Advising Resource Center

Advising Resource Center

Welcome to the College of Computing and Digital Media’s Advising Resource Center. 

Please look through the resources below based on various topics you may need assistance with. We have videos, PDF guides, and templates to choose from. Reviewing these resources will help you to be a more successful student at CDM. Always feel free to reach out to your advisor for any further questions.

Resources

 

Undergraduate Degree Progress Report

This video will help undergraduate students understand their Degree Progress Report, a tool used to help stay on track for graduation.

 

Graduate Degree Progress Report

This video will help graduate students understand their Degree Progress Report: a tool used to help stay on track for graduation.

 

How to Register for Classes

This video is great to watch to be successful in class registration. You will learn when your registration appointment is, how to search for classes, and how to properly enroll. This is helpful for undergraduate and graduate students.

 

Waitlist & the Swap Feature

This video will help you understand waitlists and setting up the swap feature for class enrollment. This is helpful for undergraduate and graduate students.

 

Deadlines, Academic Calendar, Dropping Classes

This video will help you to understand important deadlines in the academic calendar and how to drop classes.

 

Changing Your Major/Minor & the What-if Report

This video will help you learn how to change your major, add a minor, and run a What-If Report.

 

Transferring Credits as an Incoming Student

This video is helpful for understanding your incoming credits including AP, IB, dual enrollment credits, or transfer credits. This video is helpful for first year and transfer undergraduate students.

 

Transferring Credits as a Current Student

This video will cover the CDM process for taking classes at another institution (like a community college) while currently a student at DePaul. It will go over course equivalencies, necessary forms, and policies. This video is helpful for undergraduate students only.

 

How to Make an Advising Appointment

This video will overview the process of making a CDM advising appointment in OneDePaul.

 

How to Make an Express Advising Appointment

Express advising appointments are 15-minute appointments that occur during peak seasons in the CDM advising office to help the most amount of students schedule appointments. This video will cover how to make this kind of appointment in OneDePaul.

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Undergrad Academic Plan (Excel)

This spreadsheet is helpful to begin long term planning in your program. By plugging in your credits for each of your credit requirements, you can see if you are on track to graduate. This is helpful for undergraduate students.

Additional Resources