Comprehensive Academic Tracking System (CATS)
Please read below for information on the 海角社区 Compressive Academic Tracking System (CATS). University College has also developed the following video explanations for your reference:
What is cats?
The Comprehensive Academic Tracking System (CATS) is designed to help students reach academic success at 海角社区 and ensure progression toward graduation. CATS provides feedback on a student鈥檚 progress in a major, helping them to find the best academic path to complete their degree. By assessing students鈥� progress toward degree completion, CATS will identify students not meeting critical requirements for their major. This affords the University the opportunity to provide additional academic counseling and advising resources to assist students.
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What is a recommended path?
Each 海角社区 major has a Recommended Path, designed by the 海角社区 departmental faculty, which is the optimal path for graduation in four years. Recommended paths are available in the on the respective degree program pages.
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What are cats critical requirements?
Each major鈥檚 Recommended Path outlines critical requirements (courses and GPAs) that students must reach in order to meet minimum academic progress in their chosen program. Recommended paths outlining critical requirements are available in the 海角社区 General Catalog on the respective degree program pages.
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How does cats evaluate student progress?
The CATS system evaluates student completion of critical requirements twice each fall and spring semester to determine if the student is making minimal academic progress toward their declared degree program. See 鈥淲hen does CATS Evaluate Progress鈥� for more information on the expected timeline.
Students not meeting minimum academic progress will receive a CATS hold which will prevent current schedule adjustments and registration for future semesters. Students in this situation will receive an email notification from the Office of the University Registrar via their my海角社区 account and are directed toward their my海角社区 desktop and the CATS Status Application. University College students will receive supplemental notification from their respective advising office with further instructions regarding their CATS status.
Students meeting critical requirements will not receive a hold and will not be notified of their CATS status via email.
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How are students informed if they receive a cats hold?
Students not meeting minimum academic progress will receive a CATS hold (midterm and or end of semester) which will prevent current schedule adjustments and registration for future semesters. Students in this situation will receive an email notification from the Office of the University Registrar via their my海角社区 account and are directed toward their my海角社区 desktop and the CATS Status Application.
University College students will receive supplemental notification from their respective advising office with further instructions regarding their CATS status and how to resolve their hold.
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When does cats evaluate student progress?
The CATS system evaluates student completion of critical requirements twice each fall and spring semester to determine if the student is making minimal academic progress toward their declared degree program.
Cats Mid-Semester Assessment
The CATS mid-semester assessment occurs prior to course scheduling for the upcoming semester and determines if students are enrolled in the critical courses required for the current semester.
Students meeting critical requirements at the mid-term assessment will not receive an email notification.
Students not meeting CATS requirements at the mid-term assessment will receive an email notification from the Office of the University Registrar and are directed toward their my海角社区 desktop and the CATS Status Application. A hold is placed on the student鈥檚 registration which will prevent them from making any schedule adjustments for the current semester or registering for future semesters. University College students will receive supplemental email notification from their respective advising office with further instructions regarding their CATS mid-term hold status and how to resolve this hold.
Cats End of Semester Assessment
The CATS end of semester assessment occurs after the posting of final grades in a fall or spring semester and determines if students successfully completed courses and earned the needed GPA for the current semester according to their major specific CATS critical requirements.
Students meeting critical requirements at the mid-term assessment will not receive an email notification.
Students not meeting CATS requirements at the mid-term assessment will receive email notification from the Office of the University Registrar and are directed toward their my海角社区 desktop and the . A hold is placed on the student鈥檚 registration which will prevent them from making any schedule adjustments for the current semester or registering for future semesters.
- Students not meeting minimum academic progress for the first time must connect with an academic counselor to review their hold status and possible routes to meet minimum academic progress in the next semester.
- Student鈥檚 not meeting minimum academic progress for two consecutive semesters, must either change majors or appeal to their intended senior college to request to continue in their current major. If a two times CATS appeal is denied a new major must be selected. Meet with an academic counselor to discuss major options.
University College students will receive supplemental email notification from their respective advising office with further instructions regarding their CATS end of semester hold status and how to resolve this hold.
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What is the CATS appeal process when students have a 2nd consecutive hold?
Students not meeting their major鈥檚 CATS requirements two consecutive semester are required to appeal to their senior college if they would like to remain in their major. University College students will receive an email notification providing more information and guidance on how to appeal. If a student鈥檚 appeal is denied by their senior college, they will be required to change their major in order to lift their CATS hold.
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