Terms used in IDA

Here are terms and abbreviations which you may see when viewing an audit through IDA.

Abr

Abbreviation. Usually refers to standard UT Austin course abbreviations as listed in the Course Schedule.

Audit

A report of a student's progress toward satisfying degree requirements.

Advising

A type of audit. An advising audit is one previously created by an adviser for you or for all students in your major. It is an estimate of your progress in meeting program requirements.

Catalog

An official university publication containing the requirements for degrees offered at UT Austin. Catalogs are identified by the two-year period for which they were published. Students should consult an adviser if they are uncertain of their eligibility to graduate under the requirements of a specific catalog.

Cnt

Count, usually a column heading indicating hours that count or do not count toward degree requirements.

Corr

Course completed through UT Austin correspondence studies.

Crnt

Course in which a student is currently enrolled.

Certified

A type of audit. A certified audit is prepared in your dean's office to ensure that you have fulfilled the degree requirements printed in a catalog to which you have a legitimate claim. It is one component of your dean's review of your eligibility to graduate and the most official type of audit.

EID

Electronic identity. Your UT EID and password are electronic identifiers that allow you to use secure UT services on the Web.

Exam

Course earned through UT Austin credit by exam.

Extn

Course completed through UT Austin extension studies.

GPA

Grade point average.

Gr

Grade. Valid grades are A, B, C, D, and F.

Valid symbols used in grading.

CR	Credit
I	Permanent incomplete (grad students)
NC	No credit
O	Registration cancelled
Q	Course dropped
S	Satisfactory (Developmental Studies courses)
U	Unsatisfactory (Developmental Studies courses)
W	Withdrawal from all courses for semester
X	Temporary delay in assignment of final grade
Z	Enrolled on pass/fail (undergrad) or credit/no credit (grad) basis

Hrs

Semester hours.

IDA

Interactive Degree Audit -- the name of this system.

Met

Column indicating if degree requirements have been satisfied (Yes) or not satisfied (No).

Nbr

Number. Usually refers to a series of sequential numbers, each of which may be designated to obtain more detailed information.

Next

Course for which student has registered in a future semester.

Official

A type of audit. An official audit is prepared in your dean's office based on your application for an official evaluation of your progress in meeting degree requirements. It is prepared for a program for which you have satisfied admission requirements and is run using a catalog under which you are eligible to graduate.

Plan

Course projected to be taken in the future (added to your planner).

Profile

Combination of degree program and catalog based on declared major.

Res

Course completed in residence at UT Austin.

Sem

Semester in which course was undertaken, represented by a three-digit number such as 042. The first two digits represent the year, and the last digit represents the semester. (The digits 2, 6, or 9 are used for most classes; 1, 5, or 8 for university extension or to show when credit-by-exam was posted.)

Meaning of the last digit.

1 or 2	means spring
5 or 6	means summer
8 or 9	means fall

The three-digit semester code.

121 or 122	means spring 2012
155 or 156	means summer 2015
188 or 189	means fall 2018

Student

A type of audit. A student audit is one that you have created through IDA by selecting the create option. It is the least official type of audit because things like catalog validity may not have been checked. The audit is run the same way as other types, but if you see anything that looks odd, do ask your adviser about it in case an adjustment should be made.. Student audits are run periodically each day and are usually available within one hour of your request.

Tran

Course transferred from another institution.

Uniq

Five-digit number that identifies individual sections of courses offered by UT Austin.

***

A symbol indicating a requirement that has not been satisfied. The number of hours to fulfill the requirement may vary and cannot be computed.