Using Your Degree Progress Report

Your Degree Progress Report (DPR) is an important tool that evaluates where you stand with all of your graduation requirements - General Education, University-Wide, and Major Requirements.

Accessing your DPR

  1. Log into your Student Center 
  2. Select the dropdown menu labeled "other academic"
  3. Select the Degree Progress Report option 
  4. Click on the (>>) button 

How to read your DPR

The report's main body is designed to automatically expand (display) unsatisfied requirements and collapse (hide) completed requirements. We recommend you expand all sections to review your report for accuracy. 

The information presented in your Degree Progress Report (DPR) is ordered based upon the following categories: 

  • General Education Requirements 
  • University Requirements 
  • 120 Minimum Units Required for Degree 
  • Major Requirements 
  • Additional Course Information 

Requirements

General education requirements

This section of the report contains up-to-date information about your progress toward satisfying each requirement. The DPR will display different General Education (GE) patterns, depending on whether a student entered San Francisco State with transfer coursework or a traditional freshman (without transfer credit). 

  • Unit and course minimums, along with completion information, are displayed within each requirement
    • Likewise, courses used to fulfill the various requirements will display within each requirement
    • Individual requirements can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the green arrows in the left margin
  • The Requirement Designation column displays a description of the General Education areas satisfied by transfer coursework

University requirements

University requirements are mandated for all students at San Francisco State University. This area includes in overall requirements a Minimum Grade Point Average and Minimum Unit requirement. 

Students admitted prior to Fall 2019 will see requirements for First and Second Year Composition.  

120 minimum units required for degree

This section displays your total course units applied toward the minimum units for completion of a degree. 

Major requirements

This contains information about your declared major(s) based on the bulletin year you declared.  

Additional course information

The coursework listed in this section was not used toward any requirements on the report. This section is for advising information purposes only. 

Navigation Tips

How to access advisor notes

  1. Navigate to your DPR
  2. Select Advisor Notes to display any comments recorded by your advisor for your review

How to collapse and expand the DPR 

Collapse all and expand all buttons for the report are available immediately following the General Information section. These buttons will expand or collapse all requirements, exposing or hiding underlying requirement details. Individual requirements can be collapsed or expanded by clicking on the green arrows in the left margin. 

How to print your DPR

Use the Print Report hyperlink located at the top of your report to produce a printer-friendly copy. The printed copy will mirror the displayed report including expanded and collapsed sections. Individual requirements should be expanded/collapsed as you desire before printing. 

Course view

The Degree Progress Report initially displays the first ten courses applied to a requirement. To view, all courses click the View All link located at the bottom of the list. 

 

Additional academic support

Transfer Course, Test Score and Articulation Contacts

Transfer Courses 

Evaluation of transfer credit can take up to two weeks. International transfer credit can take significantly longer (depending on the source institution). If you have questions about when your transfer work will post, please reach out to the corresponding departments. 

  • Courses taken at CA Community College 
  • Courses taken at UC, CSU or Out-of-State Institutions 
  • Courses taken at International Institutions 
  • Registration for courses required for completion of prerequisites 
Other Contacts 

For help with test scores, articulation policy, or Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) 

For help with test scores, articulation policy, or Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)