Unofficial Degree Audit - FAQ
- What is Degree Audit?
- Is Degree Audit an official record of progress toward my certificate or degree?
- Does Degree Audit take the place of my academic or departmental advisor?
- Are grade changes or changes to my schedule reflected in Degree Audit immediately?
- Is Degree Audit available all of the time?
- Can Degree Audit tell me if I am eligible to graduate?
- One of my courses is missing from Degree Audit or is not counted as meeting a requirement. What should I do?
- My major in Degree Audit is wrong. How do I change it?
- I received a waiver for one of my degree requirements, but it is not appearing on my degree audit. What should I do?
- The requirements for my major have changed and Degree Audit is showing the old requirements. Why?
- My cumulative GPA is above a 2.0, yet the degree audit notes that I have not satisfied the minimum GPA graduation requirement. Why?
- I repeated a course to improve my grade. Why are both courses appearing in Degree Audit and calculating into my GPA?
- Why is my transfer coursework not appearing in Degree Audit?
- I received transfer credit for an MCC course, but I decided to take the course at MCC anyway. The Degree Audit shows credit for both courses. Why? Can I receive credit for both courses?
- What is Degree Audit?
- Is Degree Audit an official record of progress toward my degree or certificate?
- Does Degree Audit take the place of my academic or departmental advisor?
- Are grade changes or changes to my schedule reflected in Degree Audit immediately?
- Is Degree Audit available all of the time?
- Can Degree Audit tell me if I am eligible to graduate?
- One of my courses is missing from Degree Audit or is not counted as meeting a requirement. What should I do?
- My major in Degree Audit is wrong. How do I change it?
- I received a waiver for one of my degree requirements, but it is not appearing on my audit. What should I do?
- The requirements for my major have changed and Degree Audit is showing the old requirements. Why?
- My cumulative GPA is above a 2.0, yet the Degree Audit notes that I have not satisfied the minimum GPA graduation requirement. Why?
- I repeated a course to improve my grade. Why are both courses appearing in Degree Audit and calculating into my GPA?
- Why is my transfer coursework not appearing in Degree Audit?
- I received transfer credit for an MCC course, but I decided to take the course at MCC anyway. The Degree Audit shows credit for both courses. Why? Can I receive credit for both courses?
Degree Audit is a tool to help you determine progress toward an MCC degree or certificate. It is an unofficial report that outlines each requirement and shows which have been met and which are still needed to graduate. It helps you work with your advisor in planning your schedule, registering for classes, and completing your degree or certificate for graduation.
No. Degree Audit is an unofficial report. While every effort is made to ensure the automated Degree Audit is accurate, discrepancies may occur. Official audits are completed by the Credentials Evaluators. Degree Audit is a tool and should be used along with guidance from your academic or departmental advisor.
No. Degree Audit is not designed to replace academic or departmental advisors. It is a tool designed to help you and your advisor make more productive use of your time. It is your responsibility to know graduation requirements and to meet with an academic or a departmental advisor to help you determine course selections and to confirm graduation requirements.
No. Degree Audit is not a live report. The records are refreshed each night.
No. The system is available from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Eligibility to graduate is determined by completing and submitting an Intent to Graduate form. Approval for graduation is confirmed by the Credentials Evaluators. Degree Audit can help you and your advisor to assess progress toward your degree; however, it is not a graduation audit. It is intended as a guide but does not replace your academic or departmental advisor. It is necessary to meet regularly with your advisor to discuss your progress toward the best path to success in your studies.
Degree Audit is a tool to help students and advisors see which requirements have been completed and which requirements are still incomplete. Please see your advisor as soon as possible if you believe there is an error on your degree audit.
If your major in Degree Audit is incorrect, you must complete the Change Academic Program of Study form, which is in the Advising and Transfer Center.
Academic exceptions (such as waivers) are loaded into Degree Audit after advice has been received from a counselor or a department chair. If you have had a requirement waived and it is not showing in Degree Audit, please see an advisor.
Waivers sometimes are granted for programs that have not been officially declared. For example, your declared program may be the AAS in Horticulture, but you are working toward a related certificate. If you receive a waiver for a requirement in the certificate, the certificate will appear in Degree Audit as a locked-in goal. Since the certificate is not your declared program, the Credentials Evaluators add the certificate to your audit, lock it in so it cannot be altered, and make note of the waiver in Degree Audit by adding an academic exception.
Your degree audit is based on the catalog year in which you applied to MCC. Not all catalogs are entered into Degree Audit. If that catalog is not entered into Degree Audit, then the audit will select the most current catalog. (Catalogs 2005/06 to present are entered in Degree Audit.)
Please note: For students who re-enter MCC after a break in their education that exceeds 3 consecutive years, course requirements are defined as those contained in MCC’s catalog at the time of re-entry. The Degree Audit DOES NOT see the break in education. It will use the catalog at time of your initial entry. Make sure you are using the correct catalog in Degree Audit.
MCC’s GPA graduation requirement is "a 2.0 or higher cumulative grade point average in all MCC classes at the time graduation requirements have been met".
Since Degree Audit cannot accurately determine the actual cumulative GPA for the term in which graduation requirements are completed, the degree will always show the requirement as not being met. Please remember to meet with your academic or departmental advisor to confirm the completion of all your graduation requirements.
Courses repeated prior to 2004/05 and courses that have gone through prefix or number changes must be manually corrected by MCC’s Coordinator of Records. Please report repeat courses to your advisor.
An official transcript evaluation can take approximately 4 to 6 weeks. Transfer courses appear on Degree Audit with an "S" grade notation. Transfer courses without direct equivalents to MCC courses appear with special transfer coding and are applied to appropriate degree or certificate requirements. Report concerns about your transfer coursework to your advisor.
You cannot receive transfer credit for the same course in which you receive MCC credit. Both courses cannot be applied to your degree requirements. Transcript evaluators must be notified if you decide to take the course again through MCC. Please contact an MCC advisor if you notice that both the transfer course and the MCC course appear on your audit.
8/12/11