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A degree audit is designed with
a program side and a summary side.
Program Side
The front of the degree audit
lists degree program requirements. The requirements are broken down
into numbered sections or areas. LAS audits have been carefully
designed to reflect requirements specified by the university and the college
on the left-hand side and the department on the right-hand side.
Areas
The left-hand side, often
referred to as the "college side" of the audit, specifies
university-wide requirements, the LAS foreign language requirement and
the LAS General Education Group requirements. These requirements
are laid out in Areas 1 through 7 as listed below.
| Area 1 |
Basic Education
(ENGL 104 and 105, LIB 160,
US Diversity, Int'l Perspectives) |
| Area 2 |
Foreign Language |
Areas 3 through
7
LAS General Education Group Requirements
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| Area 3 |
Group I Arts and Humanities |
| Area 4 |
Group II Communication |
| Area 5 |
Group III-A Mathematical
Disciplines |
| Area 6 |
Group III-B Natural
Sciences |
| Area 7 |
Group IV Social Sciences |
The right-hand side, or sometimes
referred to as the "department side," specifies department
requirements, complementary courses (courses outside the major, but
required by the department), minor requirements (if applicable), and
electives. These requirements are typically laid out in Areas
8 through 10, but will vary according to major.
| Area 8 |
Major |
| Area 9 |
Complementary Courses
(typically) |
| Area 10 |
Electives |
Across the bottom of the program
side of the audit is a COURSES NOT
APPLIED TO THE PROGRAM section (referred
to as Area 99). This section can include failed courses, courses
that have no grade or an incomplete, repeated courses, or junior college
cutback courses.
Multiple
Majors/Curricula and Minors
The degree audit system can
not handle more than one major/curriculum or minor on a single audit.
Students with multiple majors/curricula and minors will receive more
than one audit.
A and B Categories
Each area on the audit consists of two
categories, A and B (see below). The A category lists both
completed and current courses that meet the area requirement.
The B category lists the specific courses and number of credits which
must be taken or are left to take to fulfill that particular area.
It also lists any grade requirements on the required courses (if applicable).
A. COURSES TAKEN IN
THIS AREA
B. REMAINING AREA REQUIREMENTS
As courses are taken which
fulfill particular area requirements on the audit, they will appear
under the A categories. B categories will remain on the audit
until all requirements in the areas have been satisfied. If a
requirement has been partially satisfied, sometimes an asterisk will
appear in front of the B category. When the area has been completed,
the B category will disappear (with the exception of the electives area).
Theoretically, a graduating senior's audit should run "clean,"
with only A categories showing.
Credits
Applied in Audit
At the bottom of the right-hand
side the number of current credits is listed and the number of credits
applied in the audit. If duplicate credits exist, the number
of credits applied in the audit may be inaccurate. (See Duplication
of Credit section on Checklist.)
Summary Side
The back of the degree audit,
like the front, is divided into two columns. The left-hand column
lists any modifications that have been made to the degree audit (waivers,
forced assignments, dual assignments, individual requirements, and notations).
It also lists courses that can be used to fulfill unmet high school admissions
requirements (if applicable).
The right-hand column provides
a "snapshot" of information about the student prior
to the semester for which the audit was run. This information
includes a term grade summary, number of drops remaining, designated repeat
credits left, ISU P/NP credits taken, number of transfer credits, number
of 300+ credits taken (both transfer and at ISU), quality-point deficiencies,
and foreign language status.
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