diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/controller/StudentDataController.java b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/controller/StudentDataController.java
index 37eb5ef..ca85090 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/controller/StudentDataController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/controller/StudentDataController.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
 
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 @RestController
 @RequestMapping("/student-data")
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 public class StudentDataController {
 
     private final StudentDataService studentDataService;
-    private TrackService trackService;
+    private final TrackService trackService;
 
     @Operation(
             summary = "엑셀 파일 업로드",
@@ -27,17 +28,30 @@ public class StudentDataController {
     )
     @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "업로드 성공")
     @PostMapping(value = "/upload/{studentId}", consumes = MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE)
-    public ResponseEntity<List<TrackProgressDto>> uploadCourseExcel(
+    public ResponseEntity<?> uploadCourseExcel(
             @RequestParam("file") MultipartFile file,
             @PathVariable String studentId
     ) {
-        // 1. 엑셀 파싱 및 DB 저장
-        studentDataService.parseAndSaveCourses(file, studentId);
+        try {
+            // 1. 엑셀 파싱 및 DB 저장
+            studentDataService.parseAndSaveCourses(file, studentId);
 
-        // 2. 트랙 진행률 계산 (업로드 직후 기준)
-        List<TrackProgressDto> progress = trackService.calculateTrackProgress(studentId);
+            // 2. 트랙 진행률 계산 (업로드 직후 기준)
+            List<TrackProgressDto> progress = trackService.calculateTrackProgress(studentId);
+            if (progress.isEmpty()) {
+                return ResponseEntity.ok(Map.of("message", "현재 진행 중인 트랙이 없습니다."));
+            }
+            // 3. 진행률 반환
+            return ResponseEntity.ok(progress);
 
-        // 3. 진행률 반환
-        return ResponseEntity.ok(progress);
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(
+                    Map.of(
+                            "status", 400,
+                            "code", "BAD_REQUEST",
+                            "message", e.getMessage()
+                    )
+            );
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/entity/StudentCourse.java b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/entity/StudentCourse.java
index cf431ba..c049768 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/entity/StudentCourse.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/entity/StudentCourse.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class StudentCourse extends BaseTimeEntity {
     @Column(nullable = false)
     private StudentCourseStatus status;
 
-    @Column(nullable = false)
+    @Column(nullable = false, name = "`manual`")
     private boolean manual;
 
     @Column(nullable = false)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/StudentDataService.java b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/StudentDataService.java
index c148d43..9fa4a07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/StudentDataService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/StudentDataService.java
@@ -24,16 +24,32 @@ public void parseAndSaveCourses(MultipartFile file, String studentId) {
 
         try (Workbook workbook = WorkbookFactory.create(file.getInputStream())) {
             Sheet sheet = workbook.getSheetAt(0);
+
+            int rowIndex = 0;
             for (Row row : sheet) {
-                if (row.getRowNum() == 0) continue;
+                rowIndex++;
+                if (row.getRowNum() <= 1) continue;
+
+                Cell courseCell = row.getCell(4);
+                Cell gradeCell = row.getCell(10);
 
-                Cell courseCell = row.getCell(4);  // 교과목명
-                Cell gradeCell = row.getCell(10);  // 등급
+                // 헤더 행 무시
+                if (courseCell != null && "교과목명".equals(courseCell.getStringCellValue().trim())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-                if (courseCell == null || gradeCell == null) continue;
+                // 완전 빈 행 무시
+                if ((courseCell == null || courseCell.getStringCellValue().trim().isEmpty()) &&
+                        (gradeCell == null || gradeCell.getStringCellValue().trim().isEmpty())) {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
                 String courseName = courseCell.getStringCellValue().trim();
                 String grade = gradeCell.getStringCellValue().trim();
+                System.out.println(">> row " + rowIndex + ": " + courseName + " / " + grade);
+                if (grade.isEmpty()) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("엑셀 파일 파싱 실패: 등급이 비어있습니다.");
+                }
 
                 StudentCourseStatus status = mapGradeToStatus(grade);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/TrackService.java b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/TrackService.java
index 39ed361..149e802 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/TrackService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/enjoy/service/TrackService.java
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ public List<TrackProgressDto> calculateTrackProgress(String studentId) {
         }).toList();
     }
 
-
-
     /**
      * 학생이 이수한 과목 이름을 Set으로 반환하는 메서드
      */