How to Read a Degree Progress Report (DPR)

GEP DEGREE PROGRESS REPORT (began Fall 2013)

GEP DEGREE PROGRESS REPORT (accesSPoint)

(general education program beginning Fall 2013)

The following summary highlights the key features that appear on your degree progress report.

1. Top of the report – indicates general information such as name, ID#, the degree you are pursuing, your majors and minors, and your GEP and major/minor catalog years.

2. Requirements – the rest of the report tracks your progress toward completing your University Graduation Requirements, your General Education Program (GEP), and your major/minor requirements. Please note that each requirement will have “Satisfied” or “Not Satisfied” to indicate if a requirement is complete or not.

3. University Requirements – University Graduation Requirements are overall minimum university requirements needed to earn a degree. Some majors/minors requirements are greater than the university minimums.

120 Credits – includes UWSP and transfer earned credits

30 Credits in Residence – includes UWSP earned credits only, excluding those earned through experience, credit by exam or advanced placement.

40 Credits of Upper Class work – includes UWSP & transfer earned credits, excluding credits from two year schools.

GEP DPR Example

UWSP GPA – includes UWSP attempted credits.

UWSP & Transfer GPA – includes UWSP and transfer attempted credits.

Graduation Honors GPA – includes UWSP, transfer and any pre-bankruptcy credits – used to determine graduation honors only.

4. General Education Program (GEP) – Each level of the GEP lists courses that have satisfied the requirement. Each course line lists the Term, Subject, Catalog Number, Course Title, Grade, Units (Credits) and the Type of Enrollment. Key to Enrollment Types: EN = Enrollment TR = Transfer IP = In-Progress CE = Credit by Exam OT = Other Credit (Military Credit, Retroactive, Prior Learning) Note that exceptions now print after the requirement

5. Course History – The end of the degree progress report includes a complete course history that includes both enrollment and transfer credit. It is sorted by Subject & Catalog Number.

Another page of a degree progress report with another couple sections highlighted including course history
GDR DEGREE PROGRESS REPORT (prior to Fall 2013)
walkthrough on how to read a GDR DPR picture 1
walkthrough on how to read a GDR DPR picture 2

The following summary highlights the key features that appear on your degree progress report.

  1. Top of the report – indicates general information such as name, ID#, the degree you are pursuing and your GDR catalog year.
  2. Introductory Box – indicates name of adviser, declared majors/minors and their catalog years, placement information, and professional education admittance information if you are seeking teacher certification. Note that the “Y” after TC stands for “Yes” that you have declared your intent to teach in the Office of the School of Education.
  3. Legend – the KEY to the symbols that appear in the report.
  4. Requirements – the rest of the report tracks your progress toward completing your general degree requirements (GDRs), your major/minor requirements, and the additional University graduation requirements. A double line separates each requirement.
    • Please note that each requirement will have an “OK” or “NO” in the upper left corner. Each sub-requirement will have a “+” or “-“ before the number. These symbols mean the following:
      • OK = the requirement is satisfied.
      • OK IP = the requirement is satisfied if you successfully complete the course that is “In Progress”.
      • NO = one or more sub-requirements have not been met.
      • – = that specific sub-requirement has not been satisfied.
      • + = that specific sub-requirement has been satisfied.
  5. Course List – will often appear with instructions to take one or more of the courses to satisfy the requirement. In some instances, the COURSE LIST will include a course number followed by a (R). The (R) means that course is required.
  6. Transfer Course – Che 145, taken at another institution, is equivalent to Chem 105 at UWSP.
  7. Major – is an example of how the major/minor requirements appear on the report. (NOTE: Consult with your adviser or the Chair of the Department with questions or concerns about the major.)
  8. Elective Credits – are beyond what are needed to meet the GDR and major/minor requirements.
  9. Courses Not Applicable – do not count toward graduation.
  10. Converted Courses – changed in number. The old and new course numbers are shown (e.g., Math 51 is now Math 90).
  11. Additional University Graduation Requirements – are overall minimum university requirements needed to earn a degree. Some major/minor requirements are higher than the university minimums.
    • 30 Credits Earned in Residence – includes UWSP earned credits only, excluding those earned through experience, credit by exam or advanced placement.
    • 40 Credits of 300/400 Level Courses – includes UWSP & transfer earned credits, excluding credits from two-year schools.
    • 120 Semester Credits – includes UWSP & transfer earned credits.
    • 2.00 Cumulative GPA – includes UWSP attempted credits.
    • 2.00 Cumulative GPA – includes UWSP & transfer attempted credits.
  12. Memos – summary of reminders and memos authorizing exceptions to requirements.
  13. Summary of Semester Credits/Grade Point Average – a term-by-term summary of earned and attempted (GPA) credits, semester and cumulative GPA, and academic status (i.e., honors or probation/suspension).
  14. Academic Progress – indicates total credits enrolled for at UWSP or transferred to UWSP and the number and percent of the total successfully completed. See “Academic Progress Standards” in the timetable for an explanation of this category.