Academic Plan
An Academic Plan may cover several academic periods and specifies the courses recommended to complete your program of study. The benefit of an Academic Plan is it encourages collaboration between students and advisors, tailors student schedules each academic period and makes it easy for students to register. If you do not have an Academic Plan by following the steps below, contact your advisor. Once your advisor creates your Academic Plan, you can update or create alternate plans. An Academic Plan does not register you for classes. It is an advisory tool to organize your courses before you register. You can use it to register more quickly, but it is only a planning tool.
You can access the Academic Plan in two ways:
You can view or update your Academic Plan, create an Alternate Plan, or create a Pre-Registration Plan for a specific term to plan your course schedule before registering.
If a Create or Update Academic Plan button does not display, it could be caused by restrictions or holds on your account. Check your My Tasks folder for hold notices, or contact your advisor for help.
How to Edit Your Academic Plan
1. Select Update Plan or Create Alternate Plan.
2. Use the Add Period or Remove Period buttons to add or remove a whole term in your plan.
3. Use the plus and minus signs to add or remove Academic Requirements you want to satisfy in that academic period.
4. Next to an Academic Requirement, in the Course column, click in the box and select the course you want to take to fill that requirement.
5. Click OK to update.
Only Academic Requirements from your declared program(s) of study will be available to select. You can select one program (e.g., A.A. degree) and see only those required courses or select All Requirements to access courses from all your programs. To explore new programs of study, view the article Evaluate Student Academic Requirements or contact your advisor.
The Academic Plan may not be completely accurate and is only a planning tool.
With the Academic Plan, you can create a plan for all the courses you want to take to meet your program requirements. You can update it whenever you wish and use it to register quickly by selecting the orange Register from Plan button on the main Academic Plan page. Your advisor can view it and give you feedback. It should update automatically with the status of all your courses and only give you options for courses that meet your requirements.
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My Tasks Folder and Notifications for Students
Add and Remove Student Holds
View the Academics Tab in Student Profile
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