Wolf Watch (Degree Progression Tool)
Wolf Watch (Degree Works) is a web-based tool designed to help students and advisors monitor students' progression toward degree completion.
Navigation of Wolf Watch
Accessing Wolf Watch
Wolf Watch is accessed through your MyUWG account in Self-Service Self-Service Banner. To access Wolf Watch, log in to your MyUWG account, click on the Self-Service Banner tab, and click on the Wolf Watch link at the bottom of the menu. Depending on your internet browser, you may need to enable pop-ups to allow Wolf Watch to launch.
- Access Wolf Watch (through Banner Self-Service)
- You can also access Wolf Watch through the OneLogin portal.
Reviewing your Wolf Watch Degree Audit
When you first launch Wolf Watch, you will be directed to your Wolf Watch Worksheet. Wolf Watch is organized in distinct visual cards that organize your student information and academic history. The information presented on this website will
Student Information Visual Card
The very first visual card you'll notice is the student information visual card. This visual card pulls in back information about your student record, including your student ID number, your name, your college, degree, and major, as well as your GPAs.
Degree Progress Visual Card
The Degree Progress Visual Card is used to view your estimated overall progress towards your degree. As you register and complete courses, your degree percentage indicator will increase. It's important to note that the degree progress percentage is an estimate of total degree completion. Contact your academic advisor for additional assistance interpreting your degree progress percentage. The in-progress classes and preregistered classes check boxes are checked by default. If you want to see what your current degree audit would look like if you removed your in-progress classes or classes that you've registered for the next term, un-check the applicable box and click "process". This will reset the next time you access Wolf Watch.
Degree Requirement Visual Card
The Degree Requirement Visual Card control the individual requirements for the student's degree. Undergraduate students will have many visual cards, graduate students may have as few as two. The Degree Requirement Visual Cards organize your academic history in logical order based on core, major and minor requirements. Each visual card contains a visual card header and a list of courses to satisfy the visual card.
Visual Card Header
The visual card header provides basic information about the displayed visual card. This includes the visual card name, the completion status indicator, credits required for the visual card, credits applied to the visual card, visual card catalog year, and visual card GPA. Until a student's degree is complete, students will likely have a mix of incomplete and complete visual cards. For example, a student who has completed all of the required courses for Core Area C will show the Core C visual card as complete. That same student may still needed courses in Core D, which is shown as incomplete.
Visual Card Requirements
The requirements for a visual card are located just below the visual card header. All of the requirements in the visual card must be fulfilled before the visual card is marked as complete. The visual card requirements display the required course or non-course (thesis, dissertation, exam, survey, etc.) requirement needed to satisfy that area. There are several icons used to show if a requirement is satisfied, still required, or pending.
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Complete Indicator: This indicator shows that courses, visual card areas (such as Core D or Minor), and other requirements (such as minimum GPA) are complete. |
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In-Progress Indicator: This indicator shows that a course is registered for or in progress but final grades have not yet been released. This indicator is also used in area visual cards (such as Core D or Minor) to indicate that once grades are final for courses in-progress, the area visual card may become satisfied. |
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Not Complete Indicator: This indicator shows that a course requirement is not complete (or in progress), that a visual card area (such as Core D or Minor) is not complete or that another requirement is not met (such as minimum GPA requirement). |
Visual Card Symbols
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Description: Complete Indicator: This indicator shows that courses, visual card areas (such as Core D or Minor), and other requirements (such as minimum GPA) are complete.Symbol:
Description: In-Progress Indicator: This indicator shows that a course is registered for or in progress but final grades have not yet been released. This indicator is also used in area visual cards (such as Core D or Minor) to indicate that once grades are final for courses in-progress, the area visual card may become satisfied.Symbol:
Description: Not Complete Indicator: This indicator shows that a course requirement is not complete (or in progress), that a visual card area (such as Core D or Minor) is not complete or that another requirement is not met (such as minimum GPA requirement).
