Student Guidebook 2013 (PDF) - College of Engineering - The ...

Title BannerDARS Goes Here and UTrack Information
The Office of the University Registrar is pleased
to present BannerDARS, the online version of
DARS (Degree Audit Reporting System). Students
and faculty advisors can access, view and print
a degree audit report from anywhere they have
Internet access.
To access BannerDARS, go to
https://myutk.utk.edu
To login to BannerDARS, you will need your Net ID
and password (this is the same Net ID and password
that you use for MyUTK and Webmail).
To run a BannerDARS Audit, you will need to
know the catalog year you are following for
graduation and your degree program (major).
Not familiar with BannerDARS?
A BannerDARS report provides an easy way
for a student and advisor to understand how
a student’s classes are used to meet the
requirements for a particular major. And when the
time comes, the Office of the University Registrar
uses the BannerDARS report to clear students for
graduation.
how a student’s courses would affect requirements
in a new degree program if that student changes
majors.
Take a moment and visit the site today. You’ll love
the convenience of viewing your progress from
anywhere you have an Internet connection.
For more information, please contact Alison
Connor in the Office of the University Registrar at
974-0176 or aconnor@utk.edu.
Universal Tracking (UTracK)
Universal Tracking (UTracK) is an academic monitoring
system designed to help students stay on track for timely
graduation. Tracking will begin with first-time, first-year,
full-time, degree-seeking college students entering fall
2013.
Policy
1. Students must declare a major or exploratory track at
the time they are admitted to the university. Some majors
have a competitive admissions process.
2. All students must transition out of exploratory tracks
into a major track no later than the end of the fourth
tracking semester at UTK.
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3. Students who are off track must develop an advisorapproved
plan for getting back on track before they will
be allowed to register for future tracking semesters.
4. Students who are off track for two consecutive semesters
will be placed on hold and required to select a new
major that is better aligned with their abilities.
Definitions
Exploratory Tracks
Students who are deciding
among one or more majors that are all offered by the
same college follow an exploratory track for that college
(e.g., Arts and Sciences Exploratory, Business Exploratory,
etc.)
Students who have no clear
idea of which major to pursue and/or those who are trying
to decide among majors that are not in a single college
follow the University Exploratory track.
In order to remain on track for a major or exploratory
area, students must complete minimum requirements
for each tracking semester known as milestones.
Milestones include successful completion of specified
courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA.
Only fall and spring semesters
are tracking semesters. Mini and summer semesters are
not tracking semesters, they provide an opportunity for
students to catch up on unmet milestones. Study abroad
and co-op semesters are not tracking semesters. Students
participating in study abroad and co-op are not required
to complete milestones while they are away from campus.
Tracking audits will help students identify
their milestone progress; audits are tied to a catalog year.
Tracking audits will be used to notify students when they
are off track.
Students who are
off track at the end of a tracking semester must meet with
an advisor as soon as possible but no later than the end of
the next tracking semester to develop a plan for getting
back on track. Students who do not have an advisor-approved
plan for getting back on track will not be allowed
to register for future tracking semesters.
Students who
are off track for two consecutive semesters will have a
hold placed on their registration and must meet with a
new advisor in one of the advising centers no later than
the end of the “add” period of the next tracking term to
select a new major that is better aligned with the student’s
abilities.