EPCC DEGREE WORKS
Short Summary:
This video introduces EPCC's Degree Works, a tool helping students track their academic progress towards graduation. Key features highlighted include a progress bar visualizing degree completion, a breakdown of completed, required, and incomplete courses, and detailed information on individual courses (including CRNs). The tool allows students to see which courses count towards their degree, which don't, and which were dropped or failed. This helps students stay on track and ensures they complete all necessary requirements for graduation. The video demonstrates navigating the Degree Works interface on my.epcc.edu.
Detailed Summary:
The video begins by introducing Adi from El Paso Community College (EPCC) and Degree Works, a tool designed to help students monitor their academic progress. Adi emphasizes its importance in staying on track with academic goals.
Section 1: Accessing and Navigating Degree Works: The video explains how to access Degree Works via my.epcc.edu. Once logged in, the homepage displays key information: GPA, degree, major, academic status, and declared catalog year.
Section 2: Progress Bar and Degree Requirements: A prominent "progress bar" visually represents the student's degree completion. Adi clarifies that it only reaches 100% upon graduation. The video stresses the importance of confirming course registration with an advisor. The degree requirement breakdown section shows completed courses (yellow blocks with green checkmarks), courses in progress (blue boxes with blue tilts), and required courses yet to be taken (red blocks).
Section 3: Detailed Course Information and Breakdown: The video demonstrates how to access detailed course information, including descriptions and available semesters, by clicking on a specific course. It highlights the importance of noting the CRN (Course Reference Number) for registration. Further sections detail the major course breakdown, courses not used towards the degree, insufficient courses (dropped or failed), and courses not counted (taken at other institutions or developmental courses). An example using a computer science degree plan is shown.
Section 4: Conclusion: The video concludes by summarizing Degree Works' functionality and its role in helping students achieve their academic goals. The speaker encourages viewers to utilize the tool effectively. The closing statement includes a call to action ("stay home, stay safe") and a farewell. No specific quotes are emphasized beyond the general encouragement to use Degree Works and the closing remarks.