Review an unofficial report of outstanding major and general education (GenEd) course requirements for any program.
u.achieve helps students and academic advisors evaluate progress towards degree completion. The degree audit system is meant to be an unofficial guide, as several factors may impact an online audit, such as:
The completeness of transfer course information within the audit
Program requirements varying depending on the date of matriculation, or major declaration
The integration of course exceptions into the audit
How-to Video Tutorials
Visit the University Registrar’s u.achieve Support Page for directions and how-to videos for completing a degree audit.
Reading the Degree Audit
Upper-Level Lab #1 & 2 section
Advanced Program, At least two courses designated as Lab must be taken
u.achieve has a section to track whether at least two labs from the advanced program have been completed—satisfying the degree requirement for Biological Sciences. It is not necessary to take more that two upper-level labs to graduate. Any labs that were required for a student’s specific specialization and / or selected from the area sections of the specialization’s degree sheet (see Advanced Program on page two) will count and satisfy the upper-level lab requirement.
Some labs require successful completion of a prerequisite or co-requisite lecture to satisfy the upper-level lab requirement. In such cases, the lecture and lab are connected by an ampersand (&) in the SELECT FROM line.
u.achieve will automatically post lecture courses that have been previously completed in the Upper-Level Lab section when they are a known prerequisite or co-requisite for a future lab that would satisfy the requirement. Students may choose to attempt a different lab or another set of eligible courses in the SELECT FROM line to satisfy the upper-level lab requirement.
If an X character is marked, then u.achieve has indicated that the student has either not registered or completed all of the necessary courses to satisfy the upper-level lab requirement. If the In Progress character is marked, then u.achieve has indicated that the student is registered for all of the necessary courses to satisfy a lab requirement. See the examples below:
One upper-level lab requirement was met by completing both BSCI363 and BSCI338Q. The student is not taking all the courses needed to satisfy the second upper-level lab requirement. The student may choose to take BSCI463 to satisfy the lab requirement, or the student can take a different course or set of courses instead.
One upper-level lab requirement was met by completing BSCI330. The second upper-level lab course will be satisfied once BSCI441 is successfully completed.
Check for eligible course options
Some courses (or course codes) that have been discontinued may appear on the SELECT FROM lines. Courses that have been discontinued cannot be attempted to satisfy a degree requirement. See the degree sheet for your specialization and the SOC for the most recent course offerings that will fulfill degree requirements within Biological Sciences.
Special Topics and Selected Topics courses
On the degree sheets, there is a section for Special and Selected Topics Courses—these are courses that start with BSCI328, BSCI338, BSCI339, or BSCI348. These courses are already programmed into their applicable area categories (varying by specialization) within the degree audit, so a separate section for these courses is not shown. u.achieve is periodically updated to reflect the applicability of new special and selected topics courses.
Area Courses section
The General Biology (GENB), Cell Biology & Genetics (CEBG), and Ecology & Evolution (ECEV) specializations have multiple Area courses categories. Some courses (usually 1 or 2 credit labs) count towards the credits needed for the area courses, but they cannot satisfy specific categories of the area courses by themselves. When these courses are part of a category, multiple SELECT FROM lines will appear. Courses in the SELECT FROM lines that start with Additional contain optional courses and will not satisfy the category. See the example below.
Enrichment section
Minimum 3 credits from any 300- or 400-level BSCI, CHEM, or BCHM course.
Students may take multiple courses to reach the three credits necessary for Enrichment.
General Education (GenEd) section
Major courses in Biological Sciences fulfill the GenEd requirements for
Fundamental Studies: Math (FSMA), Analytic Reasoning (FSAR)
(and) Distributive Studies: Natural Sciences (DSNS), Natural Sciences Lab (DSNL)
When a course fulfills one or another GenEd area, u.achieve will automatically route the course to satisfy one of the requirements.
For example, PSYC100 fulfills either the DSHS or DSNS requirement. Incidentally, the degree audit routes PSYC100 to satisfy DSNS first, leaving DSHS outstanding. When applicable, students can request that a course be routed to satisfy the other eligible GenEd requirement instead. Because all Biological Sciences students will satisfy the DSNS GenEd with their major courses, PSYC100 can then be routed to satisfy DSHS instead—whenever that specific GenEd requirement is outstanding.
Integrated Life Sciences (ILS)
For the Biological Sciences major, HLSC courses are hidden by default until you enroll in the courses. They count as follows: HLSC207 satisfies BSCI207, HLSC322 satisfies BSCI222, HLSC374 satisfies BSCI374, and HLSC377 satisfies Enrichment.
