FAQs for Advisors

Degree Navigator (DN) is a tool designed to allow students and advisors to view and plan academic progress. We encourage students, faculty, and staff to review the degrees, options, and available features of the program. If you have a question or feel there is an error, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.

You can access a student’s record by entering the student’s RUID number in the box on the upper-left side of the screen, or by searching for the student’s name, email address, or RUID number by selecting "Search Students" from the left menu or Search function.

The "My Course List" in DN is essentially a transcript for the student. Here is what is included:

Courses

• Courses are listed in course number order, by semester, with the most recent semester at the top.
• Each course number is a hyperlink; if you click on the course number, you will be shown the course title and the complete catalog description of that course at the time that you took it. You can also hover over the course number to show the course title.
• Here’s a link to what the parts of a Rutgers course number mean: https://sasundergrad.rutgers.edu/degree-requirements/policies/courses
• The number of credits is what you were registered for (for that course) in that semester.
• Courses with the course code 99:999:999 are transfer courses that do not have an exact Rutgers equivalent. There are relatively few courses with this course code at this point (there were more when DN was first created); most have school-specific transfer course codes now, for example TR:T01:EC.

Grades

• The grade listed is what the student earned in the course.
• Here’s a link to the possible grades and what they mean: http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-ug_current/pg1423.html
• The grade column will say "current" for the current semester before grades are posted.
• The grade of MG means "missing grade" – it appears when you do not have a grade entered onto a roster for a course after the semester has concluded. It also appears for students who completed a Rutgers Study Abroad program on the country-specific study abroad course (usually 01:959:###) once the individual courses taken on that study abroad appear with their grades.
• The grade can also tell you what type of course the course is:
  
  • If there’s a letter grade, or a grade listed in the catalog link above, it’s a Rutgers course or a course taken through a Rutgers Study Abroad.
  • If the grade is TR, the course is a transfer course.
  • If the grade is AP, the course was applied based on an Advanced Placement test result.
  • If the grade is PR, the course was applied based on a proficiency test result.
  • If the grade is PL, the "course" is actually a placement test result. If you click on the placement test code, you will find out what course(s) you are eligible to take in math, English, foreign language, or chemistry. Placement test results, if you have them, will always be at the bottom of the "My Course List".

Special Codes

• Several different types of information appear in the Special Codes column.
• If the course was taken at Rutgers, the code is a Credit Prefix. Here’s a link to what the different prefixes mean: http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-ug_current/pg1425.html
• If the course is a transfer course, the special code will tell you the title of the course at the other institution.
• If the course is from an AP test result, the special code will be AP.
• If the course is a placement test result, the special code will be PL.
• If the course is from a proficiency test, the special code will be PR.

If you have any questions about additional codes not mentioned here, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

As an advisor, you may be authorized by your department to make exceptions to requirements for individual student records. Changes made as exceptions will only affect the student in question, and will not affect other students in the same program.

For questions about your level of access, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Training is required for current advisors who have the ability to make exceptions. If you have recently been given access to make exceptions in Degree Navigator, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to set up training.

Instructions for removing an exception is reviewed at training. If you have recently been given access to make exceptions in Degree Navigator, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to set up training.

• Camden – (CA)
• Newark – (NK)
• New Brunswick/Piscataway – (NB)

You can do a New Brunswick/Piscataway-specific search by typing (NB) after the name. For example, to search history courses in New Brunswick/Piscataway, enter "history (NB)."

There are two types of courses represented by UPPER CASE letters:

• Courses that are no longer being offered
• Courses that are so new to Rutgers that they have not yet been updated in Degree Navigator

Check the Schedule of Classes to see if the course is available.

Please contact the department that handles that program. A list of departments is available at http://nb.rutgers.edu/academics/academic-departments-programs. If you are unsure which department administers the program, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.

Please contact the department that handles that program. A list of departments is available at http://nb.rutgers.edu/academics/academic-departments-programs. If you are unsure which department administers the program, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for assistance.

Rutgers Degree Navigator is currently available to advisors authorized by their academic departments to use the system. If you see the following error message:

Your registration data is not part of the Degree Navigator system because your department has not granted you access. If you believe there is an error, please see your department chair.

If you are not using a valid NetID and password, you will receive the following message:

You may not have access to make exceptions. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for information.

You may only have access to make exceptions to certain programs. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for confirmation of your access level.

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