isLEEC = DEGREE_LEEC_CODE.equals(degreeCode);
isLEEC = degreeCode.startsWith(DEGREE_LEEC_CODE);
    private boolean verifyStudentLEEC(Object[] arguments) throws ExcepcaoPersistencia {        boolean isLEEC = false;        if (arguments != null && arguments[0] != null) {            Integer studentNumber = ((InfoStudent) arguments[0]).getNumber();            if (studentNumber != null) {                Registration registration = Registration.readStudentByNumberAndDegreeType(studentNumber, DEGREE_TYPE);                StudentCurricularPlan studentCurricularPlan = null;                if(registration != null) {                	studentCurricularPlan = registration.getActiveStudentCurricularPlan();                }                if (studentCurricularPlan != null                        && studentCurricularPlan.getDegreeCurricularPlan() != null                        && studentCurricularPlan.getDegreeCurricularPlan().getDegree() != null) {                    String degreeCode = studentCurricularPlan.getDegreeCurricularPlan().getDegree()                            .getSigla();                    isLEEC = DEGREE_LEEC_CODE.equals(degreeCode);                }            }        }        return isLEEC;    }