The Tar Heel Tracker report (THT) is part of a suite of degree audit tools that lists all of the requirements for your degree, including (but not limited to):
The Tar Heel Tracker will show if a requirement has or has not been satisfied, and is a useful tool that allows you and your advisor to chart your academic progress towards graduation.
You can find your degree requirements within your Tar Heel Tracker or the undergraduate catalog. To find your general education requirements, click on the catalog link under the requirement term for “Making Connections” or “IDEAs in Action” within your Tar Heel Tracker. To access your major or minor requirements, click on the catalog link under the requirement term for that major or minor.
The Tar Heel Tracker is the student’s official record of graduation requirements. In order to be approved for graduation, your THT report must be fully “closed” indicating that you have completed all courses and all University graduation requirements. Students are encouraged to meet with their academic advisor to confirm their graduation status.
When a requirement is collapsed within the Tar Heel Tracker, this means either (1) that the requirement has been successfully satisfied or (2) that the requirement is currently being fulfilled by a course that is in progress.
When determining your registration appointment, the following credits are included in this calculation: All hours completed while in residence at UNC, UNC accepted transfer credit hours, and completed and posted study abroad credits. The following are excluded from this calculation: test credits (such as AP, IB, SAT, etc.), BE and PL credits, and current term and in-progress courses.
You can view your Tar Heel Tracker within your Student Center in ConnectCarolina. Once in the Student Center, select the drop-down menu under Academics, then click on Tar Heel Tracker. The Tar Heel Tracker is only available to currently enrolled students.
The Admissions Office is responsible for the evaluation and posting of transfer credits. The Study Abroad Office is responsible for the evaluation and posting of study abroad credits. If your credit is missing or incorrect, contact the respective office for assistance.
A requirement term identifies the catalog year which details that student’s academic requirements and related policies. Each major or minor may have a different requirement term. To use a requirement term, you must have enrolled in that specific term.
If you are looking to change the requirement term for your major or minor, please contact an academic advisor for assistance. If your major or minor is in one of the professional schools, please reach out to an academic advisor within that school.
A Tar Heel Tracker adjustment is when a course is moved within the tracker to satisfy another requirement.
Please reach out to the Director of Undergraduate Studies for your major or minor who is responsible for the approval and submission of major/minor adjustments.
The Office of Undergraduate Curricula is responsible for the approval of general education requirement adjustments. Only seniors and transfer students are eligible to submit a general education course petition.
Below are a few examples of errors you may encounter when viewing your THT.
If you are a currently enrolled student your Tar Heel Tracker is not available, please contact tarheeltracker@registrar.unc.edu. If you are not a currently enrolled student, reach out to your academic advisor.
If your major or minor is incorrect within your Tar Heel Tracker, please reach out to an academic advisor to make sure that your program/plan is properly updated within ConnectCarolina.
If the event isn’t showing up in your Tar Heel Tracker, please contact Student Affairs at cle@unc.edu for assistance.
If the Tar Heel Tracker is picking up the wrong requirements, this typically means that a student needs to update their requirement term/catalog year. To update a requirement term, a student should contact their advisor.
Please contact tarheeltracker@registrar.unc.edu for further assistance.
The Admissions Office is responsible for the evaluation and posting of transfer credits. For more information on filling out a course evaluation or credit reevaluation form, see below:
https://admissions.unc.edu/transfer-credit/current-students/
If you transfer credits are not posted, please email transfercredit@admissions.unc.edu.
The Study Abroad Office is responsible for the evaluation of study abroad credits. For more information on how to request credit and the credit review process, see below:
https://studyabroad.unc.edu/steps-for-requesting-credit/
If you have already received credit and want the course to fulfill a major or minor requirement please reach out to the Director of Undergraduate Studies in that major or minor.
Email tarheeltracker@unc.edu with your PID to request assistance.