AAR Frequently Asked Questions

As an enrolled Boise State undergraduate student or an undergraduate student that is eligible to enroll, you can run the AAR to check your degree progress. If you are in a non-degree seeking major or a pre-program a report may not be viewable. See Changing My Major and Running a What If Report for more information.

Equivalent transfer courses and test credits appear in the AAR just like Boise State courses. Non-equivalent transfer courses and test credits typically appear in the electives section of the AAR.

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Log in to my.BoiseState and click on Student Center. Under Academics, click on the blue hyper-link "My Academics", next to Academic Requirements, click on "View my advisement report" link.

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Log in to my.BoiseState and click on Student Center. Under Academics, click on the blue hyper-link "My Academics", next to Academic Requirements, click on "View my advisement report” link.

After clicking on the "View my advisement report” link, you will be able to view your AAR on the web page, as a PDF, or have the PDF emailed to your BroncoMail account.

Once you have run your AAR, you have the option to print a PDF. Click the yellow View as a PDF button at the top of the report to generate a printer-friendly version. You can also request that a printer-friendly version be sent to your BroncoMail account by clicking on the yellow Email Report to Me button.

Your advisor has the ability to view your AAR on my.BoiseState. Your advisor does not have the ability to add classes to your planner or your shopping cart. You will need to be logged into my.BoiseState to access those features of the AAR.

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Satisfied requirements will only list the requirement and not show any detail. If you expand the requirement by clicking on the green arrow on the left of the line, you will see that the requirement says “Satisfied” and the details will be shown. In-progress and repeat-in-progress courses will cause the requirement to show as “Not Satisfied” until they have been graded.

Unsatisfied requirements will say “Not Satisfied" and the details about what is needed to fulfill the requirement (such as what course(s) to take or the number of credit hours needed) will be displayed. In-progress and repeat-in-progress courses will show as unsatisfied until they have been graded.

There may be several reasons why a particular course is not being used to fulfill a requirement:

1. Grades -- core courses and upper division courses required by the major need a C- or higher to fulfill a requirement. Some departments may require a C or higher for all of their major requirements.
2. Catalog -- courses that can be used to fulfill a requirement are subject to what catalog year you are using. 
3. Approval -- Some requirements require advisor approval to be submitted to the Registrar's Office.

If you expected a particular course to fulfill a requirement, and it has not, please contact a graduation evaluator degreeprogress@boisestate.edu or your advisor as soon as possible.

Courses that are not graded are considered to be "In Progress," and your AAR will use those courses to fulfill specific requirements. Because the AAR will use an "In Progress" course to fulfill a requirement, it is important to run your AAR after you drop or add courses and after your final grades are received.

In-progress courses are any that have not been graded. They appear on the report with a yellow diamond icon. A requirement that has an in-progress course displayed in the requirement details will not be “Satisfied” until a finale grade has been received. Repeat-in-progress courses are indicated on the report with a yellow star icon. They are treated just like in-progress courses. Be aware that a repeat-in-progress course will not replace your original course until a grade has been received and a repeat code has been applied. Until that time both courses will show on the AAR and will affect your GPA and Total Credits.

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Courses with a grade of incomplete are indicated on the report with a blue circle icon .   Requirements that use courses with grades of incomplete will show as “Not Satisfied.” These will remain “ Not Satisfied” until a grade change has been submitted to the Registrar’s Office. If you do not complete the terms of the incomplete contract, an automatic "F" will be assigned. Grades of “F” are not listed on your AAR, even though they are reflected in your cumulative totals.

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Repeat-in-progress courses are indicated on the report with a yellow star icon. A requirement that has a repeat-in-progress course displayed in the requirement details will display as “Not Satisfied” until a finale grade has been received. Be aware that a repeat-in-progress course will not replace your original course until a grade has been received and a repeat code has been applied. Until that time both courses will show on the AAR and will affect your GPA and Total Credits.

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Courses that are not used to fulfill specific requirements appear at the end of your AAR in the "Electives" section. Unsuccessful attempts (courses with a grade of "F") are not listed on your AAR, even though they are reflected in your cumulative totals.

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If academic adjustments you have submitted do not appear on your AAR, it may be that they were not received by the Registrar’s Office or you have changed your major / minor or catalog year. Contact degreeprogress@boisestate.edu to have an evaluator review your file.

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Check your catalog year at the top of the AAR. If this does not match the catalog you are using, you need to update your catalog information. Contact degreeprogress@boisestate.edu. Requirements on the AAR may be different from the printed catalog if curriculum changes were made by the department after the catalog went to print. For the most up-to-date catalog requirements, please see the online version of the catalog at http://registrar.boisestate.edu/catalogs/index.shtml.

Major requirements are based on what catalog you are using to graduate under. The AAR will use the major, minor and catalog information that exists for you in my.BoiseState at the time you run the report. Check your AAR to see what catalog is listed. If this does not match the catalog you are using, you need to update your catalog information. Contact degreeprogress@boisestate.edu to update your catalog.

Additional reasons your AAR may be inaccurate:

1. You are using a different catalog than is recorded for you in my.BoiseState.
2. You have transfer credits, but your transcript has never been received or evaluated by Boise State.
3. You've completed a qualifying Associate Degree to become Idaho core certified after being admitted to Boise State, but it hasn't yet been recorded on my.BoiseState.
4. You've discussed transfer equivalencies with your advisor and department chair, but those equivalencies have never been formally recorded On my.BoiseState.
5. You've discussed substitutions or waivers with your advisor and department chair, but have never submitted an Adjustment of Academic Requirements form to the Registrar's Office.
6. You've had an Adjustment of Academic Requirements form approved, but you have changed your major or minor and the adjustment is no longer showing on your AAR.
7. If you see any problems on your AAR, let your advisor know right away or email degreeprogress@boisestate.edu. Your AAR will not be accurate until the problems are resolved.

Check your catalog year at the top of the AAR. If this does not match the catalog you are using, you need to update your catalog information. Contact degreeprogress@boisestate.edu. Requirements on the AAR may be different from the printed catalog if curriculum changes were made by the department after the catalog went to print. For the most up-to-date catalog requirements, please see the online version of the catalog at http://registrar.boisestate.edu/catalogs/index.shtml.

The What-if Report is an advising tool that allows you to see what your academic progress would look like based on the requirements for various academic scenarios such as: a different major, minor, or a double major. A What-if Report allows you to see these scenarios without having to change your major in my.BoiseState.

Another way you can utilize the What-if Report is to run it to see your academic progress based on the courses in your planner. Courses from your planner will appear on the report to give you an indication of how they would satisfy your program requirements once you have enrolled in them. Planner courses appear on the report with a blue star icon .

What-if Courses can be added to the What-if Report. This feature allows you to enter any course from the course catalog and see how it would be used on the academic report. If you are interested in the course you can add it to your shopping cart or planner directly from the What-if Report. What-if Courses appear on the report with a question mark icon .

You can run a What-if Report to see how your coursework would apply to a different major or minor. You can run as many different majors or minors you choose without actually changing your declared major. Remember, after you have decided which major or minor you want to pursue, you need to change it on my.BoiseState by accessing the "Change Major" link.