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- Degree Works
- Smart Plan
- Award
Transform course catalogues, program requirements, and academic data into detailed audits and manually administered plans.
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- Make audits more actionable Create a shared view of progress that can be transformed into an actively managed plan for altering events—like failing a class or declaring a new minor.
- Support at-risk students proactively Stay informed of students falling behind completion requirements so advisors can intervene with tailored support.
- Build templatized plans for similar students Structure academic plans for students that must complete courses in a specific order, such as nursing program majors.
- Keep students informed and engaged Provide students their real-time degree progress and academic plans on their personalized dashboards.
Level up student outcomes with capabilities designed for academic and career triumphs.
What-if scenario planning
Show students how academic changes—like adding a second major—impact on-track/off-track completion status.
CRM Advise integration
Alert advisors to proactively engage students falling behind requirements for successful program completion.
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Transparent credit transfer
Map credit from different institutions to yours, bringing clarity to outstanding completion requirements.
Tailor academic plans for each student—and automatically adjust them for any changes, like life events or changes in declarations.
- Let the plan do the work Witness every plan self-heal to accommodate student-specific scenarios—no more eleventh-hour revisions or forgetting to update it at all.
- Foster more meaningful dialogue Free advisors' time to foster deeper, more effective student conversations about academic, career, and life aspirations.
- Make registration a breeze Let students register for courses directly from their unique plans, reducing critical errors that delay on-time completion.
- Know the finish line Tell students exactly when they will finish—and how any changes could alter that date and the cost of their education.
Level up student outcomes with capabilities designed for academic and career triumphs.
Dynamic rules engine
Make rules for sequencing, program requirements, and course relationships (e.g. Courses A and B cannot be taken in the same term).
Self-healing magic
Watch each plan update based on changes to requisites, section availability, transferred coursework, and whatever else the audit confirms.
Multi-goal updates
Solve for multiple goals—like a double major and minor—in a single plan, whether declarations were made together or in different years.
Analyze each student's completed courses and compare them to all available degree/credential requirements, declared or not.
- Find students more credentials Enhance student resumes by alerting them to completed degrees and credentials outside of their declaration(s).
- Re-enroll more stop-outs Support outreach strategies with personalized paths to credentials, including the exact classes that must be completed.
- Turn almost into complete Display student progress toward undeclared programs—like someone three credits away from an undeclared minor in biology.
- Generate more funding Boost performance-based funding by awarding more degrees and credentials to the students who have earned them.
Level up student outcomes with capabilities designed for academic and career triumphs.
Pattern recognition algorithms
Compare a student's progress to all available programs, unveiling new credential opportunities with the click of a button.
Advanced filtering
Use custom rules to identify stop-outs who haven't taken a class in years, but who are eligible to graduate today or within a short timeframe.
Emphasis on certificates
Highlight certificates earned on the path to degree completion to bolster student earning potential.
Degree Works
Transform course catalogues, program requirements, and academic data into detailed audits and manually administered plans.
Download Solution Sheet
- Make audits more actionable Create a shared view of progress that can be transformed into an actively managed plan for altering events—like failing a class or declaring a new minor.
- Support at-risk students proactively Stay informed of students falling behind completion requirements so advisors can intervene with tailored support.
- Build templatized plans for similar students Structure academic plans for students that must complete courses in a specific order, such as nursing program majors.
- Keep students informed and engaged Provide students their real-time degree progress and academic plans on their personalized dashboards.
Level up student outcomes with capabilities designed for academic and career triumphs.
What-if scenario planning
Show students how academic changes—like adding a second major—impact on-track/off-track completion status.
CRM Advise integration
Alert advisors to proactively engage students falling behind requirements for successful program completion.
Learn More
Transparent credit transfer
Map credit from different institutions to yours, bringing clarity to outstanding completion requirements.
Smart Plan
Tailor academic plans for each student—and automatically adjust them for any changes, like life events or changes in declarations.
- Let the plan do the work Witness every plan self-heal to accommodate student-specific scenarios—no more eleventh-hour revisions or forgetting to update it at all.
- Foster more meaningful dialogue Free advisors' time to foster deeper, more effective student conversations about academic, career, and life aspirations.
- Make registration a breeze Let students register for courses directly from their unique plans, reducing critical errors that delay on-time completion.
- Know the finish line Tell students exactly when they will finish—and how any changes could alter that date and the cost of their education.
Level up student outcomes with capabilities designed for academic and career triumphs.
Dynamic rules engine
Make rules for sequencing, program requirements, and course relationships (e.g. Courses A and B cannot be taken in the same term).
Self-healing magic
Watch each plan update based on changes to requisites, section availability, transferred coursework, and whatever else the audit confirms.
Multi-goal updates
Solve for multiple goals—like a double major and minor—in a single plan, whether declarations were made together or in different years.
Award
Analyze each student's completed courses and compare them to all available degree/credential requirements, declared or not.
- Find students more credentials Enhance student resumes by alerting them to completed degrees and credentials outside of their declaration(s).
- Re-enroll more stop-outs Support outreach strategies with personalized paths to credentials, including the exact classes that must be completed.
- Turn almost into complete Display student progress toward undeclared programs—like someone three credits away from an undeclared minor in biology.
- Generate more funding Boost performance-based funding by awarding more degrees and credentials to the students who have earned them.
Level up student outcomes with capabilities designed for academic and career triumphs.
Pattern recognition algorithms
Compare a student's progress to all available programs, unveiling new credential opportunities with the click of a button.
Advanced filtering
Use custom rules to identify stop-outs who haven't taken a class in years, but who are eligible to graduate today or within a short timeframe.
Emphasis on certificates
Highlight certificates earned on the path to degree completion to bolster student earning potential.
Empower students and campus leaders with answers to their important questions.
Students
- What courses fit my work schedule?
- When will I graduate if I take/don’t take this course?
- What courses will speed up graduation and minimize cost?
- What if I changed my major? Dropped this course? Took a semester off to work?
Campus Leaders
- Which students have already met all requirements for a degree or credential—independent of their declared goal?
- How close are students to completing any program, credential, or major—independent of their declared goal?
- Which degrees and credentials are students closest to completing?
What success looks like
89%
fall-to-fall retention, an institutional all-time high
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60%
reduction of advising time spent planning and scheduling
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500K
automated changes to student plans in one registration cycle
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Degree Works has allowed us to become more efficient, to better serve that student, to make sure that we're giving them very clear direction.
Adam Breerwood
President, Pearl River Community College
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I go to bed every night knowing every student has an accurate plan to graduate or transfer efficiently and effectively.
Dr. Kenneth Ray
Vice President of Student Services and Student Enrollment Management, Hillsborough Community College
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