Degree Progress Report and Planner Guide

Advisors, please go to the special DPR/Planner Guide for Academic Advisors.

This is only a tutorial. No login is required.

INTRODUCTION

The interactive Degree Progress Report/Planner is two tools in one. This guide covers both components — the Degree Progress Report (DPR) Audit and the DPR Planner.

Select a link below to jump to the DPR Audit or Planner section in this guide:

The DPR Audit provides a full picture of your progress toward degree completion, tracks your graduation progress, and lists completed courses and remaining requirements.
The DPR Planner allows undergraduates to drag and drop courses from an audit into a personalized term-by-term plan for completing your remaining requirements.

The DPR Audit is available to undergraduate and graduate students. DPR Planner is available to undergraduate students to create a personalized term-by-term plan for completing remaining requirements.

If you are a graduate student, visit Graduate Evaluations Tutorials & Guidelines and select "Degree Progress Report (DPR) Tutorial."

Your Degree Progress Report:

Lists coursework completed at CSUN and at other schools from which you submitted official transcripts.
Places your coursework into General Education and degree requirement sections.
Identifies CSUN requirements you still need to satisfy to graduate.
Changes to reflect your progress toward degree and major objectives.
Helps you prepare for meetings with your academic advisor.
Can be output as a print-friendly PDF file (see DPR Step 5 and Planner Step 6 below).

Note: Always use an Audit in consultation with your advisor before finalizing any decisions related to your academic major.

Additional Resources: Degree Planning Tools

DPR Step 1

Go to the CSUN home page at www.csun.edu and:

Select MyCSUN in the top menu.
Select the CSUN Portal link.
Log in with your CSUN user ID and password.

MyCSUN menu with CSUN Portal login link on every CSUN webpage.

DPR Step 2

Your CSUN Portal home page displays.

Select Academics from the top navigation.
In the drop-down menu that displays, select Advising & Degree Planning.

CSUN Portal home page with top Academics menu and Advising & Degree Planning link.

DPR Step 3

The Advising & Degree Planning menu includes links for advisement, transcripts, and these three degree planning tools:

Degree Road Maps
Degree Progress Report and Planner
Registration Planner

Learn how these Degree Planning Tools can help you stay on track.

Let's select the Degree Progress Report link.

Advising & Degree Planning menu with 3 degree planning tools, including DPR link.

DPR Step 4

The informational landing page displays when no audits exist or if this is your first time running an audit. The page explains the purpose of the four navigation tabs at the top.

Select the Request Audit button to run a Degree Progress Report.

An informational landing page with instructions displays when no DPRs exist.

If one or more audits already exists, the Completed Audit Requests page displays.

Select from two options in the top Audit tab drop-down menu:

Request a new audit: Choose Request New from the menu or select the Run Audit button above the table.
View a previously saved audit: Choose Manage from the menu or select the View Audit link inside the table.

If you've run DPR Audits before, a Completed Audit Requests list displays them.

DPR Step 5

Select a program, either:

Run Current Programs (undergraduate and graduate students) to run an audit for your declared program or major.
— or —
Run Selected Program (undergraduate students only) to run a "what if I want to change my program" audit for a different major. This will not officially change your declared major; it's only hypothetical.
From the drop-down menu:
1. Select a Degree (program/major).
2. Select a Catalog Year.
3. The format defaults to HTML with the option to open and close requirements. Select PDF format to print, save or email your entire DPR.

When done with your choices, select the Run Audit button.

Request an Audit page for current or new major, and HTML or PDF output options.

The Running Audits page displays a spinning circle while processing your request. This may take a moment.

The Running Audits page confirms your request is processing and takes a moment.

DPR Step 6

The Completed Audit Requests page displays. Audits that you've requested will be stored and listed here.

To open an audit, select the View Audit link in column 8 of the table.

The Completed Audits Report page with View Audit link includes the report you just ran.

DPR Step 7

The report header displays the report date/time and your student ID number, major, catalog year and graduation date if you have applied.

The report page also includes the three tabs below:

Audit Results tab: Displays requirements for degree completion.
1. A green check indicates a satisfied requirement.
2. A red X indicates an unsatisfied requirement.
CSUN Courses tab: Lists courses you have completed at CSUN.
Applied Exceptions tab: Lists your approved course exceptions and substitutions.

The Audit Results page displays your DPR with 3 tabs to filter your courses.

To view details for each required GE or major section, toggle the arrow (>) to expand the desired section, or select Open All Sections to expand ALL requirements.

An expanded degree requirement section showing completed and needed courses and choices.

