Friday, January 31, 2020

Tracking your progress with 'Degree Works'

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Are you having trouble keeping track of your MS degree requirements as you progress through the program?  As of this year, all degree requirements, including listing of missing coursework, thesis defense requirements, etc. are grouped together inside Degree Works, which you may access via MTSU Pipeline account.  

1. Accessing Degree Works

On the MTSU homepage,  click on 'Pipeline' and log into your FSA using your email and password.  On the panel on the left-hand side click on "Registration & Student Records", circled in red (click image to enlarge;click on "x" in upper right corner to exit).

Another screen will display.  Scroll down.  On the right hand panel, click on "Degree Works", circled in red. Remember to adjust your web browser to permit pop-ups to display.  You may set the restrictions to allow pop ups for all MTSU web applets to show.  The screen that follows will show your progress (click to enlarge;click on upper right hand "x" to exit).
2. Display of Unmet Conditions
In this particular example, the student has met 73% of the program requirements.  Note that the status bar will not show 100% until after (s)he has graduated from MTSU.  There is a listing of completed requirements (checked, green boxes), not complete requirements (unchecked, red boxes), in-progress requirements, and any actions needed in which the student needs to see the advisor.  This student has not yet defended his/her MS thesis (click to enlarge;click on upper right hand "x" to exit).

3. Changing Elective Coursework
A most common mid-course alterating as you are pursuing the MS degree is changing your electives.  Be sure that the total Chemistry elective hours are between 5 and 7 credit hours to stay in financial compliance.  The listing of elective courses can be seen below (click to enlarge;click on upper right hand "x" to exit).

Changing electives for your course must to done using Dynamic Forms (explained in another blog), which eventually must be done prior to getting your degree.

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