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Last Updated: 2025-09-19
Reference: Academic Progress Report

Reference: Academic Progress Report

Workday provides the
Academic Progress
on the
Academics
profile group of the student profile.
The report enables advisors and students to:
  • Track a student's academic requirements for their educational objectives.
  • Assess a student's progress toward their objectives.
You can configure academic progress on these tasks:
  • Configure Academic Requirements
  • Maintain Academic Progress Processing Policy
  • Set Up Academic Progress Display

Academic Progress Visualization Circle

Workday displays the student's overall progress toward completing the number of requirements for their primary program of study, and for each standalone program of study that the student has.
You can use the
Set Up Academic Progress Display
task to configure whether the visualization circle displays. See Set Up Academic Progress Display Policy.

Cumulative GPA Including Transfer

Workday displays the cumulative GPA earned by the student on their primary program of study. Workday displays the GPA defined by the GPA policy of their primary program of study on the
Configure Grade Point Averages Policy
task. See Set Up Grade Point Average Policies.

Unused Registrations

The
Unused Registrations
field always displays by default and displays a number if the student has course registrations or activities that aren't being used for requirements.
When you drill down into the
Unused Registrations
value, Workday displays these possible reasons for why each registration isn’t used:
Reason
Description
Didn't Match
The registrations didn't match the criteria of any of the academic requirements currently assigned to the student. Workday was unable to assign or didn't even consider these registrations during the academic progress evaluation.
Didn't Satisfy
Workday didn't use the registrations to satisfy the academic requirements.
Examples:
  • The registration doesn’t meet the configured grade requirement.
  • The registration exceeds the academic progress limit.
  • The course is a restricted requirement group.
In Excess
Workday doesn't use these registrations to satisfy an academic requirement because another registration already satisfies the requirement.
Example: Either ENGL 101 or WRIT 131 satisfies a requirement. The student has passed ENGL 101, and enrolls in WRIT 131. WRIT 131 is in excess of the requirement.
Unassigned Units
An override is applied and the registration is assigned to academic requirements using the
Assign Course to Requirement
override type, but not all the units for the registration satisfied the requirement. Workday doesn't use the remaining units for registrations toward another requirement.
Example: You assign a course that's 5 units to requirement A for 3 units. If the course for 5 units doesn't apply to any other requirement, Workday puts the course in
Unassigned Units
because 2 of its units won't be used. If Workday can apply the course that's 5 units to another requirement without specifying units or apply all 5 units for a requirement, then the course won't be in
Unassigned Units
. If Workday assigns the course that's 5 units to a requirement that's 3 units and to another requirement that's 2 units, it's still considered as
Unassigned Units
because a requirement isn't using all 5 units.

Overall Academic Progress

The
Overall Academic Progress
grid displays the Total Academic Requirement (TAR). TAR is for the student's academic record based on their primary program of study. You configure the total units students must earn across all their programs of study on an academic record.
You can configure the
Total Academic Requirements
tab on the
Configure Academic Requirements
task. See Set Up Academic Requirement Configurations.
If a student's registrations don’t satisfy the eligibility rules on the TAR, then Workday doesn’t display those registrations in the
Overall Academic Progress
grid.
The
Overall Academic Progress
grid displays:
Column
Description
Related Actions
Magnifying Glass
(when overrides are assigned)
Select the related actions to display the previews or click the magnifying glass to display the
Total Academic Requirement Assignment
and
View Total Academic Requirement Assignment
reports.
Workday displays the
Override Assigned
column with a
Yes
if the student has a total academic requirement override.
Units Defined
Displays the number of units configured for the total academic requirement assigned to the student.
Units in Progress
Displays the number of units used from the student's registered or in-progress course registration that will satisfy TAR when completed or graded. Workday considers a registration as In-progress when it has a status of
Enrolled
or
Registered
.
To evaluate the in-progress registrations instead of the graded registrations, select
Prefer in progress over repeated courses
on the
Maintain Academic Progress Processing Policy
task. Workday only evaluates courses repeated for grade improvement, and not courses that are repeatable for additional credit. The courses are subject to the Course Repeat Policy as well.
Drill down to view the details for each registration in the eligibility rule that you configured for the TAR.
Units Satisfying
Displays the number of units associated with the course registrations that the student has completed that satisfy TAR.
Remaining
Displays the number of units remaining to satisfy TAR. Workday displays this value based only on completed registrations.
Example: A student requires 120 units, of which 36 units are satisfying. The student has 28 units in progress. Workday displays 84
Remaining
units (120 total units - 36 units satisfying).
Status
Workday displays these statuses:
  • Satisfied
  • In Progress
  • Not Satisfied

