diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/additions/post/awardedDegree.sparql b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/additions/post/awardedDegree.sparql
index bbb93e58..1eacd043 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/additions/post/awardedDegree.sparql
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/additions/post/awardedDegree.sparql
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONSTRUCT {
     ?person <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0000056> ?educationalProcess .
     ?educationalProcess a vivo:EducationalProcess .
     ?educationalProcess <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002234> ?degree .
+    ?degree a vivo:AcademicDegree .
     OPTIONAL {
         ?educationalProcess vivo:relates ?org . 
         ?org a foaf:Organization 
diff --git a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/post/awardedDegreeDel.sparql b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/post/awardedDegreeDel.sparql
index 6d169b25..6fffd3a5 100644
--- a/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/post/awardedDegreeDel.sparql
+++ b/productMods/WEB-INF/ontologies/update/sparqlConstructs/deletions/post/awardedDegreeDel.sparql
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ CONSTRUCT {
 } WHERE {
     ?educationalProcess <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002234> ?degree .
     ?person <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0000056> ?educationalProcess .
-    ?educationalProcess a vivo:EducationalProcess .
-    ?educationalProcess <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002234> ?degree .
+    ?degree a vivo:AcademicDegree .
     OPTIONAL { ?degree <http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002353> ?educationalProcess }
     OPTIONAL {
         ?educationalProcess vivo:relates ?org .