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Last Updated: 2024-09-20
Confer Program Completions

Confer Program Completions

  • Create Programs of Study. Configure the credentials to confer upon completion.
  • Configure the
    Confer Program Completion Event
     business process and security policy in the Student Records functional area.
  • Security:
    Manage: Program Completion Progress
     domain in the Student Records functional area.
You can confer degrees when students satisfy the requirements of their programs of study. Students must complete all standalone and bundled programs of study on their academic record together, but can complete stackable programs of study independently.
This topic describes how to mass complete programs of study. To complete programs of study for a single student, access the
Complete Programs for Student
 task.
When you mass complete programs of study, Workday confers the default credentials of the programs of study. To confer a different credential configured for the program of study, use the
Complete Programs for Student
 task.
  1. Access the
    Manage Program Completion
     report.
  2. Filter for the program of study records to complete.
    Example: To confer program completion for approved program completion applications, select
    Approved for Completion
     from the
    Program Completion Status
     prompt.
  3. Select the program of study records to complete.
  4. Click
    Mass Complete Programs
    .
  5. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Academic Period for Completion
    Select the academic period in which to confer the completion.
    Conferral Date
    Workday automatically populates this field based on the Conferral Date date control configured for the academic period for completion.
    If a student is completing multiple programs of study at the same time, Workday populates the conferral date associated with the primary program of study.
    If program of study records for different students are associated with multiple conferral dates, Workday populates the conferral date of the first academic unit that the program of study records have in common.
    If the academic unit does not have a conferral date, Workday populates the end date for the academic period.
    Example: The conferral dates for Spring 2025 at Alma Mater University are:
    • Alma Mater University: June 1
    • College of Arts & Sciences: June 4
    • College of Business & Economics: June 5
    When you complete program of study records for the College of Arts & Sciences and the College of Business & Economics at the same time, Workday populates a conferral date of June 1.
    Override Conferral Date from Period Date Controls
    To change the conferral date, select this check box and specify a new
    Conferral Date
    .
  6. Select the
    Confirm
     check box.
Workday launches the
Mass Conferral Background Process
 job and when it completes, we update the program of study status for program of study records that are eligible for completion. We display any ineligible program of study records in the
Program of Study Records Not Completed
 section.
When a student completes all of the programs of study on their academic record, Workday locks the academic record to protect it from future automated processes. If necessary, you can manually update locked academic records. When a student has any in-progress programs of study on their academic record, the academic record remains unlocked.