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I don’t understand my degree audit (DARS)

What do the notations mean?

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NOTATION                 EXPLANATION
IP The requirement is in-process; successful completion is presumed
OK The requirement is complete
+ [plus sign] This part of the requirement is complete
+R  This part of the required SUNY general education area is complete
-R This part of the required SUNY general education area is not complete 
NO The requirement is not complete.
-  [minus sign] This part of the requirement is not complete
NEEDS: Number of courses or credits missing to complete the requirement
SELECT FROM: Courses required to complete the requirement
>D THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE GRADE HAS CHANGED TO A D.
This repeated course notation appears next to the original registration for the course.
The F grade will be calculated into your GPA.
RP

This repeated course notation appears next to the course the second time you register for it.  The F grade will still be calculated into your GPA.
NOTE: RM - Message posted by the Registrar
T Transfer credit has been awarded for this course


How do I find which course(s) are missing to complete my degree requirements?

  • Look for a status of “NO”
  • Then look for a minus (-) sign.
  • The NEEDS line indicates the number of courses needed
  • The SELECT FROM line indicates what course(s) you can choose from

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NO Social Science Requirement
    - 1) FA09 SS131 3.0 B+ GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
             NEEDS:      1 COURSE
          SELECT FROM: SS141,151,171
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How do I find which requirements have been completed?

  • Look for a status of “OK”. 
  • This will be followed by the courses(s) used to fulfill the requirement.
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OK English Requirement
     SU09 EN121 3.0 A- ENGLISH COMPOSITION
     FA09 EN242 3.0 T PUBLIC SPEAKING
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  • Also look for a plus (+) sign which follows a status of “NO”. 
  • This part of the requirement has been completed. This will be followed by the courses(s) used to fulfill the requirement. 

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NO Art History Requirement
    + 1) History of Western Art and Civilization: Renaissance to
           the Modern Era is mandatory.
           SP09 HA112 3.0 IP HIST WEST ART/CIV:RENAISS/MOD
     - 2) Art History Selective
             NEEDS: 1 COURSE
           SELECT FROM: HA111,221,223,224,225,226,231,311,314
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  • If a course is in-process (IP), it is presumed that you will successfully complete it; therefore, the audit will apply the course toward that requirement

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IP English Requirement
    FA06 EN321 3.0 IP BUSINESS WRITING
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  • When you register for your last course, the overall heading on the audit will change to the following:

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               Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, NY

                             Degree Audit Report

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>>>> ALL REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED - IN-PROGRESS COURSES USED <<<<

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When will changes appear on my degree audit such as:

  • add/drop
  • grade changes
  • additional transfer credit
  • or approved substitutions appear on my degree audit?

 

  • Updated information will be reflected on your degree audit when the change is approved and posted to the data base.
  • This includes changes based on registration.  You should check your audits before and after registering for classes each semester.

What happens if I took a course in my AAS that is now required for my bachelor’s degree?

  • You do not need to repeat the same course, but you need to replace the credits by taking an elective course. Replace a course in your major area with one approved by the major department chairperson; replace a liberal arts course with a liberal arts elective.
  • Students in BFA programs are less likely to have this situation. You should contact the Registrar assigned to your major if you think you have already taken a BFA course as part of your AAS requirements.
  • Students in BS programs in this situation will have a requirement on the degree audit labeled A. B. and/or C. Box A. identifies the courses that need to be replaced and Boxes B. and C. automatically check to see if you have successfully replaced the course. 
  • In the first example below, Box A. indicates the student needs to replace two courses: MA222 and EN381.  Box B. has a status of IP because the student has two liberal arts electives: transfer credit for FL000 and EN257 is in progress.  If the student completes EN257 the requirement will be fulfilled.

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       A. Course(s) below have been used to meet a previous
       requirement and the credits must be replaced for BS:
     1) Liberal arts credits must be replaced with liberal art
        elective credits (see Box B. below)
      FA09 MA222           3.5 B+   STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
      SP10 EN381           3.0 A    ASIAN FICTION: HON/PRES SCHOL
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IP     B. Liberal arts credits used to replace liberal arts
       listed in Box A. above.
      FA09 FL000           3.0 T    FOREIGN LANGUAGE
      FA10 EN257           3.0 IP   MJR MOVE. IN CHIN,JAP&KOR FIL
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  • In the second example below, the student needs to replace three liberal arts courses and has only taken two so far.  Box B has a status of "NO" and indicates the student NEEDS: 1 course.  The SELECT from choices are all the liberal arts departments.  To fulfill the liberal arts elective, a student can choose any course in History of Art, Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Liberal Arts, Math, Philosophy, Science, Spanish or Social Science.

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       A. Course(s) below have been used to meet a previous
       requirement and the credits must be replaced for BS:
     1) Liberal arts credits must be replaced with liberal arts
        elective credits (see Box B. below)
      FA09 EN236           3.0 A    MJR WRITERS OF WESTERN WORLD
      FA09 SS131           3.0 A    GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
      FA10 MA222           3.5 IP   STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
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NO     B. Additional liberal arts elective(s) needed to replace
       liberal arts listed in Box A. above.
-  1) FA10 MA331           3.0 T    CALCULUS
      SP11 EN234           3.0 IP   GAY & LESBIAN LITERATURE
         NEEDS:                 1 COURSE
        SELECT FROM: HA  CH  EN  FR  HE201  IT  JA  LA  MA  PL
           SC  SP  SS
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