 Introduction  What is LOBO Trax  How LOBO Trax is used in the Registrar’s Office  How LOBO Trax can help students  How to update an LOBO Trax report  Contacting the Degree Audit Team  Live Demo

In 1996, The University of New Mexico piloted a new process to assist with academic advisement. UNM invested in a Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS) that was developed at Miami University of Ohio. Based on this software, UNM developed ePROGRESS – as of February 2010 the degree audit team upgraded this system to the Interactive Audit that is now – LOBO Trax

 LOBO Trax is the degree audit tool used for verification of: University requirements: 128 hours, UNM Residency, 2.0 gpa, Engl 102, & the UNM core  College Requirements: any college requirements, upper level hours, entry requirements, etc...  Degree Requirements: Degree program, minor, and any 2 nd major/minor requirements. The report provides a concise report that is used for advising as well as for final certification  The LOBO Trax report provides students with current and accurate transfer and UNM course information to enhance their degree program planning. Students are able to view their LOBO Trax reports at anytime through LoboWeb

LOBO Trax does not just list courses a student has taken, but actually applies the University rules to a degree program. These include, but are not limited to:  AOA (also offered as) courses  Department restrictions; i.e. Math, Chemistry, Biology, etc.  Repeatable hours  Duplicate courses and/or credit

NOT  LOBO Trax is NOT a transcript. It is an internal document that is not intended to report student achievement to outside parties. NOT  LOBO Trax does NOT replace written information; such as the University catalog, degree program fliers, and other handouts that explain programs and their procedures. NOT  LOBOTrax does NOT replace advising – the goal is to help make advising a more meaningful interaction between advisor and student.

 The degree audit team is the main contact for Advisors, Colleges, Departments, & students when they have questions or concerns regarding the progress report.  The degree audit team updates all degree programs, and is responsible for updating the different tables in DARwin / Banner that are used by the University.  Currently, the degree audit team processes all academic exceptions for all colleges, this includes exceptions to the UNM Core, College Requirements, and Degree Programs.  LOBO Trax is used for graduation, by checking that pending graduates have met all of the University requirements.

 Lists the student’s current degree program.  Identifies completed requirements & those that are still outstanding.  Shows where transfer work will apply toward the degree requirements.  Takes the “guesswork” out of selecting courses for future registration. LOBO Trax Reports:

 Run (submit) LOBO Trax reports  Run (submit) LOBO Trax reports of “What-If” Degree programs  Can print LOBO Trax report  Advisors have the ability to submit academic exceptions electronically

 Suzie Vigil Sr. Degree Audit Analyst  Glenda Johnson Transfer Articulation Manager  Alec Reber Associate Registrar  Alex Gonzalez Registrar

Where do you go to run the LOBO Trax report? Log-on to myUNM & go to LoboWeb

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Lucy Lobo Click “Refresh The List” if your new audit does not appear immediately

 In LOBO Trax there is the option for students to add “Planned” Courses to their LOBO Trax Report  They do so by clicking on a link within the LOBO Trax Report and Add Course – there will be more detail in the Live Demo  Students and Advisors have the option of running the LOBO Trax report with or without the Planned Courses showing

 Planned Course show up in LOBO Trax graphs as a light purple color: