College · College Success

Know exactly what is left
before you register.

The official degree audit is accurate and hard to read. Copy its numbers here once: credits earned and in progress, each requirement block with what is done, and the term you plan to finish it. You see the credits left, the terms that takes at your pace and anything that could hold up graduation.

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Degree plans

The worked example is made up: a biology major with 64 credits earned, 15 in progress and two requirements not started, and a communication major close to graduating with a GPA just under the minimum. Records save on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per degree plan with the degree, catalog year, target term and credits per term; credits required, earned and in progress; GPA and the minimum; each requirement with credits needed and done, status and planned term; five checks against the official audit; credits and terms left; flags for a GPA under the minimum, requirements not started or without a term, and a requirement marked met with credits short.
Who it is for
College students planning registration or a transfer, and the families helping them plan the cost of the terms that remain.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per degree plan. Prints the plan, every plan as a table or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the College application season kit ($29) and the Caveat Suite pass ($299). Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The College Success space in Caveat College.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Open your official degree audit in the student system.
  2. Copy the credit totals and your GPA.
  3. Add each requirement block with credits needed and done.
  4. Give every unfinished requirement a planned term.
  5. Bring the flags to your academic advisor before registration opens.

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Reading the numbers

How 120 credits usually break down42General education48Major30ElectivesAt 15 credits a term153045607590105120Eight terms reaches 120; at 12 credits a term it takes ten.How 120 credits usually break down424830General education: 42 creditsMajor: 48 creditsElectives: 30 creditsAt 15 credits a term153045607590105120Eight terms reach 120; at 12 a term, ten.
An example split. Each college and major sets its own numbers; your official audit is the record that counts.

Catalog year matters

Requirements change. Most colleges hold you to the catalog in effect when you started, and some let you choose a later one. If the audit and your plan disagree, the catalog year is the first thing to check with the registrar.

Credits are not the whole story

Reaching the total number of credits does not mean you can graduate. Each requirement block, the upper-division minimum and the GPA minimum all have to be met. A course can count toward credits and still not fill the requirement you hoped it would.

Sources

  1. National Center for Education Statistics. IPEDS Glossary: credit hour and bachelor’s degree, typically at least 120 semester credit hours (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
  2. 34 CFR 600.2: the federal definition of a credit hour.
  3. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). Guidance on catalog year and degree audit practice (aacrao.org).
  4. Federal Student Aid. Staying Eligible: satisfactory academic progress and the maximum timeframe for aid (studentaid.gov).

The worked example is made up. This organizer helps you read your audit; your college’s official degree audit and registrar decide what counts. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.