{"id":19878,"date":"2023-04-27T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=19878"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T19:57:27","slug":"degree-tracks-gets-a-new-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/degree-tracks-gets-a-new-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Degree Tracks gets a New Look"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Written by: Mirella Barrera-Betancourt<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DegreeTracks \u2014 the system that Western uses to track student degree progress and verify completion of graduation requirements \u2014 received a new interface on Apr. 13.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The new interface will serve the same functionality as the former, meaning that all information needed to view degree progress remains accessible. For example, a feature that is there to stay is the \u201cwhat if analysis,\u201d which allows students and advisors to get a glimpse of their degree progress with the inclusion of future classes and\/or different areas of study.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, there are quite a few differences and new features that students should be aware of for a smooth transition between the two interfaces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Color<\/b><\/p>\n

The new interface no longer uses highlighting and color-coding to illustrate which requirements have been completed and which requirements are currently in progress. Instead, the new interface presents a simple and modern appearance through the white \u2014 and a hint of green, red and blue \u2014 color combination. The green, red and blue are used to indicate to users which section requirements are complete, incomplete or in-progress through a single box at the top of each block.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Registration Checklist<\/b><\/p>\n

There are two formats in which students and advisors can look at their academic degree progress \u2014 through the dropdown menu under \u201cformat.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cstudent view\u201d format is the default format. This format allows students a more detailed view of their degree progress, displaying specific information regarding unmet degree conditions for a particular block.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the format \u201cregistration checklist\u201d allows the user to view their progress in a checklist format. This format is an option for students who may be nearing completion of their degree, and merely seek an easy, simple way to view their few remaining block requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Degree Progress Graphs<\/b><\/p>\n

The new interface includes a visual presentation for the completion of graduation requirements through graphs displaying degree progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this instance, students have the option to view the progress graphs through different settings by toggling between both in-progress classes \u2014 courses that a student is currently enrolled in \u2014 and pre-registered classes \u2014 courses that a student has enrolled in for future terms. The setting to the system automatically defaults with the inclusion of in-progress and pre-registered courses, which means that courses not yet completed will display on the degree progress graphs.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to keep these courses from displaying on the degree progress graphs, as well as in every requirement block, simply unselect the options for \u201cin-progress\u201d and \u201cpre-registered\u201d courses, then click \u201cprocess.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howlnews@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":19879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}