Degree Works

Degree Works is a Web-based tool for students to monitor their academic progress toward degree completion. A Degree Works audit is a review of past, current and planned coursework that provides information on completed and outstanding requirements necessary to complete the degree.

Undergraduate students matriculated fall 2022 or after in the programs listed below will use Degree Works exclusively. While DP Planner will not be used for the programs listed, it remains available for all students and mentors to explore individualized degree programs.

Undergraduate structured programs in Degree Works: 

Accounting
Addiction Studies
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
General Studies
Human Resource Management
Management
Psychology
Public Health
Security Studies

All School of Nursing and Allied Health students and School for Graduate Studies students use Degree Works exclusively.

Resources

A guide for students: 
Degree Works Guide for Students (PDF 781kB)

Faculty and Staff Resources

Degree Works FAQ

The information in Degree Works is updated from Banner overnight. Any changes made today (e.g., grade changes or classes added/dropped) will be viewable in Degree Works tomorrow.

No. Degree Works is a snapshot of courses in-progress, planned, and in academic history. Registration occurs in Self-Service Banner through the my.sunyempire.edu portal.

Yes. Once grades are viewable in Self-Service Banner through the my.sunyempire.edu portal, they are available in Degree Works following the overnight update from Banner.

  • Before meeting to discuss registration for an upcoming term
  • Before registration to plan courses for the term
  • After registration to ensure that the courses selected apply to requirements as expected
  • After grades for each term are posted
  • Before graduation application
  • Any time a student makes changes to their schedule

Any exception to degree or major requirements should be discussed with the mentor/advisor. Technical issues require users to submit an incident ticket at the IT Service Desk.

Contact Us

For any questions related to Degree Works please reach out to DegreeWorks@sunyempire.edu.

Contact Us

RegistrarsOffice@SUNYEmpire.edu

Transcript@SUNYEmpire.edu

VCO@SUNYEmpire.edu

Phone: 800-847-3000 or 518-587-2100

Fax: 518-580-0105

Mailing Address

Empire State University
Office of the Registrar
111 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

More Information

For current students: Registrar in My.SUNYEmpire (login required)