DEGREE AUDIT REPORTING SYSTEM (DARS)

The Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) is a valuable tool that helps you track your progress towards your degree. This report applies the courses you are currently enrolled in and the courses you have completed (including any transfer courses accepted by PSU), to the graduation requirements.

1. Log in to my.pdx.edu and go to the Academics dashboard

2. From the Academic Planning section, select Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)

3. Select Submit an Audit

4. Select Portland State University PSU Undergrad/ Postbac, then Continue

5. Select your Degree Program (ex: Architecture - Bachelor of Arts)

6. Select the Catalog Year

7. Select Run Audit

Getting on a class Waitlist can help you get into a closed class if someone drops the class. This option permits a department to obtain a chronological list of names of students who wish to be considered for the next available seat in the class.

◉ If you receive a message that a course is full, but a Waitlist is available, select Waitlist WEB from the Action drop down menu and then select Submit.

Once on a Waitlist, you will NOT be automatically registered for the class if a seat becomes available. Once a seat becomes available, a notification will be sent to the first person on the Waitlist via their PSU email account, letting them know they can register for the course. You have exactly 24 hours from the time this email is generated to register for the reserved seat. Instructions on how to add a course from the Waitlist when a seat becomes available will be contained in the notification email. Once 24 hours have lapsed, you will automatically be dropped from the Waitlist. If you still need the course, you will need to add yourself back to the Waitlist.

In certain cases, you may find that you need or want to take a course but cannot register for it online. Special registration processes, such as by-arrangements or departmental approvals, are handled in person at the Registration Counter in the Student Services Lounge in Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH).

DARS audits are used as unofficial advising tools and are not intended to be a promise or guarantee of progress toward a degree, major, minor, or certificate. Any PSU advisor can help you interpret this report and understand where you stand in completing your requirements to graduate.

You can get materials you’ll need for your classes such as textbooks, lab materials, art supplies, software, and writing utensils at the Portland State Bookstore. You can save money by using the PSU library, or renting or finding deals on books and supplies.