DARS terms
These are terms used in the Degree Audit Report that may be unfamiliar. This is a glossary of those terms and their meanings.
- Catalog Year
- The catalog from which the student is working to fulfill his/her program requirements. The catalog year appears at the top right-hand side of the report.
- DARS
- Degree Audit Reporting System. The name given to the audit system by the team at Miami University of Ohio.
- Degree Audit Report
- An individualized comprehensive report that reflects a student's academic progress toward the degree. It uses all course work the student has taken, both Nevada and transfer work.
- Exceptions
- Anything that must be handled on a student-by-student basis. These could be matching transfer courses that haven't been articulated, waivers, course substitutions or any number of special circumstances.
- Legend
- Gives a brief summary of status indicators, grades and symbols.
- Prepared
- Date and time the audit was run printed at the top left-hand corner of the report. Any changes to course registration or requirements after this time will not be reflected in the audit.
- Program
- Refers to the curriculum/major code the student has selected.
- Requirements
- Independent components of the degree program that must be completed.
- Subrequirement
- Separate components that make up a requirement; the specific details of what is needed to complete that requirement.
- What If
- A report for a major other than the student's declared major. This is helpful for the student considering a major and/or college change. What If reports are available at the Admissions and Records Office on the second floor of the Student Services Building, or from an academic advisor who has access to DARSweb.
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