Degree Works Glossary
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| Audit |
Analysis of a student’s coursework, GPA, and hours toward a specified degree, major, minor, concentration, or certificate. Shows requirements and sub-requirements that have been completed or need to be completed. |
| Block | A section of requirements within the degree audit. |
| Exception | A method for handling variations to any section of the audit for a student. Exceptions are most commonly used for course substitutions. All undergraduate exceptions must be approved by the student’s department head. |
| Catalog Term | Typically the term a student was admitted to WKU. The catalog term is used to determine degree requirements. Undergraduate students with a catalog term of fall 2021 or later and graduate students with a catalog term of fall 2019 or later will use Degree Works as their degree audit system. Students may opt for a newer catalog term. |
| Audit Notations | |
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The requirement is complete. |
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The requirement is incomplete. |
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The requirement is complete, pending a satisfactory grade in the in-progress course. |
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The course has a pre-requisite. You may click the hyperlink to view the prerequisite course information. |
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This symbol is a wild card. It will typically follow a course prefix and indicates that any course at that level will fulfill the requirement. (Example: If the section can be fulfilled by ART 3@, any 300-level ART course will apply.) |
| Pre-requisite Guide | |
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| Pre-requisite Referenced in Degree Works Course Information | What it means |
| CONE with a minimum score of Y | Colonnade - Connections Eligible (21 hours of Foundations and Explorations or Junior Classification) |
| MPE | Math Placement Exam |
| S01 | SAT Verbal / Critical Reading |
| S02 | SAT Mathematics Score |
| A01 | ACT English Score |
| A02 | ACT Math Score |
| K01 | KYOTE Writing Score |
| K02 | KYOTE College Algebra Score |
| ENG FW1-L | Colonnade - Foundations: Writing in the Disciplines |
| F-AH | Colonnade - Foundations: Literary Studies |
| ENGN with a minimum score of Y | ENG 100 - No Supplemental Course Needed |
| ENGE with a minimum score of Y | ENG 100 - Enhanced Extra Instruction |
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