MyDegree

MyDegree is an easy and convenient visual tool to help students with course planning and to ensure degree requirements are being met. It is a self-progression tool that you can use to enhance academic planning discussions.

MyDegree allows you to track the courses you’ve taken against your program requirements to see what parts of your program you’ve completed. In addition, it lets you determine how courses you plan on taking will be used towards completing your degree requirements. You can also explore how your completed and future coursework could be applied towards another program at the university.

MyDegree will set you up for success in your academic planning. Key times to make use of the tool are:

Before you meet with an academic advisor and register in courses for the next semester.
After you have registered to ensure courses are applied to your degree progression.
After grades are posted.
After making any changes to your schedule or major.
Before applying for graduation.

Using MyDegree

MyDegree is available to undergraduate students following academic regulations starting with the 2016/17 calendar. (Note: The tool will be available to graduate students in a later phase). At this time, 2015/16 and earlier academic calendars are not available in MyDegree; therefore, program requirements from those years will not be recognized by the platform. Students admitted prior to the 2016/17 academic year can use the tool to perform a "what-if" scenario against newer academic calendar year requirements (see main platform features).

As MyDegree is not a registration tool, you will need to follow the usual course registration process. Course registration changes can take up to 24 hours to be reflected. If you do not see an up-to-date record after this time, contact Enrolment Services.

Main Platform Features

Degree Audit

Degree audits let you know what point you are at in your degree progression and will show your completed courses, courses in progress and courses that you plan to take. To use the degree audit function:

Enter mydegree.wlu.ca into your browser and log into the tool using your Laurier network credentials. Please note that MyDegree is only supported in Google Chrome and Firefox browsers.
MyDegree will automatically load your coursework and compare it against your program requirements. Scroll through the page to see what program requirements you've already met and which are outstanding.
To save a copy of your edit, click the "Save to PDF"
When planning for course registration, open the "Format"drop-down menu at the top, select "Registration Checklist" and then click the View The audit window will refresh and only the outstanding requirements for your degree will show.

Note: The % completion bar is a guideline only. Please verify individual requirements. The bar will not read 100% until after your degree is conferred. If you are seeing your grades in MyDegree but not in LORIS, ensure you are looking at the Unofficial Record of Coursework section in LORIS.

Look Ahead

Look ahead to see how future courses will apply to your program. To use the look ahead function:

Log into mydegree.wlu.ca and click "Look Ahead" in the left-hand menu.
For each course you plan to take, enter the subject and course number and click the "Add Course" button. You can enter as many or as few course as you want.
If you make a mistake, you can remove a course from the list using the "Remove Course" button.
When you have finished entering the courses, click the "Process New" button to reload you audit with the additional courses.
In the newly loaded look ahead audit, the new courses will display in blue. This look ahead option does not mean you have registered for the courses; rather, this option shows you what your audit could look like once you have registered for those courses.
To return to your degree audit, click "Worksheets" in the left-hand menu.

What If

The what if feature allows you to see how your course work can be applied to other programs at Laurier. To use the what if function:

Log into mydegree.wlu.ca and click "What If" in the left-hand menu.
Select the specific program you are interested in comparing to your coursework. You must always select a campus, program and at least one major to perform a what if search.
If you want to select more than one major, concentration or minor, you must use the second section of the what if feature and add each element individually using the "Add" button.
You can compare future course selections in the same way as the look ahead feature by using the third section of the "What If" screen.
Once you have made your selections for a program to compare against and added any potential future course, click the "Process What If" button.
Your what if audit will load for you to compare against your coursework and planned courses which will display in blue.
Once you are finished looking at a what if audit, return to your degree audit by clicking "Worksheets" in the left-hand menu.

Student Education Plan (SEP)

The SEP allows you to view long-term scenarios for your degree completion and confirm whether and courses you've included in your plan will fulfill your degree requirements to ensure you are on track to graduate.

Using the SEP, you can map out course choices for the next four years. By mapping out your courses, the university can see what courses are in students' plans and have a better idea what courses would be most beneficial to offer. However, this does not guarantee those courses will be offered.

You are encouraged to meet with your academic advisors for assistance as needed. MyDegree is not a replacement tool for academic advisors but rather a tool that advisors can use to enhance discussions about your progress and answer any questions you may have. For your convenience, academic advisors can have your SEP locked to provide you with a clear understanding of your degree requirements. To have your SEP unlocked, simply meet with an advisor to present and discuss your new academic plan.