Overview

Students can use the Plan Ahead feature in Self-Service Banner to create preferred course schedules for upcoming terms in preparation for their registration time. Once a student's registration window opens, they can use the planned courses to register quickly and easily.

Note: Plan Ahead does not check pre-requisites, restrictions or if seats are available. Plan ahead is most effective after you have connected with your advisor and determined courses for the upcoming term.

Solution

Create a Plan
Edit a Plan
Make a Preferred Plan
Delete a Plan
Register for Courses Using a Plan
Additional Resources

Create a Plan

Before creating a plan, visit Section Tally to find the section and CRN number for the courses you would like to take.

Log in to Self-Service Banner.
Select the Student tab then select Registration.
Select Plan Ahead.
Use the drop-down to select a term then select Continue.
Select Create a New Plan.
Enter the subject and the course number in the appropriate fields.
Select Search.
The search results will appear. You can select the title of the course to see the course details. Select View Sections to choose the specific section of a course.
Note: If you select + Add Course, this will add a placeholder for the course. When it is time to register, you will have to choose a CRN or it will not register you for the course because a CRN is not listed.
If you selected View Sections, all of the sections taught during the term will be listed. Find the section that matches the CRN you found in Section Tally. Select Add for the section.
Once you add a course you will see that it is in the pending status at the bottom right corner of the screen.

To search for another course select Catalog Search Results then select Search Again.
Repeat steps 6 - 10 to add more courses.
Once all of the courses have been added, select Save Plan at the bottom right corner of the screen.
A window will appear. Name the plan then select Save.
The pending status will change to Planned.
Use the Select a Plan link at the top of the screen to review the plan or create another one. You can create a maximum of 3 plans per term.

Note: Creating a plan does NOT mean you are registered for those courses. When your registration window opens, you can use your plan to register.

Edit a Plan

You can add or remove courses from your plan.

From the Select a Plan screen, select Edit.
To remove a course from your plan, select the action dropdown next to the course and select Delete.
Select Save Plan.
The course will be removed from the plan. You can use the Find Classes section to add other courses to your plan.

Make a Preferred Plan

The first plan you create will be your preferred plan by default. You can change your preferred plan at any time.

From the Select a Plan screen, select Make Preferred.

The plan will now be your preferred plan and will appear first in the list of plans.

Delete a Plan

From the Select a Plan screen, select Delete.

The plan will be deleted and you will no longer see it on your list.

Register for Courses Using a Plan

You can use the plan(s) you created to register for courses when your scheduled registration period opens. Tip: While you can plan in advance, the course section you plan to take may fill up. Review your planned courses in Section Tally until registration and edit your plan as needed.

Log in to Self-Service Banner.
Select the Student tab then select Registration.
Select Register for Classes.
Use the drop-down to select a term then select Continue.
Select the Plans tab.
You will see the plans you created. You can either select +Add All to add all the courses from one plan or you can select +Add to add courses one by one. If there is no CRN listed for a course, select View Sections to choose a section.
The courses will appear on the bottom right corner of the screen with a pending status. Select Submit.
The status will change to Registered.

Note: If you did not successfully register for a course, review Section Tally and ask yourself the following: 1) Did the course in your plan have a CRN number listed? 2) Are seats available in the course? 3) Do you have the pre-requisites for the course? 4) Are there restrictions for the course?