Degree Audit
System Upgrade
Upgrade the student experience
A degree audit system is crucial for supporting students throughout their academic journey, providing a clear overview of completed and remaining requirements. By enabling both students and advisors to track progress accurately, it helps ensure that students stay on course, avoid unexpected issues, and plan for timely graduation.
Upgrading to a more advanced degree audit system can significantly enhance the student experience. Modern systems offer real-time updates, seamless integration with course registration, and user-friendly interfaces, which reduce administrative challenges and make academic planning more straightforward. By improving transparency and accessibility, an updated system can boost students' confidence, help them stay on track, and ultimately contribute to a more positive and successful college experience.
Enhanced Tools for Students and Advisors
The University of Utah's Office of the Registrar has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a qualified vendor for a comprehensive degree audit and planning tool. This tool will enhance the student and advisor experience, simplify academic planning, and support the University's strategic goal of providing accessible, high-quality education.
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.
Key Features of the Proposed Tool
- An intuitive interface designed for ease of use by students, advisors, and administrators.
- Course plans automatically generated for undergraduate, graduate, and professional 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.
- Advisor and administrator capabilities to modify course plans, lock specific requirements, and set distributed security controls for managing exceptions and waivers.
- 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.