What If

The What If feature allows students to select other degrees, majors, minors, and/or certificates to determine how the coursework they have already taken would apply to a new or additional academic program. This can be helpful when students wish to evaluate a change to their current degree, major, minor and/or concentration.

Students and advisors may also use the What If feature to determine if a change in catalog year is beneficial to the student. Students may choose to follow the requirements of their matriculation year, their graduation year, or any year in between. Changing the catalog year on the What If function can allow students to see the curricular differences between catalog years for their field of study.

From the main Worksheet, Student View, click What If on the left. From within the What If area, then select the Degree, Catalog Year, Major, Minor, etc., to indicate which academic areas to consider in the What-If audit, then click Process What-If to view a new audit.

The What-If audit is a planning tool only and is not an official change of major or any other academic program.

How to use "What-If" feature?
Once you’re logged into Degree Works (Sign In), please follow these steps below to learn about "what-If" feature of Degree Works.

STEP 1:
On the top of the page under the student card, click the "What-If" button.

STEP 2:
Select a proposed degree prior to selecting a major. Please also select an appropriate catalog year.

STEP 3:
Select a proposed major (and a concentration, if one is required for the major). Please also select an appropriate catalog year.

Select a proposed concentration (if required)

STEP 4:
After selecting academic plan(s) of study and catalog year, click on the "Process New" button to view how your courses get applied to other academic plan(s). If you have made an incorrect selection, you may update the field or click on the "Reset" button to clear your selection(s).

DISCLAIMER
The "What-If" feature only allows you to explore different majors, minors, or concentrations. Therefore, processing a "What-If" audit will not officially change or declare a major, minor or concentration.

In order to officially change or declare a major, minor or concentration you must submit the Major/Minor/Concentration Change Request form located at www.centenary.edu/registrar/forms.