Students Tutorials & FAQ

The Panther Degree Audit (PDA) will bring added value to the academic advising process for graduate and law students while improving the degree audit service currently being provided to undergraduate students. Beginning May 31st, 2011, graduate and law students with an admissions date of Fall 2009 forward, and undergraduate students will be able to view their degree progress in one place via MyFIU. The degree audit will list your courses as they fit into academic requirements for graduation.

What are the benefits?

Real time access to your degree audit
One-stop records access
Easy to use web access
Plan and enroll for courses straight from your degree audit

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can view the Panther Degree Audit (PDA)?
Current FIU degree seeking students may access the PDA through MyFIU. The PDA is only available for all Undergraduate degree seeking students, Graduate and Law students admitted on or after Fall 2009.
How do I view my PDA?
To view your PDA – log into MyFIU with your Panther ID and My Accounts Password.
What will my PDA show me?
Your PDA will display the courses you have taken, are registered for and transferred (accepted by FIU). The PDA compares all of the courses on your official academic record to computer-coded requirements from the university’s catalogs. The result is an estimate of your status in meeting these requirements.
Will I be able to view my entire history of courses taken at FIU?
You will be able to view any courses that have been completed, are in progress or have been transferred in by the date your PDA was last requested. Keep in mind that any transfer work or grade changes that have not been formally submitted and accepted will not appear on your PDA.
How do I know what classes I need to take?
Your PDA will outline for you the courses still needed to meet degree requirements within each specific block. You may then use this information to discuss your plan with your academic advisor.
If I fail, drop or withdraw from a class, will that be reflected in my PDA?
Courses that you have failed, dropped or withdrawn will appear in the Additional Courses block on your audit.
If I think my PDA is incorrect, what should I do?
Your academic advisor is your primary point of contact. If he/she determines that your audit is incorrect, he/she will contact the Degree Audit Office for assistance in correcting your PDA.
Why isn’t my transfer work meeting a requirement?
Contact your academic advisor for information instructions.
If all of the boxes are collapsed and satisfied, does that mean I’m graduating?
No. Once you have applied to graduate, your advisor, Dean and the Registrar’s Office will conduct an audit of your coursework to determine if you are eligible to graduate. Missing requirements will be communicated to you by your advisor or the Registrar’s Office.
What is the Planner feature?
The Planner is a tool for you and your academic advisor to arrange course requirements into future terms. It is recommended that you work with your academic advisor to create an active plan and keep it up-to-date.
Will putting courses in my planner change the way my PDA looks?
No. Nothing entered on the Planner will affect your main PDA. You can, however, see how the courses entered in your planner will apply in your PDA once you enroll them.
Is a planned course guaranteed for the term I selected?
No. Your planner is for planning purposes only. If you discover that a course previously planned is not being offered that term, we recommend that you find a substitute course to take and work with your academic advisor to move the original course, if still needed, to a different term.
What is the What-if feature?
The What-If report allows you to hypothetically change your degree, major, or concentration. Your new What-If report will show you what coursework is required for the new major or concentration, what courses you have taken that satisfy requirements, and what courses are still left for you to take.
If I use the What-If feature does this mean that I have changed my major?
No. The What-If function is for information purposes only.
Can I save my What-If scenario?
No. What-If reports are not saved in MyFIU. You would need to run a new What-If scenario next time you log in to see it again.
If I like what I see in my What-If scenario, how do I initiate those changes?
Speak with your academic advisor. There is a process that will need to be completed to change your degree/major/concentration.
Can I print my PDA, Planner and What-If reports?
Yes. Click on the “View Report as PDF” link and you will be able to print your report.

Tutorials

How to Access the PDA

Log onto MyFIU
On your MyFIU homepage, select Student from the dropdown menu in the top center of the page
Click on the Academic Advising tile
Click on the Degree Audit tile
Using the navigation menu on the left side of the page, click on Panther Degree Audit
Your Panther Degree Audit will display on the page

How to Read Your PDA

Status Symbols:
- Taken – Courses that have previously been taken (and passed). The Status column on your PDA will show a green circle with a darker green checkmark inside for taken courses
- In Progress – Currently enrolled courses. The Status column on your PDA will show a yellow diamond for in progress courses
- Planned – Courses that you plan ahead of time. The Status column on your PDA will show a blue star for planned courses
When the Panther Degree Audit is first displayed, requirements that are Satisfied and In Progress will be collapsed. Those that are Not Satisfied will remain open
To expand Satisfied or In Progress requirements, click on the arrow symbol to the left of the requirement name. Courses used to satisfy that requirement will display in a table under the requirement name
Each requirement shows the number of units (credits) required to satisfy each section, how many units have been taken, and how many are still needed
Click on a course description to plan or enroll in courses. After you click on the course, you will be directed to a new page. In this page, you can view current and future class sections by using the View Class Sections You can also use the Add to Planner button to add the course to your planner.
You can view your Panther Degree Audit as a PDF by clicking the View Report as PDF button at the top right of the page. The PDF version of your Panther Degree Audit is not interactive, it will show all the sections from your PDA expanded to display the courses that fulfill each requirement. The last page of the PDF shows you a Course History section which includes all the courses you have taken within your current Career and Program.

Using the PDA What-If Report

How to Access a What-If Report in Panther Degree Audit (PDA)

You may be thinking of changing your program of study and wonder how that change would affect your progress. You can use this component to set up and request a simulated or “what-if” advisement report based on alternate programs of study.

Log onto MyFIU
On your MyFIU homepage, select Student from the dropdown menu in the top center of the page
Click on the Academic Advising tile
Click on the Degree Audit tile
Using the navigation menu on the left side of the page, click on View What-If Report
Click on the Create New Report in the center of the page

How to Create a What-If Report in PDA

You can set up a what-if Panther Degree Audit report based on different academic programs or courses. By default, the information on the Career Scenario page is your current academic information.

What-If Report for a New Career or Program

To create a What-If scenario for a different Academic Program, follow the instructions below

Select a Career for which you want the change to take place. By default, the career is set to your current career – which is Graduate. You can also choose Undergraduate and Law. You can then use the Program Scenario below the Career selection and define up to three Programs (majors) within the chosen Career. Keep in mind that the only Programs you can see in the Program Scenario are the ones that correspond to the selected Career – i.e. if you choose Graduate you will only see Master’s and Doctoral level Programs

Note: You may also select a different Catalog Year to view the different Program requirements based on year
Once you are done with your Career Scenario, click on the Submit Request link at the bottom right of the page
The What-If report will display as a normal PDA with the new College and Program requirements that you selected

What-If Report for a Course

A What-If Course allows you to view how a course can affect your Panther Degree Audit report. To create a What-If Course follow the instructions below

By default, the Career and Program Scenario sections of the What-If Report are set to your current academic program. Do not make any changes
Under the Program Scenario section, click on the Browse Course Catalog link and you will be directed to a new page where you can search for any course to add to your What-If Course report
Click on the letter that represents the subject code of the course that you want to add, and then click on the subject code. For example, click on the letter C for a course with the subject CEN, then click on CEN – Computer Engineering
Click the Select button to the right of the course you want to add, and you will be directed back to the previous page. You can repeat this step as many times as necessary
Select a Grade for the all the courses you added to the What-If Course List, then click on the Submit Request link at the bottom right of the page
Your What-If report will display as a normal PDA with the courses that you selected on the previous page. Courses on your What-If Course List will be displayed on your PDA with a Course Type of WH and a Status of ?

If you have any questions after reviewing this tutorial, please contact your academic advisor.

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