Plan Ahead

Self Service Plans

Self Service plans make it easier to enroll in classes during registration by saving a planned schedule of classes for the term.

Your advisor may have created a Degree Works plan for you that outlines which courses you should take each term. This is also known as an eight semester degree plan.

You can use your Degree Works plan in Plan Ahead to find courses and then select specific class sections.

Creating a Self Service Plan

On the registration menu:

1. Go to Plan Ahead.
2. Select a term and select Continue.
3. On the Select a Plan page, choose +Create a New Plan.
4. Enter the course information you would like to use as search criteria and select Search.

Open Advanced Search for more search criteria options.

There are two ways to add to your plan.

Add a Course

1. Select +Add Course to add a course to your plan.

The course will show the status Pending.

Add a Class Section

1. Select View Sections to find a class section.
2. Select Add to add a class section to your plan.

The class section will show the status Pending.

5. After adding courses or class sections to your plan, select Save Plan.

A successfully planned course shows the status Planned.

To designate a preferred plan, select Make Preferred on the Select a Plan page.

Editing Self Service Plans

On the Select a Plan page, select Edit.

Removing Courses

1. Choose Delete from the Action drop down box for the class or classes you want to remove.
2. Select Save Plan.

A successfully removed course will no longer appear in the plan summary.

Using a Degree Works Plan to Create a Self Service Plan

On the registration menu:

1. Go to Plan Ahead.
2. Select a term and select Continue.
3. Scroll to Number of Degree Works Plans on the Select a Plan page.

1. Make sure the number is greater than zero and there is a plan listed.
2. Contact your academic advisor if you believe there should be a Degree Works plan listed and one is not available.

4. If you have a Degree Works plan, choose +Create a New Plan.
5. Open the Degree Works Plans tab.

Course and Choice requirements assigned to the term in Degree Works will be displayed.

Course Requirements

1. Make sure there is not a number listed in the Choice Group column.

If a number is listed, the requirement is a Choice requirement.

2. Select View Sections to find a class section for the course.
3. Select Add to add a class section to your plan.

The class section will show the status Pending.

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