Degree Audit - increases accuracy, objectivity, efficiency and timeliness of student degree progress. Much of the matching of student's course history with degree requirements is done manually during a student's career by advisors, counselors, registrars, and students themselves, especially as they approach graduation.
Students can also self-monitor their degree progress.
Degree auditing does require more upfront work to encode programs. But benefits will be reaped by fewer errors, consistent application of degree requirements and less manual work by expensive staff. Many schools have also noticed an increase in retention due to the use of degree audits. Many students will shop around until they find the answer they are looking for in transferring courses. They will shop different schools, different departments in a school or sometimes different staff in the same office.