Sections of the Degree Progress Report

University of California Requirements

This section lists all 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. Learn more about GE requirements in the General Catalog.

Academic Plan Requirements

Each academic plan on your record will populate 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. Programs are listed by alphabetical major followed by alphabetical minor.

College Requirements

This section lists the college core requirement based on your college affiliation. Incoming transfer students are exempt from the college core requirement, however this section will still display as satisfied.

Double Counting

This section will only display if you have multiple academic plans on your record. It shows all upper-division coursework being used toward each plan so you can determine if the minimum number of unique upper-division credits is being met.

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.