Interpreting the Titan Degree Audit
This article covers how faculty, staff, and students can interpret the sections of the Titan Degree Audit (TDA).
Choose which TDA type you are viewing:
Overview of TDA components
The Report Heading shows important information such as major, degree catalog year, and anticipated graduation date.
These charts and graphs are a visual representation of a student's progress towards degree requirements.
Click on Course History in the report header to view a graph and table of courses taken.
Course History bar graph
The Course History bar graph shows the number of units that were completed in each semester along with a line indicating the GPA for each semester.
If you hover your mouse over the bar graph, the exact number represented in the graph will display.
If you click on a semester, the Course History table below the graph will filter to show just that one semester's courses.
Course History table
The Course History table will list all courses that have been completed toward a degree as well as in-progress courses. You may filter these results by grade or by semester.
Click on Applied Exceptions in the report header to view a list of exceptions to the degree requirements.
Exceptions Table
The Exceptions Table will show any exceptions to the degree requirements that have been applied to the student.
Titan Degree Audit Overview and General Education Requirements
Click on the question mark icon at the top of the TDA to view the Interpreting Audit Results legend.
Interpreting Audit Results Legend
The Interpreting Audit Results legend shows definitions for the icons, course codes, and special grades seen on the TDA.
When you click on a course that meets a specific requirement, the university catalog details for the course appear in a new window. You can also view section details for the upcoming/current term.
Courses that are in progress are shown as IP.
When viewing the courses that fulfill a requirement, you may notice some have a notation in parentheses after them. Be sure to review the language in the parenthesis carefully to make sure you understand when the course is valid for the requirement.
- In some cases, a course may only meet a requirement if taken during a specific semester or after that semester. In the above example, if you look at the COMM courses that meet the Social Sciences (GE-D) requirement, you'll see that COMM 333 meets the requirement but only if taken in Fall 2000 or after. COMM 315 meets the requirement but only if taken Fall 2020 or after. And COMM 370 meets the requirement but only if taken in Fall 2018 or after.
- In some cases, a course may only meet a requirement if taken during a specific semester or before. In the above example, notice that AMST 320 meets the Social Sciences (GE-D) requirement but only if it was taken in Summer Session 2017 or earlier.
- If there are unfulfilled requirements, you will see a notation at the top of the body of the TDA.
- Final Evaluation will show the status of the evaluation of transfer coursework (if applicable). This section will also show the student's Grad Checkout Status when applicable.
- A link to more information is provided for the Office of Admissions if official transcripts or exam credit need to be submitted.
- Contact information for the Graduation Unit is provided if a grad check has been submitted.
- The Legend shows the symbols that are used throughout the TDA.
Note that the General Education pattern will differ depending on the catalog year.
This section consists of the General Education requirements, starting with the Core Competencies. There are symbols next to each requirement indicating whether the requirement is complete, planned, in progress, or unfulfilled (view the Interpreting Audit Results legend for details). When a requirement has been met, the course that met the requirement is listed along with the grade received. Where the requirement has not been met, a list of eligible courses appears.
Click on an eligible course to learn more about it.
Note that the planned courses will not appear unless the student has used Titan Degree Planner to plan their courses AND the Show Planned Courses option was selected when the TDA was run.
Note that if a transfer course met a GE requirement, the transfer school will show along with the course title.
General Education Summary
At the end of the GE section is a summary of the units needed to meet general education requirements and how many units have been earned so far.
Titan Degree Audit Major Requirements
The list of major requirements varies per program. Most include the following course types:
- Core
- Required Concentration Courses
- Concentration Electives
- All majors have a minimum grade point average requirement.
- In this major, Biochemistry, there are Basic Courses, Senior Research Courses, Upper Division Electives, and Biochemistry-related Math, Biology, and Physics Courses.
GPA of Attempted Major Courses
At the end of the major requirements, the latest units earned and GPA summary will display.
NOTE: Effective May 25, 2012, undergraduate students are no longer required to take the EWP for their baccalaureate degree. Only graduate students whose program requires the EWP must take this exam.
The Upper Division Writing Requirement is specific to each major.
The Graduation Requirement indicates if the student has met the required 3-unit American Government course requirement for graduation.
If the student has completed courses that are not specifically applied to GE or major requirements, they will be listed in this section as either counting towards the degree or no degree credit.
Special Unit Totals indicates the special semester units that have been applied or not applied to the degree requirements.
Unit/GPA Adjustments shows the courses that have had grade forgiveness applied and have been removed from the GPA and earned unit calculations.
The Summary of Units section provides overall information on unit and GPA requirements.
- Unit Requirements indicates units earned at CSUF, CSUF GPA, upper division units earned, residence upper division units earned, and major residence upper division units earned.
