In Course Planner, students can create course plans that satisfy the requirements of an assigned diploma or specialization.

Depending on their objectives, students can create their plans for the upcoming school year or for all 4 years of high school. They can also plan out just the upcoming school year.

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How students build their course plans in Xello:

1. From the top menu dropdown in Plans, they click Course Planner.
   

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   Note: Students will only see Course Planner if the feature setting is turned on for their grade. Check out Change Courses & Diplomas settings to learn more.
2. They can click the diploma dropdown menu to select a different diploma or specialization. This section will always default to their assigned diploma. Changing to a different diploma or specialization allows them to build their course plan according to the specific requirements of their selected program.
   

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3. They can either start in Grade 12, if they are creating a 4-year plan, or in their grade for the upcoming school year. If they start in Grade 12, Xello will present course options in earlier years based on their Grade 12 selections.
4. They click the plus sign next to a requirement to open a list of courses that satisfy that requirement.
   

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5. They click on the course name to see information about the course including course description, required prerequisites, and future courses that students may take once they complete the course. Prerequisites in green indicate that the student has completed the required prerequisite.
   

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6. Once they've chosen the course they want, they click Add. A green checkmark and tag confirm that the course was added to their plan.
7. To navigate to the next requirement or elective, they click the subject name next to the current subject title.
   

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8. When they're done adding courses, they click Done.
9. From the bottom of the upcoming grade column, they click Ready to submit when their course plan is complete.
   • If there are any alerts or issues, they'll get a message before they submit with what needs to be fixed. Check out Course Planner alerts to learn which alerts they may get.

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