Sections of the Degree Progress Report

The Degree Progress Report shows all requirements to obtain a degree from UC Santa Cruz. The degree requirements are broken out into separate sections.

University of California Requirements

This section lists the academic requirements of the University of California. These are also referred to as University Requirements. Learn more about University Requirements in the General Catalog.

General Education Requirements

This section lists all general education (GE) requirements with the exception of the disciplinary communication (DC) requirement. DC requirements are unique in that they are both major and GE requirements. The DC requirement for each major can be found in that major's upper-division requirement section. Minors do not have DC requirements. Learn more about GE requirements in the General Catalog.

Academic Plan Requirements

Each academic plan on your record will generate a lower-division and upper-division requirements section. Some programs with complex curricula may have additional sections if needed. Proposed majors will also show a major qualification section. 

College Requirements

This section lists the college core requirement based on your college affiliation. Incoming transfer students, though exempt from college core, will still see this section of the DPR, and will automatically satisfy by virtue of being a transfer student.

Double Counting

This section shows all upper-division coursework being used toward each plan so you can determine if courses can be double counted between majors and/or minors. Double counting is highly complex and requires approval from both programs, so it's important you discuss this with your academic advisors early.

UCSC Courses

This section shows all courses taken at UCSC, including currently enrolled courses.

Transfer Credit

This section shows all courses transferred to UCSC. It lists the external course and institution and the course equivalency at UCSC.

Test Credit

This section shows all test credit received by UCSC, the score, and the corresponding course equivalency.