Graduation and Commencement

All degree-seeking students have access to GradPlan. If students have officially declared their major, those requirements will automatically display. If the major hasn’t been declared, students can perform a What-If for their intended major to display the requirements. Advisors, faculty, and selected staff will also have access for the purpose of supporting your progress through your academic career.

Log in to OnePort using your student access login. The link to GradPlan is found on the left side of the page.

No. GradPlan is a snapshot of courses in-progress, planned, and in academic history. Registration is handled through the Schedule Planner or Self-Service Banner.

This degree audit is a tool that you may use for assessing your progress toward your degree and for planning your future course work. Although we endeavor to assure that the information in the degree audit report is accurate, it is not an official transcript of your academic record and it is not an official notification of completion of degree requirements. You should contact the Registrar’s Office for your official degree conferral status or to obtain a copy of your academic transcript. We also encourage you to read the UNC Asheville Course Catalog for more detail on degree and major requirements, as well as course descriptions. If you need assistance in interpreting GradPlan, please contact your academic advisor. Final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements lies with the student.

You can find your advisor’s name at the top left of the audit. If there is no name or the name appearing is incorrect, please contact the Academic Success Center at ASC@unca.edu.

With some exceptions, coursework is defined as “in residence” when registration is through the University. The following types of courses, however, are not considered in residence: transfer credit (including studying abroad at another insitution), credit by examination, or credit for military experience. To graduate from UNC Asheville, an undergraduate student must complete the following in residence as a minimum:

• The final thirty (30) semester hours
• At least 25% of the credit hours required for the degree
• One half of the required semester hours in the major, two-thirds of the major if a Post-baccalaureate student seeking a second degree
• One half of the hours required for a minor (if applicable)
• Individual academic programs may specify particular courses that must be taken in residence. A student who intends to transfer coursework from other institutions should consult the program of study for her or his intended degree program.

If you successfully repeat a course using grade replacement, only your last attempt counts toward degree requirements. The earlier attempt(s) will be placed in an “insufficient” category at the bottom of your audit. The courses in this area do not count toward your total hours, and they cannot be used to fulfill requirements.

GradPlan looks at your program and places each course using a “best fit” scenario. The “best fit” process will not always be perfect, particularly when multiple possibilities exist. Classes may apply to different sections as you take more courses. If you have a course that does not appear in the area in which you expected, contact your advisor for assistance.

In most cases, yes. GradPlan is programmed to recognize that some courses can fulfill more than one requirement. The course credits and the course grade will apply only once, even if it is used for more than one requirement. If you have any questions, contact your advisor.

Not necessarily. This can be a timing issue such as posting of grades for the current term. If you have followed through on any requirements you were told to complete, you should still be on track for graduation. The Registrar’s Office can assist you with questions regarding graduation clearance. Please send questions to ASC@unca.edu.

Not necessarily. If you have applied to graduate, the Registrar’s Office performs a final graduation audit and communicates any missing requirements to the student.

The What If function is a GradPlan feature that allows a student to select a major, minor, concentration or licensure area that they might be interested in pursuing to see how their completed and registered coursework would fulfill the requirements for that possible program.

There are three different GPA calculators in GradPlan. The Major GPA feature appears below the major requirements and lists the major courses that are calculated. The Term Calculator and Advice Calculator appear on a separate tab and help you to determine how to reach a desired GPA. The Term Calculator helps you to predict what your GPA will be for the current semester based on the grades you think you will earn in each class. Please note that the GPA is computed only on the basis of coursework taken at UNC Asheville. Also, some grades, such as “S” (Satisfactory), “W” (Withdrawal), and “IP” (In-Progress) are not counted in the GPA. In addition, courses for which a grade replacement has been or will be allowed when a repeat form is filed will also not count in the cumulative GPA. It is important that you read the instructions on each GPA calculator carefully to be sure you are entering the credits that will actually count in your GPA; if repeats for a grade replacement are involved, we recommend that you check your results with an advisor.

Look Ahead is a tool for you to arrange course requirements into future semester blocks. You and your advisor may find this helpful as you plan your academic career. Courses entered using the Look-Ahead are not saved, but you can see them placed on your audit next to any requirement they will fulfill.

Yes, to see a printable list of courses taken at UNC Asheville, as well as transfer courses, go to the Worksheet tab and click on the Class History link at the top. To identify requirements that you still need to complete, you may look for unchecked boxes in the main “Student View” worksheet, or you may select “Registration Checklist” from the drop-down box under “Format” and click on the “Process New” button. GradPlan is laid out in block format displaying information about degree, major, minor and concentration requirements.

The information in GradPlan is refreshed each night. Any changes made today (e.g., grade changes or classes added/dropped) will be seen in GradPlan tomorrow.

There could be several reasons. GradPlan may not have refreshed since a change was made (the information is refreshed nightly). There could be paperwork that needs to be completed. For example, if you have completed transfer courses, it is possible that the university has not received an official transcript or the coursework is pending departmental review. A substitution or waiver for a course requirement may not have been processed yet. Check with your advisor or the Academic Success Center at ASC@unca.edu to confirm the status of a petition.

You cannot update course information in GradPlan. To change your major/minor/concentration, please submit a Declaration form. To initiate changes to your academic program contact your advisor, or a faculty member in the department offering the major/minor/concentration.

Each major and minor is broken out into individual requirement blocks within the audit, and will appear in different sections with blue headings throughout the audit. Students should be able to locate each area by scrolling through the entire audit and checking these blue headings carefully. If pursuing two majors under the same degree (e.g., BA Psychology and Sociology), both majors will be noted in the box near the top of the audit and will appear in the body of the audit in the order noted at the top of the audit.Students pursuing a second major in a different degree (e.g., BA in Psychology and BS in Biology) will need to click on the Degree drop-down box at the top of the Student View audit in order to view the additional requirements. If the second degree is not an option in the drop down, the major may not have been officially added. Students can declare a major or make changes to a declaration online.

GradPlan displays the officially declared major/minor for the student. Students can declare a major or make changes to a declaration online.

You should consult your academic advisor for a review of your audit.