DARS for students

Accessing DARS

Students can request and review their Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) report in the Course Search & Enroll app or Student Center via My UW.

Purpose

DARS is used to audit the progress of most undergraduate degree programs and certificates.  DARS is a tool used to help advise enrollment and degree requirements.  A DARS report shows all the requirements for completing a degree and, against courses that are planned or completed, indicates which requirements have been met and which are still needed.

Students can also request DARS for programs, majors, or certificates that they have not declared.  These reports are called ‘What if’ reports.  A what-if report is an excellent way to determine how a student’s course work would complete requirements of another program.

DARS reports can be requested for a single major or certificate.  Students cannot combine multiple majors and/or certificates into one DARS report.

Not all undergraduate degree programs, majors, certificates are available in DARS.

 

Key Features of DARS for Students within Course Search & Enroll app

• Distinctive icons visibly indicate when requirements or sub requirements are complete
• Connects with established degree plans created by students in the Course Search & Enroll Degree Planner tool
• Ability to run “What-If” reports
• Ability to expand or collapse all requirement sections, or expand sections individually
• Depending on the audit settings selected, the expanded view can provide a list of courses that have been planned, enrolled in, in progress, and graded.
• Clearly displays at the top of the report: Date of Report, Advanced Standing Credits, High School Units, Declared Major (Academic Plans), Advisor(s), and Catalog Year/Alt Catalog Year dates.

For help reading and interpreting a DARS report as it pertains to a specific degree, major or certificate and coursework, please contact your academic advisor.