Manage Course Planning

Recommendations

Encourage students to take certain courses by using the Recommendations feature. Students can review recommendations when adding courses to their plans of study.

Recommend Courses to Students

1. Navigate to Courses, then select Recommendations.
2. Select Add a Recommendation.
3. From the Add a Recommendation page:
   1. Enter the course name or ID to recommend in the Select a Course field.
   2. Select a class year.

   3. Select students, then select Add or Add All.

      

      Enter a student name or ID in the student search field to find a student, then click Add.

   4. Click Save.

Review Course Recommendations

1. Navigate to Courses, then select Recommendations.
2. Optionally, enter a course name or ID in the search field to locate a course.
3. Click Edit Students for the selected course.
4. Review the Selected list for a list of students for whom the course was recommended.
5. Optionally, from the Selected list, choose a student, then click Remove.
6. Click Save.

Manage Student Course Plans

Review and Approve Student Course Plans

Parents can review and approve course plans from Naviance Student.

1. Navigate to Courses, then select Student Course Plan Manager.
2. Optionally, use the filters to display course plans that meet specific criteria.

3. Select course plans, then Approve from the Bulk Actions list. The course plans are locked for editing after being submitted for approval and must be unlocked for students to make changes.

   

   Alternatively, click the eye icon to display a student's course plan.
   From Staff Editing Mode:

   • Review and make changes to the student's course plan.
   • Click Check for Alerts to display notifications about the student's course choices.
   • Review the student's course selections and make changes as needed.

   • Optionally, click Approve. The course plan is locked for editing after being submitted for approval and must be unlocked for students to make changes.

Unlock Student Course Plan

Students cannot edit their course plan after submitting it for approval. You must unlock the course plan for a student to update it.

1. Navigate to Courses, then select Student Course Plan Manager.
2. Select all course plans or selected course plans to unlock.

3. Click Bulk Actions and select Reopen.

   

   Alternatively, unlock a student's course plan by going to Courses, then selecting Plans in the student folder. Locate the course plan to reopen, click View/Edit, then Reopen.

Export Data

Export Student Course Plan Data

1. Navigate to Courses, then select Student Course Plan Manager.
2. Choose filters to display course plans that meet specific criteria.

3. Click Export to generate a CSV file with student course plan data including, Credits Still Needed, Credits Attempted, Credits Completed, and more.

   

   Use the Student Readiness Report to bulk print student course plans to share with students and parents or guardians.

Export Student Course Plans

Export student course plans from Naviance for review or to import into your Student Information System (SIS) to assist with course scheduling.

Alternatively, districts using PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) can sync course requests via an automated data export from Naviance to the SIS.