
DegreeReady
DegreeReady is a web-based system for managing student progression, from setting up degree programs to planning and auditing progress.
What DegreeReady is
DegreeReady is a web-based system for managing student progression, from setting up degree programs to planning and auditing progress. Students can map completed and planned units by semester, rearrange subjects, and receive warnings when a plan breaks program rules. They can also see subject and total degree costs, completion percentages, remaining subjects or credit points, and projected graduation dates. Advisors can build version-controlled templates linked to program structures, work with students remotely or in person, and use What If scenarios to consider alternatives and transferable credits. Administrators and advisors can receive alerts when students fall behind or a plan becomes invalid. On-demand audits compare enrolled and completed subjects in an existing Student Management System with degree requirements. DegreeReady can also be opened to prospective students and agents to build plans, try templates, and calculate costs. The product is offered for the web, has no free plan or trial, and pricing is available on request. Akari Software was established in 2010 and is headquartered in Cork, Ireland.
Good
- Maps planned and completed units by semester
- Shows subject and total degree costs
- Supports What If scenarios and transferable credits
- Audits Student Management System records against rules
Watch out
- Web platform only
- No free plan
- No free trial
- Pricing is available on request
Who it suits
DegreeReady suits higher-education teams that need students and advisors to plan degree progress against program rules. It may also suit institutions that want prospective students and agents to explore plans and degree costs.
Verdict
DegreeReady brings student planning, advisor tools, and progress auditing into one system. Institutions considering it should request pricing and assess how its planning and audit functions fit their degree programs.
Plans and prices
From DegreeReady's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| DegreeReady | Priced on request | pricing available upon request |
The facts
Each one read from DegreeReady's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administrator alerts
- Administrators and advisors can be notified when students fall behind or when plans become invalid.checked 30 Sep 2026
- 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.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data transfers
- The privacy policy says transfers outside the European Economic Area use an adequacy decision or Standard Contractual Clauses and other safeguards.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Akari’s privacy policy says personal-data processing includes preventing fraud, ensuring security, analytics, and service operations.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Progress auditing
- Students can view completion percentages, remaining subjects or credit points, projected graduation dates, and credit points per subject.checked 30 Sep 2026
- 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.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- DegreeReady manages student progression from degree-program setup through planning and progression auditing.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Social logins
- Prospective users can register or log in with Google, Twitter/X, or Facebook accounts.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Student-system data
- On-demand auditing checks enrolled and completed subjects from the existing Student Management System against degree-program rules.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Akari provides a contact form for platform, sales, and customer-support requests plus Ireland, UK, and Australia phone numbers and an email address.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Templates
- Templates can be based on career goals or pathways, are version controlled and linked to program structures, and may include wildcard subjects.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Degree costs
- Students can see the cost of each subject and the total cost of their degree.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Student planning
- Students can map planned and completed units by semester, drag and drop subjects, and receive validation warnings when rules are broken.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Cork, Irelandchecked 28 Sep 2026
- 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.checked 30 Sep 2026
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