- Transfer Institution Totals indicates units earned and GPA from all of your transfer institutions (if applicable).
- Cumulative Number of Units indicates the most current total number of units earned that are applicable to the undergraduate degree.
- Cumulative GPA indicates the most current GPA for all attempted units applicable to the undergraduate degree.
- Coursework provides a historical listing of courses completed at other institutions and all courses enrolled in and/or completed at CSUF by semester.
- Note for each semester, the student's academic standing is listed.
Overview of TDA components
The Report Heading shows important information such as major, degree catalog year, and anticipated graduation date.
These charts and graphs are a visual representation of a student's progress towards degree requirements.
Click on the Categories bar graph to view more details.
Category Requirements graph
The Category Requirements graph shows more detail about the student's progress towards degree completion. Note that some majors, such as Communication Studies in the image above, have multiple pathways that can be used to complete the degree, so requirements for each pathway are shown.
Click on Course History in the report header to view a graph and table of courses taken.
Course History bar graph
The Course History bar graph shows the number of units that were completed in each semester along with a line indicating the GPA for each semester.
If you hover your mouse over the bar graph, the exact number represented in the graph will display.
If you click on a semester, the Course History table below the graph will filter to show just that one semester's courses.
Course History table
The Course History table will list all courses that have been completed toward a degree as well as in-progress courses. You may filter these results by grade or by semester.
Click on Applied Exceptions in the report header to view a list of exceptions to the degree requirements.
Exceptions Table
The Exceptions Table will show any exceptions to the degree requirements that have been applied to the student.
Titan Degree Audit Overview
Click on the question mark icon at the top of the TDA to view the Interpreting Audit Results legend.
Interpreting Audit Results Legend
The Interpreting Audit Results legend shows definitions for the icons, course codes, and special grades seen on the TDA.
- If there are unfulfilled requirements, you will see a notation at the top of the body of the TDA.
- Contact your graduate advisor if you have any questions about the TDA or find any errors.
- The Legend shows the symbols that are used throughout the TDA.
- Student Standing/Grad Checkout Status will show if a graduate student has been classified and their graduate degree checkout status once applicable.
- Time Limit for Completion is a reminder that all requirements should be completed within five years starting from the semester of the earliest course on the student's Study Plan.
This section consists of the degree requirements, starting with the Required Courses. Study Plans will vary by degree, but generally they are 30 units total. In the above example, 6 units are listed as Required Courses and there are two available pathways for students to complete the 21 units of Elective Courses and Culminating Experience requirement.
There are symbols next to each requirement indicating whether the requirement is complete, in progress, or unfulfilled (view the Interpreting Audit Results legend for details). When a requirement has been met, the course that met the requirement is listed along with the grade received. Where the requirement has not been met, a list of eligible courses appears.
Click on an eligible course to learn more about it.
This section will vary depending on the degree requirements.
A grade-point average (grade points divided by units attempted) of at least 3.0 is required for graduation with a graduate degree. This grade-point average applies to 1) all 400-, 500- and 600-level units attempted subsequent to admission to a degree program; and 2) all units required on the graduate Study Plan including transfer courses.
- Repeatable Courses are the courses that the student has taken, is currently taking, or has planned to take that are eligible to repeat. The limits on repeating the course is also indicated.
- Repeat Unit Limit shows any courses that have been repeated after not receiving a passing grade.
- Resident Units Requirement will list the courses/units that the student has completed (or is in progress) towards this requirement.
- Graded Unit Requirement will list the courses/units that the student has completed (or is in progress) towards this requirement.
Coursework provides a historical listing of all courses enrolled in and/or completed at CSUF by semester along with the grade, units earned, and GPA.
Need More Help?
Undergraduate Students
- For misplaced or unevaluated GE courses, contact the Academic Advising Center in GH-123 at 657-278-3606.
- For misplaced or unevaluated major courses, contact the major department and the major department advisor can send a Titan Degree Audit exception if necessary.
- For missing transfer coursework or other issues/questions, contact the Titan Degree Audit office at [email protected].
- Visit the Titan Degree Audit & Planner website.
Graduate Students
- Contact your graduate advisor with any questions or issues about your Titan Degree Audit.
All Students
- Technical issues with the TDA or accessing it? Contact the Student IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-8888.
Faculty and Staff
- To communicate to the TDA office the need for modifications to a TDA, please submit a Titan Degree Audit Exception Form. Modifications may include course waivers, substitutions, equivalencies, and/or advisor-approved courses.
- If you are unable to access the Titan Degree Audit Exception Form or have any additional questions, please email [email protected].
- Technical issues with the TDA or accessing it? Contact the IT Help Desk at [email protected] or 657-278-7777.
Please note that major requirements are based on the student's degree catalog year.
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