In the visual card below, the student has a mix of all three symbols. This student is currently enrolled in GEOL 1121/L so that course is displayed using the In-Progress Indicator. Student student completed PHYS 1111/L, so that course is displayed with the Complete Indicator, and the student still needs to take a Science/Math/Technology Elective, so that area is shown using the Not Complete Indicator.
Course Requirements
One or more courses may be designated as fulfilling a requirement on the degree audit worksheet. For example, Core Area E3 requires that a student complete POLS 1101 - American Government. Only POLS 1101 will fulfill this requirement. However, Core Area E4 allows for a number of different Social Science courses. Each of these courses appears with an or between the courses, signifying that any of the listed courses will satisfy that area.
Since POLS 2201 is in the approved list of courses for Core Area E4, if the student registers for POLS 2201, the requirement area is satisfied.
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Pre-Requisite Symbol: When to the right of the course subject and number, this symbol indicates that the course has pre-requisite requirements that should be considered when registering for the course. Click on the course link to display the pre-requisite course(s). |
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Wildcard Symbol: When to the right of the course subject or course subject and a number, this symbol indicates that any course may satisfy the listed requirement. For example, if the course requirement is "12 Credits in COMM 3@ or 4@" then the student can complete any COMM 3000 or 4000 level course to satisfy the requirement. If the requirement is "3 Credits in COMM@" then any COMM course, regardless of the level, may be used to satisfy the requirement. |
Course Symbols
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Description: Pre-Requisite Symbol: When to the right of the course subject and number, this symbol indicates that the course has pre-requisite requirements that should be considered when registering for the course. Click on the course link to display the pre-requisite course(s).Symbol: @
Description:Wildcard Symbol: When to the right of the course subject or course subject and a number, this symbol indicates that any course may satisfy the listed requirement. For example, if the course requirement is "12 Credits in COMM 3@ or 4@" then the student can complete any COMM 3000 or 4000 level course to satisfy the requirement. If the requirement is "3 Credits in COMM@" then any COMM course, regardless of the level, may be used to satisfy the requirement.
Course Links
Courses in Wolf Watch are linked to the schedule of classes. Hovering over a course will display the course title and credit hours.
Clicking on the course will bring up detailed information about the course, including the course description, credit hours, attributes (such as low cost/no cost, etc.) and the course schedule. The course schedule section will display the current and future terms registration, the course reference number (CRN), meeting times, and available seats in the course.
What-If Analysis Tool
A What-if Analysis allows students to explore degree requirements for a different major, concentration, or minor to see how their coursework would be applied to the new program. What-if analyses will show what coursework is required for the new major, minor, or concentration, what requirements have already been satisfied, and what requirements are still outstanding. Performing a what-if analysis can help students make an informed decision about whether changing their major/minor/concentration is the best choice. Students should use the What-If analysis in consultation with their academic advisor.
To perform a what-if analysis, login to Wolf Watch to view your Worksheet. Under the student information block, click on the "What-If" link. The What-If Analysis dialogue box will appear allowing the user to make trigger different scenarios to process the What-If analysis. Two common What-If scenarios are to see how future planned courses will fit into your degree plan or to view how your current courses will fit into a new major or minor.
Applying Future Courses to Your Current Degree Audit
- Trigger the What-If Analysis dialogue box
- Click the "Use Current Curriculum" tick box. This will base your What-If analysis on your current major, concentration and minor. All other options will be removed from the What-If Analysis dialogue box.
- Add the course or courses in the Future Courses area (i.e. PHIL 2110, BIOL 1010K). Click add after each course. The course will be added to the course list.
- If you want to exclude In-Progresses Classes or Preregistered courses from the analysis, un-check the appropriate tick box.
- Click "Process" to view your What-If Analysis
Planning for a New Major, Concentration, or Minor
- Trigger the What-If Analysis dialogue box.
- In the Program area, choose the catalog year (most students will select the current year), College and Degree.
- In the Area of Study area, choose the major, concentration or minor. If the major you're looking for does not appear in the major list, review the options you chose for College & Degree. Only majors associated with the chosen college and degree will appear in the option list. If you want to add multiple majors or minors, add the additional major or minor in the Additional Areas of Study area.
