Degree Planning in Stellic, Support and FAQs
What is Stellic @ Cornell?
Stellic is an online degree advising tool that allows students to build their degree plan, track progress on both college and major requirements, and visualize their schedules for future terms. The platform facilitates seamless collaboration between students and academic advisors, enhancing the Cornell experience and promoting student success. Watch the Introduction to Stellic at Cornell University video to see how Stellic can help students plan classes, track degree progress, and more.
What will Stellic @ Cornell do for Students?
Stellic helps students plan their path and track their progress toward graduation. In Stellic, students can:
- Build a degree plan with a clear path to graduation.
- Track progress with an easy-to-use graduation progress bar.
- Perform a "what if" analysis to explore major changes.
What about DUST?
All CALS students will continue to use DUST to access important CALS resources.
If a student is in Stellic @ Cornell, the "Degree Advising" link in DUST will automatically route to Stellic @ Cornell for these students and their advisors.
What if a student's courses have been counted toward CALS distribution requirements differently in Stellic @ Cornell than they were in DUST?
A student’s courses may be assigned to distributions differently in Stellic @ Cornell than they were in DUST, and this is okay! Even though DUST and Stellic @ Cornell prioritize courses across distributions differently, the overall progress a student has made in completing their degree will be unaffected. If a student notices a mismatch in overall degree progress in Stellic @ Cornell, our office can help verify; please email us at cals-studentservices [at] cornell.edu (cals-studentservices[at]cornell[dot]edu.)
What if a course says it counts for a CALS distribution requirement, but the course doesn't show under that requirement in a student's Stellic @ Cornell record?
The student may have already completed that requirement with other courses, in which case, surplus courses would not show up in that distribution category. The approved distributions when the student took the course can be found in each semester’s Catalog. Students may contact cals-studentservices [at] cornell.edu (cals-studentservices[at]cornell[dot]edu) if they believe a course should have counted for a particular distribution.
What if a course should count for a major requirement and isn't showing up in Stellic @ Cornell?
As always, questions about major requirements should be directed to the student’s faculty advisor or that major’s advising coordinator.
My external transfer course isn't showing accurately on Stellic.
Make sure you are looking at the Courses tab.
- Is it an Advanced Placement (AP) or another exam? AP credits are still being processed and may not be visible in Stellic yet.
- If you have questions about how your AP credit will apply, review the Catalog.
- Due to high volume, we cannot confirm receipt of AP scores for each student. If your AP score does not appear as expected by the end of the first week of classes, please email cals-studentservices [at] cornell.edu for assistance.
- If it is a transfer course from another college that isn’t showing under courses:
- When did you send your final transcript? Please allow up to 2 weeks for processing before reaching out.
- If you sent the transcript more than two weeks ago (courses only, not APs), please email cals-studentservices [at] cornell.edu (cals-studentservices[at]cornell[dot]edu).
- If your transfer course is showing but not fulfilling the requirement you expected:
- For College Requirements (Overall Credits and College Distribution Requirements), contact cals-studentservices [at] cornell.edu (cals-studentservices[at]cornell[dot]edu)
- For Major Requirements, contact your Advising Coordinator.