By the time you meet with your four year advisor in the spring, you must have nominated your online curricular plan through WebSTAC. By then, you will have four semesters of courses completed or underway, and you will also have had multiple opportunities to learn how to use The Planner.
Online Planner Workshops are held in late October and early November and during spring semester, giving you the opportunity to learn how to use the planner under expert instruction. The workshops are kept small and registration is required. Information about workshop dates and times and registration instructions will be Emailed to you. Once you have learned the basics, The Planner is easy to use. If you have questions, you can always ask your four year advisor or stop by the College Office at 115 Umrath to talk with the Dean of the Day.
Using The Planner will give you a new tool for evaluating your coursework. The Planner requires you to show how you have already satisfied distribution requirements or plan to satisfy them in your next four semesters. Whether or not you are planning to study abroad, The Planner can make you aware of the careful timing needed to register for courses you need for your major, or Discovery Curriculum requirements. It can also help you find other courses such as a course you've always wanted to take that’s offered only every other spring.
"I have a peer advisor, a residential advisor, an academic advisor, a Hillel advisor. I have a whole cabinet of advisors. They will seek you out to see how they can help you...they really don't let you fall through the cracks."
