# 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*.

[ ![Plan Ahead page showing a course added to a plan with Pending status.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731008880897.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731008880897.png)

### 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*.

[ ![Course sections page showing the Add button used to add a class section to a plan.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731008939483.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731008939483.png)

[ ![Notice explaining that courses in a plan must still be registered for during registration.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731008966836.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731008966836.png)

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

A successfully planned course shows the status *Planned*.

[ ![Planned course status displayed after saving a self service plan.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009033746.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009033746.png)

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.

[ ![Edit Plan page showing Delete actions and plan notes options.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009176357.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009176357.png)

## 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.

[ ![Degree Works Plans tab displaying available Degree Works requirements and plans.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009400699.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009400699.png)

### 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.

[ ![Degree Works course requirement showing View Sections and Add options.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009475776.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009475776.png)

[ ![Degree Works choice group example showing multiple course options within the same choice group.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009523091.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009523091.png)

[ ![Plan Ahead page showing Pending status after adding a section from Degree Works.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009564494.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009564494.png)

[ ![Notice explaining that courses within the same choice group can be substituted for one another.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009584116.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009584116.png)

[ ![Successfully planned course showing Planned status after saving the Degree Works plan.](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/image-1731009601076.png) ](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/image-1731009601076.png)

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