DegreeReady
akarisoftware.com
What it is
DegreeReady is a web platform for managing student progression from degree-program setup through planning and auditing. Students can map planned and completed units by semester, move subjects with drag and drop, and receive warnings when plans break program rules. The system shows the cost of each subject and the total degree cost, plus completion percentages, remaining subjects or credit points, projected graduation dates, and credit points per subject. Advisors can create version-controlled templates linked to program structures, including templates based on career goals or pathways and wildcard subjects. They can work with students remotely or in person and use What If scenarios to examine alternatives and transferable credits. Administrators and advisors can receive alerts when students fall behind or plans become invalid. On-demand audits compare enrolled and completed subjects from an existing Student Management System with degree rules. Institutions can open access to prospective students and agents. DegreeReady is paid, with pricing on request, and has no free plan or trial.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- DegreeReady manages student progression from degree-program setup through planning and progression auditing.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Privacy
- Akari’s privacy policy says personal-data processing includes preventing fraud, ensuring security, analytics, and service operations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Support
- Akari provides a contact form for platform, sales, and customer-support requests plus Ireland, UK, and Australia phone numbers and an email address.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Headquarters
- Cork, IrelandRead 28 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Founded
- 2010Read 28 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Administrator alerts
- Administrators and advisors can be notified when students fall behind or when plans become invalid.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Advisor tools
- Advisors can create templates, work with students remotely or in person, and use a What If function to explore alternatives and transferable credits.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Data transfers
- The privacy policy says transfers outside the European Economic Area use an adequacy decision or Standard Contractual Clauses and other safeguards.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Degree costs
- Students can see the cost of each subject and the total cost of their degree.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Maker history
- Akari Software was established in 2010 as a spin-out from a Cork, Ireland company that developed a curriculum-management solution for Munster Technological University.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Progress auditing
- Students can view completion percentages, remaining subjects or credit points, projected graduation dates, and credit points per subject.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Prospective-student access
- The system can be made available over the internet to students and agents for building plans, trying templates, and calculating degree costs.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Social logins
- Prospective users can register or log in with Google, Twitter/X, or Facebook accounts.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Student planning
- Students can map planned and completed units by semester, drag and drop subjects, and receive validation warnings when rules are broken.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Student-system data
- On-demand auditing checks enrolled and completed subjects from the existing Student Management System against degree-program rules.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
- Templates
- Templates can be based on career goals or pathways, are version controlled and linked to program structures, and may include wildcard subjects.Read 30 Sep 2026 · akarisoftware.com
Plans and prices
DegreeReady Priced on request pricing available upon request Read 30 Sep 2026 · capterra.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Semester planning with drag-and-drop subjects
- Shows subject and total degree costs
- Version-controlled templates with wildcard subjects
- What If scenarios for transferable credits
- Audits existing student-system data
Limits
- Web platform only
- No free plan
- No free trial
- Pricing is available on request
Who it suits
DegreeReady suits higher-education teams managing degree structures, student plans, transfer credits, and progression audits. It also supports institutions that want prospective students or agents to calculate degree costs online.
Verdict
DegreeReady brings planning, rule validation, cost visibility, and progress auditing into one web system. Its advisor templates, alerts, and student-system checks are suited to institutions coordinating complex degree pathways.
Where Specifiction places it
- Degree Audit Software#4 of 177.5
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