Degrees Dashboard Overview

This article contains an overview of the Degrees dashboard including: important information about the reports and available reports.

This user guide assumes basic knowledge of Data Warehouse. View the Data Warehouse Basics guides for more information.

Important Information About These Reports

The Degree reports allow users to obtain information on the various degrees awarded by the university each term and the majors and minors associated with each degree.

  • Information for all degrees awarded since Fall 1990 are available; information for degrees awarded before Fall 1990 may not be available.
  • The degree types included in these reports include bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees; certificates awarded by the university are not included.
  • When an individual student was awarded both a Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) and a Bachelor’s of Arts (B.A.) degree, each degree is counted separately in the degrees awarded total.
  • To obtain a listing of all Commencement-eligible students, include the fall, spring, and summer semesters in the search criteria. For example, to obtain a list of all students who were eligible to attend Commencement 2012 held on May 19-20, 2012, include degrees awarded for fall 2011, spring 2012, and summer 2012 in the search criteria.
  • The default terms for each report are the last three (3) completed terms.

Available Reports

The following reports are currently available for the Degrees dashboard:

  • Degrees Awarded By Major: The Degrees Awarded By Major report shows charts and tables for all degrees awarded for the term(s) selected. The charts provide a visual representation of the data. The tables show the number of degrees awarded for each academic career and each degree type. Users can click on a degree type to get a breakdown of the degree by major. Note: when an individual student had a double major, only their first major will show in this report; information on their second major will appear on the Second Major Associated with Degrees Awarded report.

 

  • Second Major Associated with Degrees Awarded: The Second Major Associated with Degrees Awarded report shows charts and tables for all second majors associated with the degrees awarded for the term(s) selected. The charts provide a visual representation of the data. The tables show the number of second majors associated with degrees awarded for each academic career and each degree type. Users can click on a degree type to get a breakdown of the degree by major. Note: when an individual student had a double major, only their second major will show in this report; information on their first major will appear on the Degrees Awarded By Major report.

 

  • Minor Associated with Degrees Awarded: The Minor Associated with Degrees Awarded report shows charts and tables of all minors associated with the degrees awarded for the term(s) selected. The charts provide a visual representation of the data. The tables show the number of minors associated with degrees awarded for each academic career and each degree type. Users can click on a degree type to get a breakdown of the degree by minor.

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