Introducing Sun Devil Tracking

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Introducing Sun Devil Tracking

• ASUs degree tracking and online advising system

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What is Sun Devil Tracking?

• It is our commitment to our students to provide a
  clear path to graduation in four years.
• We will provide you an optimal course plan, track
  your progress in critical courses, and ensure you
  have the critical courses you need when you need
  to take them.

• Definition of Tracking transitive and
  intransitive verb follow trail to follow a trail
  made by somebody or something, or try to find
  somebody or something by following a trail left
  behind

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What about my academic advisor?

• Sun Devil Tracking allows your academic advisor
  to spend more time helping you with
• Personal goals and needs
• Career/graduate school options
• Transfer or AP/CLEP credits
• Time/stress management
• Campus life and involvement

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What tools do I have to make Sun Devil Tracking
work?

• Degree Search (www.asu.edu/programsearch)
• Find a degree that meets your interest and goals
  and preferred location.
• Degree Search helps you find a major by name,
  campus, college, area of interest or keyword.

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What tools do I have to make Sun Devil Tracking
work?

• Major Map View which courses you must take- in
  what order- to graduate on schedule.
• The map will outline
• Which COURSES YOU NEED to complete (degree
  requirements)
• What ORDER YOU NEED to take them (course
  sequences), and
• WHAT grades AND/OR GPA are required to graduate.
  
• Each major maps has a series of courses and
  milestones that are bold and highlighted in gray.
  These items are called critical requirements. The
  courses introduce you to major-related course
  work during your freshman and sophomore years.

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What tools do I have to make Sun Devil Tracking
work?

• Major Map You are required to take these
  courses and complete the milestones in the
  specified order. Some courses or majors may
  require a minimum grade or GPA for you to stay on
  track toward graduation. If you do not complete
  the requirement, you will be notified that you
  are off track and need to contact an advisor
  before proceeding further. ASU recommends that
  full-time students earn an average of 15 hours
  per semester to graduate in four years.

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What tools do I have to make Sun Devil Tracking
work?

• Audits and Reports
• My Major Map You can run this report to evaluate
  if your class work has met or is meeting the
  critical requirements of your major (coming fall
  2008).
• Degree Audit You can view a complete list of
  your degree requirements and how your completed
  and in progress course work is meeting your
  graduation requirements.

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What tools do I have to make Sun Devil Tracking
work?

• E-mails from eAdvisor
• eAdvisor will send you email reminders to look at
  My ASU concerning your on or off track status.
  These e-mails are sent to your asu.edu e-mail
  address, so it is important you keep your ASU
  e-mail up-to-date and read it daily.

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What tools do I have to make Sun Devil Tracking
work?

• My ASU
• ALL THE important information you need to know is
  located on your My ASU page.
• Access your Blackboard courses
• View your course registrations
• Contact your advisor
• Confirm your on- and off-track status

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MY ASU
You are currently OFF TRACK
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How will I know I am on or off track?

• Students are off track if they
• drop or dont register for a course defined as a
  critical requirement in their Major Map, dont
  meet the minimum course grade as defined by the
  Major Map,
• dont meet the overall university, college or
  major GPA requirement as defined in their Major
  Map,
• dont meet a milestone in their Major Map, or
• are placed on academic probation.

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How will I know I am on or off track?
You are currently OFF TRACK

• You will be notified you are off track by
• An e- mail from eAdvisor will tell you to check
  your status on My ASU.
• My ASU will display and off-track message.
• An advising hold will be placed on your record.
• You will be able to drop or withdraw from a
  course but you will not be able to add a course
  and not be able to register for future fall or
  spring semesters until the hold is cleared by
  your advisor.

eAdvisor Hold
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What if my major doesnt fit?

• ASU offers over 250 majors designed to engage
  each students unique talents and interests.
• Students considering a change in major, can use
  Degree Search and Major Maps to see how completed
  course work can be applied to the new major, and
  what the new course work will entail in a
  particular field of study.
• Once a major is selected, an academic advisor can
  help guide students through the steps of
  transitioning into the new program.

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More questions about using Sun Devil Tracking and
your tracking tools?

• Contact your academic advisor today!