The timing of the audit reviews is set so that the students are able to work out their schedules as best as they can with the help of their advisors. According to Nikki Andrews, Registrar of WPI, as recently as a few years ago the senior audits were only reviewed at the end of D-term. That meant that there was no warning until it was too late for the students. If there was even a potential problem with the degree requirements, a notice was sent to the student. This was done to prevent any especially nasty surprises that might arise at the end of D-term.
All students can check their own audits at any time on the Web.
Also, if everything goes according to schedule, new audits will be rolled out next year. These new audits will be more clear and readable than their predecessors. System Dynamics and Technical Communication majors will finally have official audits. Hopefully, this will make it easier for next year's seniors to find out sometime before D-term what they need in order to graduate. The contents of these pages may not be reproduced without permission.