What-If Report: Create a What-If Report as a Student

Step 1

From the Student Homepage of MyUCSC click on Student Center

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Step 2

In the Other Academic Information dropdown menu select What-if Report and click Go.

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Step 3

From the main What-If Report screen click Create New Report.

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Step 4

In the Program Scenario section add up to three areas of study, and if applicable, concentrations. If you are not adding What-If courses, skip to step 8.

Note: The What-If Report will not automatically include your current major(s) and minor(s). You must select them from the Area of Study list if you wish to include them in the report.

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Step 5

In the Course Scenario section click Browse Course Catalog.

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Step 6

Use the letter navigation at the top to find the subject code of the course you’d like to add to the What-If Report scenario. Click on the subject code to see a list of all courses.

Courses you are currently enrolled in or have completed at UCSC, transfer, and exam credit will automatically be included in the What-If Report.

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Step 7

Click Select next to the course you’d like to add. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to add all courses you’d like to include.

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Step 8

Click Submit Request. The What-If Report will generate using the plan(s) and course(s) you’ve added to the scenario.

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Contact the Degree Progress Unit

Get help with the Degree Progress Report.

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Last modified: May 12, 2025