AI and the Modern Registrar: Reimagining Degree Planning and Audits at SMU, UNC, UM, and Cal Poly SLO

Our institutions are leading a registrar-led transformation of PeopleSoft degree audits, leveraging AI tools to boost efficiency and transparency. These initiatives modernize audit maintenance using HighPoint business logic to provide real-time insights for students and staff.
By simplifying visualization and consolidating course management, we’ve improved accuracy and staff confidence. Students benefit from personalized, AI-driven insights that adapt to record changes and support "what-if" scenarios. Integrated analytics—including demand forecasting and course utilization—provide the actionable insights necessary to enhance institutional decision-making and student achievement.

Committee Group: Group X: Corporate Partners

First Learning Outcome: Learn how to modernize PeopleSoft degree audits with tools that simplify logic, improve validation, and provide transparent rule maintenance. 

Second Learning Outcome: Explore how real-time, automated degree planning enhances student engagement, supports scenario exploration, and improves on-time graduation.

Third Learning Outcome: Understand how integrated analytics—such as course demand forecasting, off-plan identification, and completion insights—strengthen institutional decision-making.

Core Competency: Change Management

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Presenter(s): 

Bobby Lothringer Southern Methodist University

Lauren DiGrazia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Karen Beckett University of Miami

Cem Sunata California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

George Amalor HighPoint