-REQS- indicates how many sub-requirements need to be completed.

GPA- indicates the GPA that must be earned on courses for this requirement.

Blank lines will appear if there is no need for the SUB-REQUIREMENT and GPA information.

It is important that the NEEDS LINE be read so that the hours, sub-reqs, and GPA are connected by "ands."

SELECT FROM- indicates courses that may be selected to fulfill the sub-requirement.

NOT FROM- indicates courses that will not fulfill the sub-requirement.

Example: NO 4 GORDON RULE - MATH REQUIREMENT   GM EARNED: NEEDS: 3.00 HOURS 3.00 HOURS 3.00 GPA 9408 MAC 2311 3.00 A

(4) A list of any courses that have been applied to the completion of the requirement.

DATE- is printed by followed by term indicator: 01=Spring Semester 05=Summer Semester 08=Fall Semester (for example, 9608 means "Fall, 1996") Note: Semester indicators may vary for the CLAST test and any course completed at another institution.

COURSE- is printed with the course number in effect when taken.

HOURS EARNED - includes the number of earned credit hours that count toward satisfying the requirement. Currently enrolled courses (RG) are not included in this total.

GRADE- the grade earned in the specific course.

Many requirements are further broken down into SUB-REQUIREMENTS. If a sub-requirement has been met, a plus (+) sign is printed to the left of the requirement number or a minus (-) sign is printed is the sub-requirement has not been met.

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their academic advisors on a regular basis to discuss their
degree programs and to plan appropriate courses for each registration period.