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Degree Auditing
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Degree Auditing

The Foundation for
On-Time Completion

Transform course, program, and academic data into detailed audits that focus on meeting degree requirements, not deciphering them. An accurate, actionable audit is the pre-requisite for any personalized, successful academic plan.

Discover the Facts

See a shared view of progress that details each student's real-time academic progress, leaving nothing to guesswork.

Build Templated Plans

Structure academic pathways for programs with required — or highly standardized — course progression.

Keep Students Informed

Show real-time degree progress, front and center, on each student's personalized workspace.

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Smart Planning and Registration

Your GPS for Academic Planning

Create hyper-personalized academic plans that auto-adjust for any change — a new declaration, life event, time off, you name it. When the planner does the planning, students and advisors can dedicate themselves to executing it.

Foster Meaningful Dialogue

Free advisors to focus on what technology can't — advice-driven academic, career, and life conversations.

Simplify Registration

Let students register directly from their plans (according to your registration policies), reducing potential errors that can delay completion.

Create Plan Transparency

Illuminate how each plan update impacts course sequencing, financial cost, and anticipated completion date.

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Make Every
 Moment Count

Deliver on-time advising experiences that make students feel heard and motivated. A positive advisor-student relationship can be the true difference maker in a student's education journey — and beyond.

Increase Student Retention

Identify at-risk students through AI-powered alerts and predictive indicators that help advisors intervene proactively and early.

Gain Actionable Insights

Track advising trends across departments with dashboards that can help align institutional resources for maximum impact.

Streamline Case Management

Automate standard, routine advising tasks to safeguard time for more personal student interactions.

Credential Discovery
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Credential Discovery

Find Students

More Credentials

Uncover credentials students have earned or nearly completed, unbeknownst to them. Real-time credential analysis compares completed coursework to all available degree and certificate programs, declared or not.

Motivate Completion

Identify programs that at-risk students might be closer to completing, even if outside their declared major.

Re-Enroll Stop-Outs

Find unenrolled students who are eligible to gradate today — or need very few credits to reach the finish line.

Boost Funding

Increase performance-based funding opportunities by awarding more credentials to more deserving students.

Insights You Can Immediately Action

Frequently Asked Questions

How does degree auditing keep students on track for on-time completion?

Degree auditing gives students and advisors a real-time view of progress, so they can see what is still needed. Templated plans reduce guesswork and help keep students on track to complete on time.

How does smart planning and registration reduce registration mistakes?

Smart planning and registration link enrollment to the student’s plan. With real-time progress and a shared view of requirements, students are more likely to choose the right modules in the right order.

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How does smart planning and registration support students when they change course or pace?

Smart planning and registration use what-if analysis and personalized plans that adapt as circumstances change. Students can see course sequencing, costs and expected completion dates before they make a move.

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How does credit recognition help students use the credit they have already earned?

Credit recognition helps institutions assess previous study against program requirements. It shows what counts towards a qualification, so students can progress sooner and avoid repeating learning.

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Empowering Students With Clear Academic Direction

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“Degree Works has allowed us to become more efficient, to better serve that student, to make sure that we’re giving them very clear direction.”

Adam Breerwood
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President
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“Degree audit and planning tools help us streamline registrar operations. When students and parents feel things run flawlessly, it elevates the experience — and that's what sets us apart.” 

Mike Mathews
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Vice President for Global Learning and Innovation
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“Giving students and advisors the ability to quickly audit for the pathways is invaluable.” 

Christine Holbrook
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Registrar
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