Academic Requirement Areas

In addition to the configured academic requirements, Workday can monitor academic progress across groups of requirements. You can configure the academic requirement areas to bundle sets of requirements, and define the needed units and academic requirements to satisfy them.
This section displays only if the student is if academic requirement areas are configured for the student's program of study and academic unit and level. You configure academic requirement areas on the
Configure Academic Requirements
task.
Column
Description
Requirement Area
The
Academic Requirement Area Name
.
Units Defined
The number of units configured for the requirement area assigned to the student.
Units in Progress
The number of units associated with the student's registered or in-progress course registrations that satisfy the academic requirement area.
Workday considers a registration as in-progress when it has a status of
Enrolled
or
Registered
.
Remaining Required Units
The remaining unit count for the student to satisfy the requirement area.
Workday displays the Remaining value by subtracting only the units for completed or graded course registrations.
Example: Requirement Area General Education requires 36 units. The student has 12 units graded toward the area, and 3 units in progress. Workday displays 24 remaining units (36 units - 12 units satisfying).
Remaining Required Academic Requirements
The academic requirements configured to the academic requirement area that aren't fully satisfied on the student's academic progress.
To satisfy an academic requirement area, Workday calculates the units used from student course registrations satisfying academic requirements, configured for the academic requirement area in this order:
  • Required academic requirements.
  • Additional academic requirements up to the maximum units allowed from additional requirements.
Status
The overall status for the academic requirement area:
  • Satisfied
  • In Progress
  • Not Satisfied

Program of Study Requirements

Workday displays each program of study for the student, starting with the primary program of study. Workday displays these fields:
Field
Description
Program of Study GPA
The earned GPA for the program of study.
Displays when you select the
Display on History
check box on the
Configure Grade Point Averages Policy
task. See Set Up Grade Point Average Policies.
Requirements Effective
The dates that Workday uses to determine which academic requirements apply for the student, based on the academic requirements effective date policy. Workday uses the dates to apply the effective:
  • Academic requirements configuration.
  • Version of each academic requirement.
You can drill down on the value to view details for the effective dates for the different levels of the academic structure. See Set Up Academic Requirements Effective Dates Policies.
You can also configure overrides to specify different requirements effective dates for the student. See Override Academic Requirements Effective Dates.
Last Evaluated
The date and time that Workday last evaluated the student’s academic progress.
Workday displays this value based on the time zone configured on the
Edit Tenant Setup – System
task.
Requirements Not Assigned
The requirements that apply for the student’s academic unit, program of study, or program area, but aren’t assigned based on the student criteria in the academic requirement configuration.
To display the required units for the program, clear the
Program Required Units
check box on the
Set Up Academic Progress Display
task.
You can configure the
Program Required Units
for the student's program of study on the
Configure Academic Requirements
task. If you configured academic requirements for Program of Study, the
Program Required Units
grid has these columns:
Column
Description
Units Defined
The total units that satisfy the academic requirements for the student's program of study. This value is configured in
Program Units Required
on the
Configure Academic Requirements
task for the program of study. Workday bases the assigned Program Required Units on the student's Requirement Effective Date.
Units in Progress
The number of units for the course registrations that are in progress or registered. Units in Progress are for course registrations that are satisfying 1 of these requirements:
  • Configured directly to the program of study.
  • Inherited by the program of study, including program foci.
Drill down to view the:
  • Registrations.
  • Registrations that the student is completing
    In Residence
    .
  • Number of units used from the course registration units.
  • Academic requirement for each registration.
Units Satisfying
The number of units for the completed and graded registrations. Drill down to view the:
  • Registrations.
  • Grade for each registration.
  • Registrations that the student completed
    In Residence
    to earn units.
  • Number of units associated with the course registrations that the student has completed. Includes the number of units that you can assign to the requirement, based on an override to an associated academic requirement.
  • Academic requirement for each registration.
Remaining
The number of units remaining to satisfy the
Program Required Units
. Workday bases this value on completed registrations.
Example: A student requires 120 program completion units. The student has satisfied 36 units and 28 units are in progress. Workday displays the remaining units as 84 (120 - 36 units satisfying).
Status
The overall program completion status:
  • Satisfied
  • In Progress
  • Not Satisfied
The program of study requirements grid displays the academic requirement configurations for the program of study.
Column
Description
Requirement
The academic requirements that apply for the student, including requirements configured to their program of study or related program focus, and inherited by the program of study.
From the related actions preview of the requirement, you can view the:
  • Eligibility rule meaning.
  • Registrations currently satisfying the rule.
  • Number of units that you can assign to the requirement based on an override to an associated academic requirement.
  • Grade for each completed registration.
Status
The completion status of the requirement:
  • Satisfied
    : The student has completed all grade requirements, course and unit requirements, activities, and accomplishments for the academic requirement.
  • In Progress
    : The student has 1 or more registrations in progress to fulfill the academic requirement, or is currently enrolled in 1 or more required courses to satisfy the requirement, or has completed at least 1 course toward an academic requirement.
  • Not Satisfied
    : There are no registrations used for the requirement.
  • Waived
    : There's a waive override for the requirement.
Remaining
The number of remaining registrations or activities to satisfy the individual requirement. These registrations exclude a student's in-progress and completed registrations.
Registrations Used
The registrations used by Workday to fulfill the academic requirement, including courses, test achievements, activities, and learning competencies and outcomes.
Academic Period
The academic period of the course registration used toward the requirement. Workday doesn't display the academic period for activities and accomplishments.
Units
The number of units for the course registration.
Grade
The student's grade for completed courses.