DPR Overview
A student success tool
The Degree Progress Report (DPR) is a student success tool which allows students to track their progress toward degree completion, at any time. The DPR displays curricular and graduation requirements and the academic work used to satisfy those requirements. Students are encouraged to review their DPRs at least quarterly to see requirements not yet satisfied. College and major/minor advisors are able to assist in the use of the DPR.
Accessing the DPR
Method 1: My Academics
- Log in to MyUCSC at my.ucsc.edu with your CruzID and password.
- Click on the My Academics tile.
- From the left-hand navigation, click on Degree Progress Report.
Method 2: Student Center
- Log in to MyUCSC at my.ucsc.edu with your CruzID and password.
- Click on the Student Center tile.
- From the Other Academic Information dropdown menu select Degree Progress Report.
- Click Go.
Navigating the DPR
Academic Summary and Objectives
These sections give quick, at-a-glance information including GPA, total credits, majors and minors being pursued, and more.
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Academic Summary
The Academic Summary panel displays important metrics based on completed coursework. Currently enrolled courses do not factor into the information shown in the Academic Summary. The following information is shown:
UC GPA: This is your Grade Point Average (GPA), among courses taken at UCSC and at another UC Campus through an Intercampus Visitor Program. If you took coursework at another UC prior to attending UCSC or during a period in which you were not an active student at UCSC, it is considered transfer credit and not factored into this GPA.
Total Credits: This includes all credits earned via courses taken at UCSC, transfer credit, and credit earned via exam such as AP or IB credit.
% Graded Pass: This is the percent of completed credits which are graded P. Learn more about the Pass/No Pass limit.
Senior Residency: This field determines whether you have satisfied the University of California Senior Residency Requirement. This field will display “TBD” (to be determined) until you have applied for graduation, at which time it will indicate “Met” or “Review Required.” If you see “Review Required,” contact your college advisor.
Academic Objectives
The Academic Objectives panel displays the programs a student is pursuing and information regarding graduation status and timing. The following information is shown:
Expected Graduation Term (EGT): EGT is the term you are expected to graduate based on your admit type and admit term. More information on the EGT can be found in The Navigator.
Graduation status: This section will only appear once you’ve applied for graduation. This will update as your graduation processing progresses.
Program: This indicates that you are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. The Req (Catalog) Term corresponds to the catalog rights year you are pursuing for the UC and GE requirements.
Plans and Subplans: This lists all majors, concentrations, and minors on your academic record. The Req (Catalog) Term corresponds to the catalog rights year you are pursuing for that particular academic plan. If running a What-If report, this section will display the academic plans chosen in the scenario creation, and it will note that it is a what-if scenario below the academic plans.
Curricular and reference sections
These sections display the actual course requirements for your degree and provide helpful reference of academic work like completed and in progress courses, transfer credit, and exam credit.
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University of California Requirements
This section lists the academic requirements of the University of California. These are American History, American Institutions, and the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR). Learn more about University Requirements in the General Catalog.
General Education Requirements
This section lists all general education (GE) requirements with the exception of the disciplinary communication (DC) requirement. DC requirements are unique in that they are both major and GE requirements. The DC requirement for each major can be found in that major’s upper-division requirement section. Minors do not have DC requirements. Transfer students who have satisfied the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will see it applied to this section. IGETC does not satisfy the DC requirement. Learn more about GE requirements in the General Catalog.
Academic Plan Requirements
Each academic plan on your record will generate a lower-division and upper-division requirements section. Some programs with complex curricula may have additional sections if needed. Proposed majors will also show a major qualification section.
College Requirements
This section lists the college core requirement based on your college affiliation. Incoming transfer students, though exempt from college core, will still see this section of the DPR, and will automatically satisfy by virtue of being a transfer student.
Double Counting
This section shows all upper-division coursework being used toward each plan so you can determine if courses can be double counted between majors and/or minors. Double counting is highly complex and requires approval from both programs, so it’s important you discuss this with your academic advisors early.
UCSC Courses
This section shows all courses a student has attempted at UCSC, including currently enrolled courses. Courses taken through special programs like EAP, UCSC Study Abroad, UC Online, or Inter-campus exchange will also show here.
Transfer Credit
This section shows all courses transferred to UCSC. It lists the external course and institution and the course equivalency at UCSC.
Test Credit
This section shows all test credit received by UCSC, the score, and the corresponding course equivalency.
Requirements
The DPR displays university, general education (GE), major/minor, and college requirements. The requirements that display are based on the catalog year a student is using for each of their major(s) and/or minor(s). Each major and minor will display all lower- and upper-division requirements. Proposed majors will display major qualification courses in addition to the lower- and upper-division requirements. Whenever possible, the DPR is built to mimic the language and structure of the General Catalog, as illustrated below.
Note: The General Catalog sometimes includes additional policy and process information which is not included in the DPR. It is important to review your major and/or minor’s program statement in the General Catalog thoroughly.
Satisfying Requirements
The DPR uses information on your academic record to satisfy requirements such as completed and in-progress courses taken at UCSC, transfer credit, test credit, and placement exam scores. Advisors may also apply milestones to satisfy or confirm satisfaction of requirements, such as submitting a senior thesis or grant exceptions, such as allowing unarticulated transfer credit to satisfy a requirement, double count a course between majors, and performing system overrides.
Icons are used throughout the DPR to provide visual queues to the satisfaction of requirements. Below are the icons you’ll see in the DPR.
Icons used in the DPR
Icons for Courses
Course taken and completed
Course enrolled, not yet completed
Course added as part of a what-if scenario
Icons for courses will be displayed in the course grid below the requirements they satisfy in the “status” column, like the screenshot below.
Icons for Requirements
Requirement is satisfied using already-completed academic work such as courses, exams, or milestones.
Requirement is not satisfied and no currently enrolled courses are counting toward it.
Requirement has a currently enrolled course counting toward it.
Requirement has an exception applied by an advisor
Icons for requirements will display on the requirement header next to the name of the requirement or course required, like the screenshot below.
What-If Reports
What-If Reports allow you to simulate hypothetical changes to your academic plan(s) and/or courses completed. Using the What-If Report, you can see how your existing coursework and exam credit would apply to a new or additional major/minor, as well as include courses you haven’t yet taken. In other words, it helps answer the questions, “what if I changed my major to…” or “what if I took these courses…” Anything done within the What-If Report is purely hypothetical and will not change any official record in MyUCSC.
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Functionality
The What-If Report displays your Degree Progress Report with the requirements of the program(s) you select in the scenario creation menu. Any major selected will be proposed, allowing you to see progress toward major qualification requirements. Coursework you’ve already completed as well as any courses added to the scenario creation will be applied to the requirements. Courses that have been added via the setup parameters have a default grade of C unless you input a different grade. The catalog year for a What-If Report will be the same as your GE and University requirements, which is typically your admit year. If you’d like to explore different catalog years, contact your advisor as those privelages are currently not available to students.
Accessing the What-If Report
Like the DPR, the What-if Report is housed in MyUCSC. To access the What-If Report:
- Log in to MyUCSC at my.ucsc.edu with your CruzID and password.
- Click on the Student Center tile.
- From the “Other Academic Information” dropdown menu, select What-If Report
- Click Go
Running a What-If Report
Availability
The DPR is available for all undergraduate majors, concentrations, and minors from the 2021-22 catalog onward. Many programs prior to the 2021-22 catalog are out of date, and use of the DPR in these years is not advised.
Additional Questions
Students should contact their college, major, or minor advisor with additional questions. For questions regarding university, GE, or college core requirements, contact your college advisor. Contact your major/minor advisor for questions about requirements for the specific field of study.
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