Academics

Degree navigator

What is Degree Navigator?

Degree Navigator (DN) is a computer program that monitors progress toward the completion of your degree.  DN also checks honors requirements as well as requirements for a minor or minors, and a second undergraduate degree.  The system is available 24/7 at degree.ou.edu.

How do I log on to Degree Navigator?

Go to degree.ou.edu and log in, using your 4x4 and your password.   Once you are in the system, your name will appear in the red column.  Underneath your name you will see your major listed, along with the major code.  Honors requirements are listed separately.  If you are pursuing a minor, the requirements for the minor will be listed separately and will also be listed in combination with your major.    

The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences (A&GS) uses Degree Navigator to advise students each semester.   Once students are admitted to A&GS after the freshman year, advising records will be kept in Degree Navigator under the “Notes” section at the top of the page.  Degree checks, faculty approval for course waivers or substitutions, Mid-Semester Grade Reports, and additional notes from your faculty advisor or a staff member in the College’s Student Services Center will also be included in the “Notes” section.  To access your notes, pull down the “Notes” menu and click on “Read a Note.”

Please note that if you change your major, or declare a minor or second major, it will take about 24 hours for the new information to be reflected in Degree Navigator.

How do I access my records?

In the red column, underneath your major and minor, you will see “My DN Record.”  Click on this icon.  “My DN Record” includes all the coursework you have completed (including transfer work), listed semester-by-semester.  It includes your current enrollment, which you should check for accuracy. 

If your current semester enrollment is accurate, then click on your major or major/minor combined icon.  The green "back" arrow should not be used in Degree Navigator.  The major or major/minor screen pulls up all degree program requirements.  To see how your coursework fits into these requirements, we recommend that you go to the Degree Description pull-down menu at the top of the page.  While there are a number of programs to choose from here, we recommend that you click on "Full Report with Course Status."  After your sophomore year, we recommend that you also check “Graduation Report with Current & Selected Courses.”  There is no need to click on Enter. 
How do I read Degree Navigator?

The “Full Report with Course Status” monitors all aspects of your degree.  At the top of the page, you will see "Completed Hours" and "Completed Requirements."
                                                                                                                                               
The Completed Hours category shows the minimum number of hours required to complete your degree and how many hours you have earned, including your current enrollment.  In addition to hours, you must also fulfill specific degree program requirements. 

The Completed Requirements category shows the minimum number of specifically required categories to complete a degree in Geography or Meteorology, and how many categories you have fulfilled.   Please note that both Hours and Requirements must be complete before your degree may be granted. 

Unlike your degree requirement checksheet (which recommends courses on a semester-to semester basis) the “Full Report with Course Status” groups your degree requirements into specific categories.   Depending on your degree, and if you're pursuing a minor, minors, or second degree, the number of categories will vary, as will the order in which  they are presented.   The categories will always include:  Major, Senior Capstone, General Education, Overall hours, Upper division hours, and electives.  When applicable, the categories will also include:  College electives, Major Support requirements, and Minor and/or Second Degree requirements.   

Completed requirements are indicated with a checkmark; hours in progress are indicated by a green dot.  Hours and/or requirements remaining are noted at the top of each category in red.

Clicking on any course will bring up a course description, listing all prerequisites and co-requisites, as well as when the course is usually offered (fall, spring, summer).   If you are thinking about adding a minor or second degree from a college other than Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences, click on the “Search” icon (located in the upper left-hand corner of your screen).  Type in the name of the minor or major in which you’re interested.  Follow the same procedure for accessing these requirements as you would for your current major or minor.      

The “Full Report with Course Status” also monitors GPA requirements on your OU work, in your major, and overall, the upper-division General Education requirement, high school deficiencies, and specific OU and State Regents' requirements.  Deficiencies in any area are noted in red.  Toward the end of the Report, you will see all the courses you have taken listed in alphabetical order in a white box.  Underneath this box is a listing of any courses not being applied toward your degree (usually remedial courses, repeated courses, courses you dropped, or excess hours not specifically required).

If you plan to print out the Full Report with Course Status, please note that it is about 25 pages long.   

If you have any questions about Degree Navigator, please contact Academic Counselor
Mary Anne Hempe at .