- You can add future courses to your hypothetical degree audit by adding them in the Future Classes area. Multiple courses may be added by Subject and Course Number (i.e. ENGL 1101).
- If you want to exclude In-Progresses Classes or Preregistered courses from the analysis, un-check the appropriate tick box.
- Click "Process" to view your What-If Analysis
Undergraduate students who attended UWG before Fall 1998 will not be in Wolf Watch due to the change in quarter hours to semester hours. To determine undergraduate quarter hour equivalencies, please view our Undergraduate Equivalency Chart. To determine how quarter hours convert to semester hours, multiply by two the number of quarter hours and then divide by three.
Quarter to Semester Conversion Chart (XLS, 243K)
Degree Visual Card
The degree visual card is the first to appear after your Student Information and Degree Progress visual card. The degree visual card is a summary of all of the other visual cards on the worksheet. The degree visual card is also where your total hours are calculated (120 minimum required for most undergraduate programs), total hours of 3/4000 level courses required and courses taken in residency (courses taken at UWG).
History & Constitution Proficiency Requirement Visual Card
All undergraduate students are required to satisfy the University System of Georgia U.S. and Georgia History and Constitution Requirements. Most students will satisfy these requirements when they take their Georgia History and American Government courses in Core IMPACTS Area P. This requirement will automatically satisfy upon completion of an approved Georgia History course and the American Government course. Students who transfer from schools outside of the University System of Georgia may have to take the Georgia History/Constitution exam to satisfy this requirement.
CPC or Learning Support Requirements Visual Card
This visual card contains requirements pertaining to College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) and Learning Support requirements. Many students will have this visual card satisfied upon admission to the university. Students with questions about the requirements listed in this visual card should contact their Academic Advisor for assistance.
Core IMPACTS Areas I-S Visual Card
These visual cards contain the requirements for core courses found in Core IMPACTS Areas I-S. Core IMPACTS I-S visual cards differ based on if you're a science-based major or a non-science based major. Courses in Core IMPACTS Areas I-S may not share with each other. For example, SPAN 1001 can count in Core Area I or Core Area A, but it cannot count in both Core Areas. You can learn more about the academic core in the Academic Catalogs or the Core Curriculum website.
Field of Study Visual Card
Courses in Field of Study are typically courses that prepare students to succeed in their chosen major. Each major has 1000 & 2000 level introductory courses that are required prior to or in conjunction with completing courses in a student’s chosen major. Courses in Field of Study are allowed to share with courses required for an academic minor. For example, if a student is allowed to take PHIL 2110 (Introduction to Philosophy) in Field of Study and that student is also minoring in Philosophy, PHIL 2110 will appear in Field of Study and in the minor.
Major Visual Card
This visual card contains all of the courses required for the major. If the major has an associated concentration, courses for the concentration are also listed in the major visual card. Courses in the major visual card may not share with courses in the minor.
Minor Visual Card
This visual card contains all of the courses required for the minor if the student has selected a minor. Courses applied towards a minor may not share with major courses. However, courses in a minor may share with Field of Study (if applicable).
Supporting Courses Visual Card
Some majors have required Supporting Courses to supplement the major courses. If this is a requirement for the student’s selected major, the courses will appear here. These courses can share with the minor and Field of Study.
Potential Electives
These are courses where the student has earned academic credit for the course, but the course is not counting towards any specific requirement in the Core, Major or Minor. If you feel that these courses should be used for a degree requirement, please contact your Academic Advisor.
Ineligible, Cannot Count & Over the Limit Visual Cards
These are courses that cannot count towards your degree. In most cases, these are courses that were failed or where the student withdrew. Additionally, a maximum of 6 credit hours total of military science, debate practicum (COMM 1115) and applied music/ensemble courses (for non-music majors and minors) can be applied toward a degree. Any courses in excess of those 6 hours will appear in this area. Most degree programs also do not allow any PWLA (Personal Wellness or Fitness) courses to count towards degree hours.