DPR Step 8

Below is an example of a full DPR Audit Report with all requirement sections in closed position.

A green check mark indicates the requirement has been met.
A red "X" indicates the requirement is not yet satisfied.

Example of a full Audit Report with all requirement sections in closed position.

Navigate the Planner

INTRODUCTION

If you are an undergraduate student, you can use the interactive DPR planning tool to drag and drop courses from your degree audit to a personalized term-by-term plan to complete remaining requirements.

By creating a DPR Plan, you can:

Make good use of time at your academic advising appointment.
Visualize your timeline for degree completion.
Be ready to register for classes as soon as your enrollment appointment arrives.

Planner Step 1

Select the Plans tab to create a unique academic plan towards degree completion. The Plans landing page displays.

If you have previously created a plan, the My Plans tab displays it. Mark favorites and/or choose a plan name to open and modify it.

Degree Progress Report/Planner landing page on "Plans" tab.

Planner Step 2

To create a new Plan, select the Create a New Plan tab. The Manage Plans page displays, defaulting to your current degree program/major.

Create a New Plan tab and page with form fields to fill out.

To try out a hypothetical new program/major, select the Program button (Systems Operations Management shown above) and choose a new one from the list of available degree programs.

Choose a Degree Program list of majors to change your default plan.

Planner Step 3

Start creating your new plan. In the "Enter Plan Information Here" section, fill in the following fields:

Enter a Plan Name.
Select a Term (spring or fall) to begin your plan.
Enter a Year to begin the plan.
Select the number of Years to Graduation (defaults to 4 years).

When finished, select the Add Plan button to continue.

Close-up of initial Create a New Plan page with four fields.

Planner Step 4

The Plan Builder page displays your Degree Program Audit (left column) and your personalized plan (right column).

In your audit, toggle open an arrow (>) to display required courses.

A green check mark indicates the requirement is complete.
A red X indicates one or more courses are still needed to complete the requirement.

Plan Builder page with two columns, your DPR on left and your new plan on right.

Planner Step 5

Drag and drop courses from the audit on the left to a desired term in your personalized plan on the right. Units will be deducted from the audit and added to your plan.

Plan Builder with a course being dragged from the audit to the plan.

For the department-suggested course sequence to degree completion, visit the Degree Road Maps.

Planner Step 6

Select the Check Plan icon to refresh and validate your audit to ensure that requirements are being fulfilled.

Note: When courses double count for both GE and major requirements, the validation displays completion in both areas.

Check mark icon to refresh your plan and verify it meets degree requirements.

Icons You Can Use:

Select the Audit icon to display planned courses on the audit.
Select the PDF button to view, save and/or print your term-by-term plan to share with your advisor.
Select the List icon to view a list of all your previously completed courses, including CSUN and transfer coursework.
Select the Check mark icon to refresh and validate the plan.
Select the Plus Sign (+) icon to add a new term. The Plus Sign (+) listed in a term will add a course.

Features You Can Use:

ADD A COURSE: Select the plus sign (+) within a term to add a course not listed on the audit. In the pop-up window that displays, enter the department subject abbreviation and the course number (for example, BIOL 100), then click the OK button.

Location of plus sign icon to add a course to your plan.

ADD A TERM: Select the plus sign (+) icon to add a term to your plan.

Location of plus sign icon to add a term to your plan.

DELETE A COURSE OR TERM: Select the Edit icon to delete a course from a term; then click the Submit button to refresh your plan. To delete an entire term, select the Trash icon.

Location of pencil "edit" icon to delete a course within a term in your plan.

VIEW A COURSE DESCRIPTION: Left-click a subject to view the course description.

How to open and read a course description in your plan.

Planner Step 7

Select the Plan tab from the top menu bar to return to the Manage Plans page.

In your My Plans table, select the Star icon in the first column to mark a preferred/favorite plan.

To view a PDF of your Plan, select the PDF button in the last column.

Manage Plans page listing the plans you've created with option to tag favorites.

Additional Information

If the DPR report does not run successfully and generates an error message, submit a DPR Review Request to explain the problem. You may also submit a DPR Review Request for other specific questions.

Undergraduate Students: Do NOT submit a DPR Review Request if you have received a DPR Graduation Evaluation or if you have questions about major requirements. Instead, contact Undergraduate Degree Services at the phone number listed on the DPR Graduation Evaluation, or consult with your academic advisor about major requirements.

Graduate Students: For questions about your DPR, please visit Graduate Evaluations Tutorials & Guidelines and select "Degree Progress Report (DPR) Tutorial."

Additional Resources: Degree Planning Tools