Degree Progress Sheet
Update it once a term, when marks are final. The value is in seeing the drift while it is still small.
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Where you are
- Programme
- Credits required
- Credits completed (audit)
- Credits in progress
- PERCENT COMPLETE
- Semesters spent
- Semesters planned
- CREDITS BEHIND THE CLOCK
One row per term
| Term | Credits attempted | Credits earned | Running total | % complete | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The arithmetic
- Percent complete
- completed ÷ required
- Time spent
- semesters spent ÷ planned
- Behind the clock
- required × time spent − completed
- Per remaining semester
- remaining ÷ semesters left
- Typical bachelor's
- 120 credits
- One course
- about 3 credits = 2.5%
- ⚠ In progress
- not banked — can still be lost
Each time you update it
- Credits taken from the DEGREE AUDIT, not the transcript
- Transfer credits confirmed as applied to a requirement
- In-progress credits kept separate from banked ones
- Withdrawals and incompletes reflected
- Drift compared against last term's figure
- Prerequisite chain checked, not just the credit count
- Any requirement that is credit-light but term-heavy noted
- Plan revisited with an adviser if drift exceeds one course
Time and progress are different numbers
Semesters pass on a schedule; credits only accumulate when courses finish. A withdrawal costs credits without costing time, and nothing announces the gap. Watching both is the only way to see it while it is still one course wide.