"We've made changes to the current Academic Evaluation to make it more user friendly and easier to interpret," said University Registrar Cathy Punchello-Cobos.

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Changes Are Coming to Your Academic Evaluation

Evolving format will make your evaluation easier to understand and navigate.

One of the things that sets Thomas Edison State University apart from other institutions has been the development of Academic Evaluations for its applicants and students.

As an applicant to the University, you received a customized Academic Evaluation that continues to serve you as a comprehensive guide in planning your academic journey, fulfilling your degree requirements and working with an academic advisor toward that all-important end game – earning your degree.

According to University Registrar Cathy Punchello-Cobos, utilizing your Academic Evaluation is about to become easier.

"We've made changes to the current Academic Evaluation to make it more user-friendly and easier to interpret," said Punchello-Cobos. "We've streamlined the terminology so that applicants and students can more easily understand what has already been applied toward their degree program and which courses they have left to take."

Punchello-Cobos explained that the culmination of these upgrades will occur later in the fall when students' Academic Evaluations are expected to convert to a web-based format.

"We think students will welcome this development, because the web-based evaluation will incorporate improvements already in the existing format and introduce a more visually appealing and easier to interpret and navigate evaluation," she said. "Relevant sections can be expanded or collapsed as needed, and the body will be color coded so that students can see at a glance which of their courses are in-progress, pending, not started or already completed."

The content will also feature embedded links to area of study requirements and specific course descriptions on the University website so that students can refer to descriptive content seamlessly.

It's important to note that the only changes in the Academic Evaluation pertain to formatting and usability. There are no changes to students' existing degree requirements or area of study rubrics.

Stay tuned for University updates as these changes are formalized and the new web-based version is launched.

If you have questions about your Academic Evaluation, please email the Learner Support Center at LSC@tesu.edu or call (888) 442-8372, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

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