Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)
Advisors have some discretion in making reasonable changes to students' degree programs by substituting or waiving course requirements. DARS allows advisors to officially document these approved changes in a student's record. Adjustments may include substituting a transfer course for a required UA course, adding a required course, waiving a required course, or entering a note to explain how a requirement was waived. Adjustments made through DARS can be viewed both by advisors and students by generating a new SAPR.
Although course adjustments are made on DARS, changes to major and minor programs are still made on Student Information Systems (SIS). Major and minor changes made in SIS are automatically uploaded to DARS every evening. However, advisors are able to force these changes through to DARS instantly on Advisor Link by creating a SAPR based on a student's current standing/degree info in SIS (as opposed to the default option of creating a SAPR based on current info in DARS). Forcing the change allows advisors the immediate ability to make DARS adjustments to a student's new major or minor rather than waiting until the next day.
Advisors should refer to the DARS Exceptions website for instructions on gaining access to this system. Access does require that an advisor already have SIS access and a UA email account, have a letter of recommendation from his or her supervisor, and attend a formal DARS training session.
