Ai-powered degree audit system with Google Sheets and GPT-5

Run an AI-powered degree audit for each senior student. This template reads student rows from Google Sheets, evaluates completed courses against hard-coded program requirements, and writes back an AI Degree Summary of what's still missing (major core, Gen Eds, major electives, and upper-division credits). It's designed for quick advisor/registrar review and SIS prototypes.

Trigger: Manual — When clicking "Execute workflow" Core nodes: Google Sheets, OpenAI Chat Model, (optional) Structured Output Parser Programs included: Computer Science BS, Business Administration BBA, Psychology BA, Mechanical Engineering BS, Biology BS (Pre-Med), English Literature BA, Data Science BS, Nursing BSN, Economics BA, Graphic Design BFA

Who's it for - Registrars & advisors who need fast, consistent degree checks - Student success teams building prototype dashboards - SIS/EdTech builders exploring AI-assisted auditing

How it works 1. Read seniors from Google Sheets (Seniordata) with: StudentID, Name, Program, Year, CompletedCourses. 2. AI Agent compares CompletedCourses to built-in requirements (per program) and computes Missing items + a short Summary. 3. Write back to the same sheet using "Append or update" by StudentID (updates AI Degree Summary; you can also map the raw Missing array to a column if desired).

Example JSON (for one student): { "StudentID": "S001", "Program": "Computer Science BS", "Missing": [ "GEN-REMAIN | General Education credits remaining | 6", "CS-EL-REM | CS Major Electives (200+ level) | 6", "UPPER-DIV | Additional Upper-Division (200+ level) credits needed | 18", "FREE-EL | Free Electives to reach 120 total credits | 54" ], "Summary": "All core CS courses are complete. Still need 6 Gen Ed credits, 6 CS electives, and 66 total credits overall, including 18 upper-division credits — prioritize 200/300-level CS electives." }

Setup (2 steps)

1) Connect Google Sheets (OAuth2) In n8n → Credentials → New → Google Sheets (OAuth2) and sign in.

In the Google Sheets nodes, select your spreadsheet and the Seniordata tab.