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Academic Advising
If you plan to seek a degree, diploma, or certificate, Academic Advising will help you make informed decisions, feel confident about your plans, make the most of your education, and complete your degree as efficiently as possible. All students are assigned an academic advisor who is knowledgeable in their program area of study. These advisors make time prior to Registration to meet with students and help them in academic planning.
It is important to be properly prepared before you meet with your academic advisor. The information provided below will aid you in this preparation.
Planning Strategies
We recommend that you plan how you will complete your degree as soon as you are accepted to the college. Full-time students and part-time students, as well as those transferring in courses, should discuss a completion strategy with their advisor. Be aware that many courses have prerequisites, so plan accordingly.
- Print and review your DARS report (available through eServices, see below)
- Use your DARS to review your specific program plan (For general information, go to Programs of Study > your specific program > your specific major offering)
- Review your Accuplacer scores to select appropriate coursework. (See: Future Students > Testing > ACCUPLACER Placement Test Scores)
- Review transfer options and be prepared to discuss them with your advisor.
Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
The Degree Audit Reporting system (DARS) is designed to help students identify and understand current academic requirements for certificate, diploma and degree completion. A DARS report lists all college requirements for a student's program of study to help the student plan and monitor progress by indicating courses already completed, both at Minnesota State College Southeast and in transferred courses.
- Your DARS report is available through eServices. Log in to eServices with your StarID and Password. Click on "Academic Records" from the left-hand menu. Click on "Degree Audit."
To better understand your degree audit, check out these additional resources:
Schedule Builder
Schedule Builder is a dynamic scheduling platform that helps students plan their course schedule for a term according to preferences of days/times offered, location, instructor, and non-curricular commitments. Students can view course information including seat availability and can build schedules manually or let Schedule Builder automatically generate combinations based on their indicated preferences.
- Schedule Builder is available through eServices. Log in to eServices with your StarID and Password. Click on "Academic Records" from the left-hand menu. Click on "Degree Audit."
- For step by step directions on how to build a schedule, check out the user guides at Minnesota State.
IMPORTANT: This is only a planning tool. You must register for your courses in eServices.
Once you have a schedule you like, proceed to Courses & Registration in eServices to add the courses to your Wish List and/or to complete registration for the courses.
Graduation Planner
Allows students and staff to create personalized Plans that identify the courses the student needs to take each term to satisfy their academic program (degree, diploma, and/or certificate) requirements and to stay on track for graduation. Plans can be created directly from the Degree Audit for declared or prospective programs.
- Graduation Planner is available through eServices. Log in to eServices with your StarID and Password. Click on "Academic Records" from the left-hand menu. Click on "Degree Audit."
- For step by step directions on how to make a graduation plan, check out the user guides at Minnesota State.