CampS: Advantages of the PDF Format of a Degree Audit

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Catalog, College, Plans, and Degree are Easily Found at the Top of PDF

The online version cannot list plans at the top – you must click Collapse All to see plans. The PDF version displays Program/Plan information in summary at top of the report.

Online:

List of educational categories for the College of Education and Human Sciences, 2009.



PDF:

A table listing academic programs and their requirement terms.


 

Petitions are More Clearly Identified on PDF

The online version offers notes on the substitution of one course for another within a link. The PDF version offers notes on the change and describes that change within the document.

Online:

Table listing courses for the Human Performance Core requirement



PDF:

A table listing details about nine Human Performance Core courses from 2010 to 2012



The online version also does not indicate a petition to reduce the number of required courses. Rather, the petitioned line looks incorrect, showing that four courses are required while being satisfied with three. The PDF version shows notation that there is a change, and offers a description of that change.

Online:

Table listing courses for the Human Performance Core requirement



PDF:

Kinesiology Core requirements with changes detailed and a table of courses listed.


 

Repeat Codes and the Enrollment Type are Displayed on PDF only

The repeat codes and enrollment type for each course are only displayed in the PDF version.
 
 PDF:

A table from an academic transcript showing courses, grades, and credits, Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.



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