Course Planning in Naviance Student

Course Planning Reference Guide.docx

Approving Course Plans Parent Quick Guide.docx

Explore the Course Catalog

Review the course catalog to learn more about courses offered at your school such as course corequisites, prerequisites, and more.

Select Courses, then choose Explore Course Catalog.

• Lookup courses by:
  • School Course Catalog
  • Course Name or Keyword
  • Subject Area
  • Grade Level
• Select the course name or View to display course details.
• Select Favorite to add a course to your list of Favorite Courses.

Favorite Courses

Select Courses, and then select Favorite Courses to display your list of interesting courses. Optionally, click Favorite to remove a course from your list.

Manage Course Plans

Use course plans to keep track of meeting graduation requirements and taking courses that align with your career interest.

Only one course plan can display Current Plan. All other course plans display Draft Plan. Click Make this my current plan to change the status of a draft plan.

Build a Course Plan

1. Select Courses, and then select Manage Course Plans.
2. Click the Add icon.
3. If available, choose an option from the Select Your School list.
4. Choose Select This Plan for a plan of study.

5. Select Create a New Plan.

   

   Alternatively, select Copy from an Existing Plan to copy your course selections from an existing plan of study to a new plan of study.

6. Optionally, select a Cluster from the list, choose a related Pathway, and then click Add Selection and Continue to Your Plan.

   

   Alternatively, click Skip this Step if you do not want to select a cluster or pathway.
7. From the course selection grid:

   1. Review the Credits Required, In Plan, Still Needed, or Requirement alerts.

   2. Review the credit summary for the selected requirement.
   3. Select add courses for a Requirement.

      1. Add courses to your plan until you have satisfied all required credits.

         

         Courses may display these notifications:
         

         • In Plan - For an in-progress or completed course
           • Credits earned - For a completed course
           • Recommendation Required - For a course requiring a teacher or counselor recommendation
           • Recommended by - For a course a teacher or counselor has recommended that you take
           • Prerequisite Required - For a course where enrollment is dependent upon completion of another course
           • Corequisite Required - For a course whose enrollment is dependent upon enrollment in another course
           • Recover Credits - For a completed course with zero credits earned

      2. Select another requirement from the list and add courses.

      3. Click Save and Close when finished adding courses for the requirements.

   4. Optionally:
      • Review selected courses and their credit value or status.
      • Click the trashcan icon to delete a selected course.
      • Click the flag icon to display course alerts.
      • Select edit courses, and then select Recovery Credits if a course displays 0 credits complete.
      • Click Check for Alerts to display information about course corequisites and prerequisites.
      • Select a Cluster and a Pathway from the lists. You can select up to five pathways.
        1. Click Add Courses to choose courses that fulfill the selected Cluster.
        2. Select Add to choose courses that fulfill the selected Cluster.
      • Review Additional Resources.
8. If available, select Submit For Approval after all course plan requirements. You can no longer edit the submitted course plan.
9. Optionally, click Print to download a PDF copy of your course plan.

Edit a Course Plan

1. Select Courses, and then select Manage Course Plans.

2. Choose the course plan to edit.

   

   Approved course plans may be locked for editing.
3. Select edit courses for a Requirement to update your course selection.
4. Optionally:
   • Review selected courses and their credit value or status.
   • Click the trashcan icon to delete a selected course.
   • Click the flag icon to display course alerts.
   • Select edit courses, and then select Recovery Credits if a course displays 0 credits complete.
   • Click Check for Alerts to display information about course corequisites and prerequisites.
   • Select a Cluster and a Pathway from the lists. You can select up to five pathways.
     1. Click Add Courses to choose courses that fulfill the selected Cluster.
     2. Select Add to choose courses that fulfill the selected Cluster.
   • Review Additional Resources.

Delete a Course Plan

1. Select Courses, and then select Manage Course Plans.
2. Click Remove for the selected course plan.
3. Click Delete.

Approve Course Plans

Parents and guardians can approve their student's course plans if required by the school or district.

Alternatively, print and distribute hard copies of student's course plans for signature if parents and guardians do not have Naviance Student accounts.

1. Navigate to Courses, and then select Manage Course Plans.
2. Select the course plan that displays Awaiting Parent Approval.
3. Review the course plan.

4. Enter your Full name to sign, and then click I Approve This Plan.

   

   If you do not approve the course plan, discuss your student's course selections with their counselor.

5. To display a copy of the course plan, click Documents Shared With Me from the confirmation message, select Course Plans, and then click View for the selected course plan.

   

   If the confirmation is not available, click Print to print the course plan.

Download a Course Plan

Parents and guardians can download a copy of their student's course plan via the Student Readiness Report if shared by the school.

1. Navigate to About Me, and then select Student Name Stuff, My Student Readiness Reports.
2. Select the Report Name or Download to download the report.