What Classes Do I Need to Graduate?

Your requirements are determined by the catalog year you started. If you started in fall 2023, your catalog year is 2023 to 2024. Look up that specific catalog, not the current one. Schools publish archived catalogs on their registrar or provost site.

Your department usually publishes a requirement sheet that lists every required course and elective group for your major. If you cannot find one, the catalog page for your major has the same information in prose form.

Note the prerequisite chain for every required course. This is what determines how many semesters it will realistically take to complete your major.

Find your school's general education list. Cross off any category you have already satisfied with transfer credit, AP credit, or completed courses. What is left is the set of categories you still owe.

Add up credits from your major, minor if any, GE categories still owed, and previously completed courses. If the total is below your school's graduation minimum, the gap is your free elective count. Those can be any courses that meet the minimum course level your school requires.

Does my declared catalog year match what you have on file? Advisors sometimes have a different catalog year than what you think, especially after switching majors.

Are there any requirements you see in my record that are not listed in the catalog? Some schools add requirements between catalog years.

What is the petition-to-graduate deadline for my target term, and what do I need to have completed by then? This is the one administrative step that blocks more graduations than any other.

Quorum does the work above automatically. Select your school and major, add the courses you have completed, and the planner tells you exactly which requirements are still open and what courses satisfy them.