The DegreeWorks audit "reads" all courses completed or accepted as transfer, AP or CLEP credit at  Lamar University and shows how those courses have been applied toward your chosen degree, major, and minor, according to the catalog requirements for the year in which you entered  or declared a new major or minor. The report can be viewed online or printed out to be used as a snapshot of where you stand relative to graduation requirements.

DegreeWorks will help you:  

• • Determine which requirements you need to fulfill in order to complete your degree.
  • View individual course grades, the grade point average (GPA), and major grade point average.
  • Determine which courses you have taken or transferred, and which ones count as electives.
  • View transfer credits, waivers, and exemptions applied toward degree.
  • See how your coursework could be applied toward another major, minor, or concentration using the What If option.
  • Confirm your academic standing.
  • Estimate how many semesters it will take you to graduate.
  • View the prerequisites and core-requisites for courses by clicking on the course numbers with asterisks.  For example, ENGL 1102*.

Currently, DegreeWorks is available to all students who are on curriculums dated fall 2014 or later and to their advisors. Students and advisors will be able to use the system as an advising tool to better follow the student's progress and determine which requirements are still needed.

A DegreeWorks degree audit (DegreeAudit) is a worksheet showing application of past, current, and planned coursework toward the requirements of your declared degree and major. Outstanding courses and requirements will be indicated on the degree audit worksheet also.

No. The DegreeWorks degree audit is an unofficial advisement tool. It is not an Academic Transcript. It is a tool to provide you with academic information related to your degree progress. It displays courses required and completed in your degree program.

Your transcript is your official university record and provides a chronological list of completed courses and other academic information. Your official transcript must be requested online or from the Record’s Office.

Four times a semester. You should always review your audit:

• • Before you meet with your academic advisor to discuss registration for an upcoming semester.
  • After you register to ensure that the courses you selected applied to your requirements as you thought they would.
  • After your grades for each semester are posted.
  • Any time you make a change to your schedule or major.

Your academic advisor is your first point of contact with questions about your audit. An advisor can answer questions you may have, advise you about course substitutions and waivers that may be needed, and submit the necessary adjustments to the Record’s Office.

DegreeWorks uses the “best fit” approach for meeting requirements so classes may apply to different sections as you take more courses. 

Your GPA is calculated on courses taken through Lamar University only and is used to determine your academic standing.  This GPA is found at the top of your degree audit worksheet.

Your major GPA is a calculated GPA based on coursework used to fulfill major requirements. This GPA will appear on the right side of the header of the major block.

If only one major is appearing on your DegreeWorks audit (worksheet), then you need to go to the office of the department of your second major to have your second major officially declared.  The day after the second major is added to your academic record, you will be able to view both majors on the same audit.

The same is true for minors and concentrations.

This is a fun and interesting tool. "What If" Scenarios allow you to process speculative degree audits using your current class history. You can compare your information against the requirements for a different major, minor, concentration and catalog year. The possibilities are endless.

While we have tried to make sure that your audit is correct, it is difficult to predict every unique situation or problem. We want to work with you to correct any issues as soon as possible. The first step is to clarify what information you believe is wrong and to contact your advisor. 

Your advisor will determine if the Record's Department will need to assist further.