Training Modules
Degree Audit Report
UMass Boston uses a degree audit system, for matriculated, undergraduate students allows you to do the following:
- Run a degree audit report based on the student’s current major.
- Run a “what-if” report showing what the student would have to complete if he/she changed to another major.
- View completed courses and transfer credits.
- Create a plan containing the specific courses the student should take during his/her remaining semesters to graduate.
Although the degree audit system may be accessed within WISER, you must log into it separately using your campus email user ID and password.
⏤ Access the Degree Audit Sign-in Page ⏤
If you are a UMass Boston staff member with security access to run a degree audit, you may access the degree audit system in two ways:
Without logging into WISER:
- In your web browser, navigate to http://wiser.umb.edu
- Scroll down and click on the Degree Audit login link for staff.
- The UMass Boston Degree Audit Services sign-in page will open.
Within WISER:
- If you are already logged in to WISER, navigate to:
- Campus Community > Student Services Center
- Enter the Student ID or last name and first name of the student whose progress report you wish to run.
- Click on the Other Academic Information dropdown menu and select Boston Degree Audit. Click on Go or click on the Boston Degree Audit link in the upper left corner of the page.The UMass Boston Degree Audit Services sign in page will open.
Login:
- Enter your campus email user ID (firstname.lastname only) and password.
- Click Login
- The home page will open
To run a degree audit, click on the Students icon. The student search page will appear 〉
Search for the Student
- Enter the Student Number (8 digits only) and click Submit (OR)
- Enter the student’s first name and last name and click Search.
- A note about the search function: the search will return every name that contains any portion of the search values. For example, a search on L Brown will return all last names containing “Brown,” including hyphenated last names, with all first names containing “L,” such as Silas.
- The student’s unique name and ID number or a list of possible matches will appear.
- Click the Select button corresponding to the student.
- The Request an Audit page will appear.
Select the audit format
The default is to display the audit in PDF format, for which you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your device. If you prefer to view the audit in your web browser, you may click Advanced Settings and change the Format option to Regular (HTML) as shown:
Important: Run a new audit to see the student’s most up-to-date repot
Select the Type of Audit
You may run a report based on the student’s current major, the default option, or you may select a different major and run a “what if” report that shows what requirements the student will have to meet if he/she switches to that major.
〉Run Current Programs
〉Run What If Program
Run Current Programs
This option is automatically selected. The student’s current degree program is displayed. Just Click “Run Current Program” The Completed Degree Audits page will open displaying the new audit and any previously run audits, identified by type, date and time.
Delete Audits
If you wish to delete any previously run audits, click the Delete check box at the far right of the audit and then click Delete.
View the Audit Report
Click the View Audit link to display your new audit.
The degree audit report will be available in either PDF format (shown immediately below) or interactive HTML (,???) depending on the format option you selected.
〉The next page will provide an overview of the Audit in Chart format:
〉Click “Download PDF” Audit (below the pie chart)
〉Open the document downloaded to Adobe Acrobat Reader or any other Document Reader installed in your computer or online.
A link in the degree audit to a distribution requirement, such as Natural Sciences or World Languages, will take you to the Course Wizard, where you may view courses that will fulfill the requirement.
〉For example, if you click on the “NSCI” link in a Degree Audit, you will be able to select a semester.
Next step
- To run another audit for the same student, click on the Request Audit button at the top right of the current audit in your web browser.
- To return to the home page to select a new student, click on the “Home icon” in the upper left corner of the page.
- To log out, click on the Settings icon in the upper right corner and click Log Out. If you are logged into WISER, remember to log out.
Run a What If Audit
When you click the Run a What If Program link on the Request an Audit page, you will need to select a degree and a catalog year. Then you may add a concentration or track (depending on whether or not there is one associated with that major), additional majors or minors. If there is no track or concentration associated with the major, the option to add a concentration or track will not be available.
Adding a concentration track, additional majors or minors is optional. All that is needed to run a “what if” audit is to select a degree program and catalog year.
On the Request an Audit page, click Run a What If Program.
〉Select a Degree
〉Select the Catalog Year on which the degree requirements should be based.
Dropdown menus will appear to the right.
The catalog year will automatically default to the catalog year you have already selected, but you can select a different catalog year if necessary.
To delete a concentration, press the trash can icon next to the concentration. Adding an additional major, with its own concentration, or an additional minor follows the same process.
Once you are satisfied with the configuration of your what-if audit, you can run it. Click “Run Different Program”
View the Audit Report
The Completed Degree Audits page will open displaying the new audit and any previously run audits, identified by type, date and time.
- Click the View Audit link to display your new audit.
- The degree audit report will open in either interactive HTML format (shown below) or PDF, depending on the option you selected.
- In HTML format, as shown below, the pie chart at the top left of the page shows the credit hours the student has completed, is currently taking, and needs to complete.
Point your mouse to each section of the pie chart to display the number of credit hours in each category.
〉The student’s GPA will be displayed.
〉The bar chart shows the credit hours and GPA by type of requirement.
Click on the Printer Friendly link at the top right of the report. A new window will open in “Printer Friendly”
〉Click on the File menu of your web browser and then click on Print. Select your printer as you normally would.
Next step >
- To run another audit for the same student, click on the Request Audit button at the top right of the current audit in your web browser.
- To return to the home page to select a new student, click on the Home icon in the upper left corner of the page.
- To log out, click on the Settings icon in the upper right corner and click Log Out. If you are logged into WISER, remember to log out.