MyDegreePath (Advisors) – Student Audit: Run and Read

When you open a student’s Degree Audit, you’ll see a detailed, visual breakdown of their academic progress. As an advisor, you can use the audit to quickly confirm requirements met, identify what’s still needed, and check for any exceptions or course applicability issues. This guide explains how to interpret the audit layout, requirement blocks, and the color/status icons used in MyDegreePath.

Audit Heading

At the top of the audit, you’ll find the student’s academic summary, including:

• Declared major(s), minor(s), and emphasis (if applicable)
• Degree catalog year
• Anticipated graduation date (if available)

Graphs and Pie Charts

Charts provide a quick snapshot of the student’s overall progress:

• Bar graphs – Completion status for General Education (GE), Major, and University requirements
• Pie charts – Total units applied toward the 120-unit graduation minimum
• Cumulative GPA – May be displayed for specific requirement blocks

Course History

The Course History section shows both a visual and table format of completed and in-progress courses.

Course History Graph

The bar graph displays units completed per term with a GPA trend line. Hover over a bar for details or click it to filter the table below for that term.

Course History Table

The table lists all courses applied toward the degree, including in-progress courses. Filter by grade or semester to focus on specific coursework.

Applied Exceptions

Click Applied Exceptions in the audit header to see any approved exceptions that have been added to the student's degree requirements.

Exceptions Table

The Exceptions Table lists any approved exceptions that have been applied to the student's degree requirements, such as course substitutions or waivers.

Interpreting Audit Results Legend for Requirements, Course Codes, and Special Grades

Click the question mark icon at the top of your audit to open the Audit Results Legend.

The legend provides definitions for:

• Requirement icons – status symbols that indicate if a requirement is complete, in progress, planned, or unfulfilled.
• Course codes – abbreviations that give additional information about a course, such as “IP” for in progress or “PL” for planned.
• Special grades – grade notations that may affect how a course applies to your requirements.

Interpreting Audit Results Legend

• Complete — green checkmark: The requirement is satisfied.
• In Progress — blue ellipsis (“…”): You are currently enrolled in coursework that applies to this requirement.
• Planned — purple calendar: Courses are planned for this requirement using the Planner (not available at this time).
• Unfulfilled — red X: The requirement isn’t satisfied yet. A requirement can remain Unfulfilled even if some sub-requirements are Complete or In Progress. It will switch to Complete only after all sub-requirements and any required unit/course counts are met.

View Eligible Course Details

• Click a course in your audit to open its UC Merced Catalog information in a new window.
• You can also view section details for the current or upcoming term.

In Progress Courses

• Courses that are in progress are shown as IP.

Courses Approved for a Requirement Before/After a Term

Some courses that meet a requirement may include a note in parentheses showing when the course is valid for that requirement. Review this note carefully to understand any term restrictions.

For example, in the General Education: Lower Division Common Course Requirements section, SPARK 001H meets the requirement only if taken in Fall 2025 or later (displayed as FA25 OR AFTER).

Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Examinations

UC Merced offers elective credit for qualifying Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores (typically a score of 3 or higher). AP credit may be applied as elective units or toward specific requirements—your audit will list this in the Additional Coursework section or show it as units applied to relevant categories.

For precise details, see the Advanced Placement (AP/IB Credit) section in the UC Merced Catalog.
If AP credit isn’t appearing as expected, contact your academic advisor or the Office of the Registrar.

Understanding Your Requirements

Emphasis, Core Requirements & Electives

Your audit includes three types of major-related components:

• Core Requirements – Required courses you must complete as part of your major.
• Major Electives – Additional courses required for your major that you can choose from an approved list.
• Emphasis (if applicable) – A defined subprogram within your major. Your audit will list any required emphasis courses and note when the emphasis is satisfied.

For full details on your program’s core, electives, and emphasis requirements, refer to the UC Merced Catalog.

General Education Requirements

This section of your audit lists UC Merced’s General Education requirements. It includes:

• Lower Division Common Course Requirements
• Upper Division Common Course Requirements
• Approaches to Knowledge (Areas A and B)
• Intellectual Experiences: Ethics, Scientific Method, Diversity and Identity, Global Awareness, and Sustainability

Next to each requirement is a status icon showing whether it is complete, in progress, planned, or unfulfilled (see the Interpreting Audit Results legend for details).

When a requirement is complete, the course(s) that met it will be listed along with the grade received. If the requirement is not yet met, a list of eligible courses will appear.

Click on any eligible course to view its catalog description, prerequisites, and available sections for upcoming terms.

University and Additional Graduation Requirements

This section lists UC system-wide requirements that must be completed for graduation:

• Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) – Must be satisfied in your first year through qualifying test scores or completion of WRI 001 with a grade of C or better.
• American History and Institutions – May be satisfied with approved high school or college coursework, or other UC-approved options.

When a requirement is complete, the course or method used to satisfy it will be listed along with the grade, if applicable. If it is not met, eligible options will appear.

Cumulative GPA in All UC Courses

Displays your overall grade point average in courses taken at UC Merced and other UC campuses (if applicable). A minimum GPA of 2.0 in UC coursework is required for graduation.

Residency Requirement

You must complete at least 24 of your final 36 semester units in residence at UC Merced. Residency requirements ensure that the majority of your final coursework is completed on campus.

Minimum Unit Requirement

To earn a bachelor’s degree, you must complete a minimum of 120 semester units. At least 44 of these must be upper-division units.

Additional Coursework

Lists courses you have completed that do not fit into a major, minor, GE, or university requirement but still count toward your total unit requirement.

Courses Not Applying Toward Degree

Courses listed here do not count toward the 120-unit graduation requirement. This may include:

• Excess repeats
• Courses taken for no credit
• Remedial/preparatory coursework
• Duplicated courses

Print or Save Your Audit

• Click the printer icon at the top of your audit to open a print-friendly view. You can print or save as a PDF.
• To revisit a prior audit, go to Audits > Manage and click View Audit next to a previously run audit.

Note: Stored audits are automatically deleted each week. Save a copy if you need a record.

Final Tips

• Re-run your audit after enrolling, changing a major/minor, or submitting an exception.
• Contact your academic advisor if you have questions about your audit.
• If you experience technical issues, visit the OIT Service Desk at servicehub.ucmerced.edu → Get Help.