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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
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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 • 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
Questions Kurt Morton Office of the University Registrar The University of Alabama kurt.morton@ua.edu