DARS is a service available through Bear Facts that enables undergraduate students to monitor their progress toward meeting major, UC, and campus requirements. Students can see which requirements have been completed and which have not, and which courses can fulfill those unmet requirements.

In this way, DARS can be an important aid to planning your registration each semester, and your academic career as a whole. It cannot substitute for meeting personally with your advisor, but it can be a valuable tool when you and your advisor meet. A DARS report shows -- in considerable detail -- your progress toward completing a degree in your declared major, taking into account not only completed UCB course work, but transfer courses and courses in progress.

You order DARS reports through Bear Facts by clicking the DARS link. After providing the requested information, you receive a report via e-mail within 24 hours at their @uclink.berkeley.edu or other e-mail address on file. (You can update your e-mail address on Bear Facts too.) There is no cost, and no limit to the number of DARS reports you can order.

What DARS Does

DARS pulls information directly from your academic record, so that each report contains the most up-to-date information. Report any errors in the information to your college or major department advisor, not to the Office of the Registrar.

Reports list your degree requirements, summarize your progress to date, and explain what you must do to complete your degree program. They also show how official transfer course work is applied toward your degree requirements.

DARS tracks completion of your UC and Berkeley campus requirements (e.g. American Cultures), and identifies courses that can fulfill missing requirements.

If you're considering changing your major, you can request "what if" scenarios showing how course work already completed can be applied to other potential majors, and listing degree requirements for the majors. This can help you lay out your options before you decide to change.

All questions about the contents of your DARS report should be directed to your college or major department adviser.