Which set of resources is recommended to ensure a course counts toward your degree and meets prerequisites?

• A. Degree audits, catalogs, advisement
• B. Word-of-mouth recommendations
• C. Course color and campus location
• D. Instructor’s social media

Answer: (A)

Official resources like degree audits, catalogs, and advisement are the best way to ensure a course counts toward your degree and meets prerequisites. A degree audit checks your progress against the exact requirements for your program, showing which courses you’ve completed and which ones still count toward graduation, including whether prerequisites are satisfied. The catalog provides the official degree plan, listing required courses, allowed electives, and the stated prerequisites and recommended sequencing for each course. Advisement offers personalized guidance from college staff, confirming up-to-date requirements based on your record and helping you plan classes to stay on track for graduation.

Together, these sources give you accurate, official information you can rely on when registering. Relying on word-of-mouth can lead to outdated or incorrect details; the color or campus location of a course has no impact on degree requirements; and an instructor’s social media isn’t an official source for degree or prerequisite information.