planning for your new degree audit system: how to avoid the common pitfalls
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Planning for Your New Degree Audit System: How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls. Kurt Morton The University of Alabama DegreeWorks Technical Specialist. The Beginning. Defining your scope Identifying your programs of study Using the catalog/bulletin Departmental Information - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Planning for Your New Degree Audit System:
How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls
Kurt MortonThe University of Alabama
DegreeWorks Technical Specialist
The Beginning• Defining your scope• Identifying your programs of study• Using the catalog/bulletin• Departmental Information• Combining the information• Testing
Defining Your Scope• What catalogs?• What programs?• What levels?
Identifying Your Programs of Study
• What majors/degrees do you actually offer?
• Unofficial “concentrations”?• Hidden majors?
Use the Catalog/Bulletin• Official Repository of Curriculum
Information• Varying levels of reality!• Good starting point
Departmental Information• Websites• Meetings• Students
– Current– Graduated
What Questions to Ask?• GPA requirements • Sharing with General
Education/Core• Ambiguous requirements• Do you always allow it?• Anything else you’d like to tell
me?
Combining the Information
• Find the differences• Iron out with the department• Balancing goals
Testing• Test• Test• Test
