At IU, how can I view my degree progress or create a "what-if" report based on possible course scenarios?
If you are an Indiana University student, you can review degree progress based on courses you have completed, and also run a "what-if" analysis based on possible course plans.
On this page:
- Academic advisement report
- Creating a what-if scenario report
- Creating a course scenario what-if report
Academic advisement report
This report allows you to view your progress towards your degree based on courses you have completed. To get a report:
-
Log into OneStart. The
"Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the
Servicestab, and choose theStudent Self-Servicesection on the left.Click
Go to Student Center.Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow them; see How do I enable or disable pop-ups in web browsers? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
- Under "Academics", click
My Academics & Grades.
- Under "Advising", click
View my advisement report.
- Select the institution and report type from the drop-down menus,
and then click
Process Request.Note: To view a printer-friendly version of the advisement report, at the bottom of the report, click
Printer Friendly. When saving the printer-friendly report in.pdfformat, follow university guidelines for the storage of protected data; see Protection of Sensitive Institutional and Personal Data. Do not store the printer-friendly advisement report on the desktop or hard drive of a university computer; instead, save it to a secure server.
Creating a what-if scenario report
To see what effect changing your program of study would have on your progress toward a degree, run a "what-if" advisement report based on the alternate program of study:
- Follow steps 1-2 from the Academic advisement
report section above.
- Under "Advising", click
What-if Advisement Report.
- Click
Create New Report.
- Using the drop-down menus, select your institution, career
(undergraduate, graduate, etc.), and the catalog year (the term for
which you want the change to take place). If the institution and
career do not need to be changed, leave them as they are.
- Using the drop-down menus, select the academic program, academic
plan type, and the area of study (major/minor).
- Click
Submit Requestto run your report.
- The what-if report will display with "Simulated Program" shown at the top of the report.
Creating a course scenario what-if report
To see how specific courses fit into your degree requirements, create a course scenario what-if report, and then run your advisement report:
- Follow steps 1-4 from the Creating a what-if
scenario report section above.
- If you are only running a course scenario what-if report, you will
not have to change the program and area of study. These fields should
be set to your current program and area of study by default.
- Click
Course Catalog Search.
- Select the institution.
- Click
search for a subject, and then select the letter for course subject.
- Click
selectnext to the desired course subject.
- Enter the catalog number, and then click
Search.
- The course(s) should display. Click
selectnext to the desired course.
- If the class is a variable credit course, choose the number of
credit hours you're planning to take by selecting it from the
drop-down menu in the "Units" column.
- Enter the projected grade into the "Grade Input" field.
- To add additional courses, repeat steps 3-10.
- Click
Submit Requestto run your report.
Last modified on January 27, 2012.







