Navigating the uAchieve Degree Audit

The degree audit is organized into several sections that work together to show your academic progress, coursework in progress, and remaining unfulfilled degree requirements.

Audit Header

Major

The major displayed at the top of the audit is the student’s primary program of study. If the student is pursuing additional majors or minors, they will appear within the body of the audit.

Print View Version

The printer icon under the student’s major will open a new browser tab with a print view of the audit. This allows to have multiple student audits open in a view-only format.

Catalog Year

The catalog year displayed on the student’s audit determines the academic requirements for their degree program. It is typically based on the year they entered the program and defines the courses, policies, and graduation requirements they must complete.

In some cases, an advisor may update the catalog year to align with the selected major, academic options or college policies.

Category Chart

The Category Chart provides a visual overview of a student’s progress across different requirement areas. Select a bar in the chart to view more detailed information about the requirements and sub requirements within that category.

Screenshot of a degree audit for a Psychology, BS student showing the audit header. The audit summary displays the major, the catalog year, the preparation date and time of the audit, and a category chart. The category chart shows an interactive bar chart with bars for University Requirmentents, UC Davis GPA, General Education, College, Total Units, Major and Electives. Each category is color-coded to indicate the status: green for complete, blue for in progress, and red for unfulfilled. A unit and GPA

View Academic History

The Academic History tab provides a detailed view of the coursework used to evaluate the student’s degree progress. It includes all completed, in-progress and transferred courses that have been posted to the student’s record. Courses are organized by term, with details such as credit earned and grades received for each course. Courses can be filtered by Grades or Term.

Screenshot of Academic History for a student in the Psychology, BS program. A bar chart displays unit totals by term. Below the chart is a table listing courses by term with course codes, credit hours, grades, and titles along with filter options for grade and term.

Audit Body

When you open the student’s Degree Audit, all sections are collapsed by default.

  • Select the arrow next to a section to expand it.
  • Use the “Open All Sections” or “Close All Sections” to expand or collapse everything at once.
Screenshot of the degree audit page with a highlighted panel titled 'Interpreting Audit Results." This panel explains requirement statuses (complete, in-progress, or unfulfilled), course codes and grade statuses.

Legend

The legend explains the symbols and codes used in the audit.

  • Access the legend by selecting the question mark icon (?) near the “Open All Sections” option.
    • Requirement and sub-requirement statuses are noted with symbols.
      • A green checkmark means the requirement is complete.
      • A blue ellipsis means the requirement is in progress.
      • A red X indicates that the requirement is unfulfilled and none of the in-progress coursework will apply to the requirement.
    • Course codes are notations that may appear in front of a requirement, next to the grade, or within the Select from course list.
      • IP—Indicates that the course is in progress and a final grade has not been posted.
      • R—Indicates a specific course(s) within a requirement or sub-requirement is required.
      • S—Indicates that the course units were split across multiple requirements.
      • RP—Indicates the course was repeated and the grade is included in the GPA calculation.
      • >X—Indicates the unit(s) from the course were removed and the grade was excluded in the GPA calculation.
      • >D—Indicates the unit(s) from the course were removed, but the grade was included in the GPA calculation.
      • >R—Indicates that the course was repeatable.
      • >—Indicates that a partial unit reduction was done.
      • ***—Indicates that any subject code or any course number may be used towards a requirement.
      • 0**—Indicates any lower division course in the specified subject code may be used towards a requirement.
      • 1**—Indicates any upper division course in the specified subject code may be used towards a requirement.
    • Special grades note common non-letter grades that may appear in the audit.
Screenshot of the degree audit page with a highlighted panel titled 'Interpreting Audit Results." This panel explains requirement statuses (complete, in-progress, or unfulfilled), course codes and grade statuses.

Overall Audit Status

The Degree Audit will display one of the following statuses:

  • All requirements have been satisfied.
  • All requirements are satisfied pending completion of in-progress coursework.
  • At least one requirement has not been satisfied.

Audit Usage Information

Information blocks located at the top and bottom of the audit provide general information about the purpose of the audit, links to resources for understanding the audit, and connection to academic advising resources.

Screenshot: degree audit tool explanatory text with blue sidebar
Screenshot of the audit usage information which states, "This audit does not replace periodic academic advising from the student’s department and Deans' Office. If you have any questions on any degree requirement(s), please reach out to the student’s academic advisor(s).”

In-Progress, Registered, & Waitlisted Courses

This section highlights courses that are currently in progress, registered for an upcoming term, or waitlisted.  Waitlisted courses will not apply towards degree requirements until the student is officially enrolled.

Screenshot of degree audit section showing in-progress, including courses in-progress for Fall 2025 and registered courses for Winter 2026.

Audit Requirements

The degree audit organizes a student’s coursework into requirement categories that show how classes apply towards their degree.

  • University Requirements—Includes requirements that apply to all students such as UC GPA and residency. General Education (GE) requirements are displayed in a separate section for easier tracking.
  • College Requirements—Requirements established by the student’s college. Students with majors in different colleges must complete the requirements for each college.
  • Major Requirements—Includes courses, GPA requirements and other conditions required by the student’s declared major(s). These requirements may be organized into subsections such as preparatory subject matter, depth subject matter, and restricted electives.  
  • Minor—Includes courses, GPA requirements and other conditions required by the student’s declared minor(s).
  • Courses Not Applying to Major & Minor Requirements (Electives)—Courses that count towards the student’s total units but do not fulfill specific major or minor requirements.
  • Courses Not Applying to Degree Requirements—Courses that do not count towards degree completion such as excess units or courses with ineligible grades.

Understanding Requirement Details

Each requirement section includes information to help you understand the student’s progress and remaining requirements:

  • Select From—Lists approved courses that may be used to satisfy the requirement. Some requirements may require courses to be completed as a sequence, while others allow the student to choose from a set of options. 
  • Needs—Shows the number of courses or units still needed to complete the requirement.
  • Not From—Identifies courses that cannot be used to satisfy the requirement.
  • Earned—Displays the number of completed units that apply toward the requirement,

Courses currently being used to satisfy a requirement appear directly beneath the requirement name in a highlighted box.  This helps distinguish applied courses from remaining requirements.

Some requirements include additional details about course usage such as terms in which the courses were offered, whether a course has been discontinued or limits on the number of units that may apply toward the requirement.

Screenshot of the University Requirements section showing complete, in- progress and unfulfilled requirements. The “Maximum 1/3 of UC Davis Units Passed/Not Passed” and the “English Composition” requirements are expanded to show coursework being applied to those requirements.