About Planner

What's a roadmap and why should I use it?

Roadmaps are a semester-by-semester guide similar to a recommended plan of study. They provide a quick view of your degree to be completed in four years. Roadmaps provide the different course options that will meet the requirements; however, some will only display the preferred options identified by the college, school or program.

It looks like my degree audit is available. Can I plan from it?

Yes, you can; however, due to processing within the degree audit, you may not be able to plan from all requirements (i.e., General Education). We recommend using the provided roadmap instead.

Does the plan check for prerequisites?

Courses that have pre- or co-requisites will have a black information dot (see the legend) on the roadmap that indicates the course has a requisite. When you drop the course on the plan, the course will become red, indicating you should verify that you've either taken the required requisite or added it to your plan. 

Building a Plan

Can I delete a plan?

You may delete any plan not marked as preferred. If you only have one plan, it's automatically marked as preferred and cannot be deleted. Once you create additional plans, though, you can change which plan is marked as preferred and delete the others.

How do I choose a Gen. Ed. course when the roadmap doesn't indicate a specific course number?

We recommend searching for General Education courses in CU Boulder Class Search as needed for your degree. Once you have identified the different Gen. Ed. courses you'd like to take, you can then add them to your plan manually.  To do this, drag and drop the generic course info (********) to the plan term in which you want to take the course, then follow the prompts to input your course selection. You may also choose to simply use the "Add Course" button in the term you wish to add the Gen. Ed. selection.

How do I move a previously planned course to a different term?

If you have a class in one term and you wish to move it to a different term, simply click on the course and drag it to the desired term.

Can I delete a course from my plan without using the "Edit" button?

No, the edit button is the only way to remove a single course from a plan. If you click the trash icon on a term, you'll delete the entire term and all courses planned in that term.

If you want to move a planned course to a different term, you can drag and drop the course into the new term rather than delete it.

What if I want to plan a course but it's not being offered in the term I've planned it?

Departments determine when they offer courses and unfortunately some courses are not offered consistently. We recommend reaching out to the individual department for more information on their course offerings. You can also create multiple plans to account for multiple scheduling possibilities.

Whom should I contact with questions about building my plan?

For questions or help with course selection while building your plan, please contact your academic advisor.

Troubleshooting

Why does my screen keep jumping around when I'm trying to plan courses?

Due to separate scrolling functionality on both the roadmap and the plan sides, the screen does appear to jump around at times when you're planning out your courses. Clicking "Expand All" on the roadmap side of the page will minimize this, but not prevent it completely.

Why can't I drop a course on the "Add Course" button?

The "Add Course" button is used to add a course to a term manually. From the roadmap, you must drag and drop the course directly on the name of the term (i.e., Fall 2020) you want to add it to. As you hover over the term name, preparing to drop the course on the plan, you'll see the term highlighted in blue, indicating that is the correct place to drop the course.

Is there a placeholder that I can use for planning if I'm not sure what course I want to plan?

The planner does not have placeholder functionality at this time; all requirements must be planned with specific/individual courses. If you're not sure what course you want to take for a specific requirement (e.g., Gen. Ed.), we recommend that you don't plan for that requirement. The unplanned hours will remain on the roadmap.

Why is the roadmap missing some of the course options for a requirement?

The roadmap is designed to present the preferred course options; however, any options also listed on the degree audit could be planned for. You can use the "Add Course" button to manually plan a course that is not displayed on the roadmap. The functionality to check your planned courses against the audit will validate against any options listed on the degree audit, even if they don't appear on the roadmap.

Why is my plan not visible on the right side of the screen?

If your web browser is zoomed in to enlarge the screen, the plan side on the right may disappear or wrap below the degree audit/roadmap. To see the degree audit/roadmap and plan side by side, be sure the browser is not using a zoom greater than 120%.

Why isn't the course I'm trying to plan showing the correct number of credit hours?

Some courses (e.g., special topics courses) may default to a preset number of credit hours when you attempt to plan the course. To adjust these hours, click the "Edit" button and manually update the number of hours for the course, then click the "Submit" button. Be sure to validate your revised course information against the audit.

I planned for all the requirements and validated against the degree audit, but there are still hours listed at the top of the roadmap. What am I doing wrong?

The degree audit calculates total hours differently than the roadmap. Even though the hours are applying to the degree audit as expected, they still appear as needed on the roadmap. As long as the degree audit reflects the hours as having been planned, you can disregard the needed hours still displaying on the roadmap after validation.