Degree Planning Modernization
Four-year Planning | Registration | Degree Audit
Enhanced Tools for Students and Advisors
The University of Utah has awarded a contract to Stellic to become our future platform for degree audit, 4-year planning, and registration. Implementation will take place over the next two years, enhancing academic planning and supporting our commitment to accessible, high-quality education.
Thank you to the members of the RFP requirements group, selection committee, and special teams for their thoughtful collaboration in evaluating our needs and selecting this important tool.
Our Commitment
The University of Utah is committed to delivering an exceptional educational experience to its diverse and growing student body. In support of this mission, the University seeks a future-proof degree audit and planning tool that seamlessly integrates with PeopleSoft’s Campus Solutions Student Information System, along with other platforms like EAB’s Navigate and Salesforce. The selected solution must meet current needs while also being adaptable to future growth and changes in academic programs.
Improved Experience
The primary goal of this project is to implement a user-friendly tool that simplifies the process of navigating complex curricular requirements for students, advisors, and administrators. The tool will offer an intuitive interface accessible to users of all experience levels and compatible with a variety of devices. It must also align with ADA standards to ensure accessibility for all members of the University community.
- An intuitive interface designed for ease of use by students, advisors, and administrators.
- Course plans automatically generated for students based on their degree audits, with "What-If" scenarios to explore alternative academic paths.
- Planning tools that allow students to adjust their schedules in real time, plan for future terms, and receive notifications for important deadlines.
- Holistic degree audits that accommodate multiple credentials (e.g., majors, minors, certificates) and non-course requirements.
- Robust reporting features for course demand planning, identifying students who are off track, and other analytical needs.
- A scalable and adaptable design to support the University’s evolving academic programs and ensure the system meets future needs.
Stay Informed
March 10, 2026 Update
Happy Spring Break!
As we continue preparing the campus community for the transition to Stellic for undergraduate programs, we will begin incorporating Stellic terminology into our communications. This approach will help build early familiarity with the language and functionality that will shape our shared degree‑audit and planning environment.
Because this month’s Activate sessions focus on Functional 4‑Year Degree Plans, this is an appropriate time to introduce the corresponding Stellic terms. In Stellic, Functional 4‑Year Degree Plans are referred to as Pathways. Presenting both terms together now will help clarify how our established processes align with the new system.
Functional 4‑Year Degree Plans—or Pathways—are departmental templates that outline the recommended sequence of courses for a program. When a Pathway is applied to a student, it becomes the student’s individualized Plan. Students and advisors can then collaborate directly in Stellic to adjust the Plan based on scheduling needs, preferences, personal academic goals, and other relevant factors.
These Pathways, along with students’ individualized Plans, will play a critical role in strengthening the data and analytics Stellic provides to support academic planning and departmental resource allocation. The more precise and clearly articulated a program’s curricular requirements are, the more accurately a Functional 4‑Year Degree Plan/Pathway can be developed—and the more effectively the system can forecast course demand to help departments plan for student needs.
Next Steps for Departments
Departments are encouraged to review their websites and handbooks for curriculum information. If program requirements are posted in these locations, please remove that content and link directly to the official Catalog. The Catalog is the source of truth for curricular information, and degree audits in Stellic will be built to match the Catalog. This ensures alignment and reduces the risk of outdated or conflicting information.
The Office of the Registrar is available to support departments in reviewing curricular requirements.
Stellic Project Team Update
The Stellic Project team is currently working on testing registration functionality in Stellic. In addition, the work of building draft audits for all undergraduate programs continues.
We are nearing completion of the undergraduate programs in the College of Social and Behavioral Science. We look forward to meeting with CSBS departments over the next several weeks to review and validate the audit builds. Thank you for being the first undergraduate college to partner with us in this work!