Plan Ahead

Plan Ahead allows you to create a class schedule from which you may register.  Follow the instructions below to locate and create a Plan using the Plan Ahead feature inside Registration.

  1. Go to Plan Ahead (you may be prompted to login using your MyVC credentials)

  2. You will be directed to the Registration menu:

    registration menu image

  3. Click on Plan Ahead:

    plan ahead link example

  4. To begin building a Plan, you must first select the Term you wish to plan for by clicking on the drop- down arrow inside the Select a term… field; click Continue after selecting a term:

    select a term in plan ahead

  5. Click on create a new plan:

    create a new plan example image

  6. Next, you will be prompted to perform a Class Schedule Search to find courses to add to your Plan:

    class schedule search window

  7. In this tutorial, we will use English Composition as our example. After selecting ENC in the Subject search field, we click on search to generate options and the Plan Ahead page opens to the Find Courses section:

    plan ahead

  8. We locate the course we wish to add to our Plan; in this example, we wish to add Freshman Comp I:

    selecting freshman comp example

  9. If sections already exist for the course and you wish to add a specific section to your Plan, click on view sections buttonnext to the course:

    view sections example

    1. After clicking on view sections button, you will see:

      plan ahead example

    2. Select the specific course section you wish to add to your Plan by clicking on add button:

      plan ahead add button example

    3. After you have clicked add button, you will see two new areas under the Find Classes section:

      add button summary example

    4. The course you clicked add button for now appears in the box on the lower right:

      add button example

    5. Click save plan button to add the course to your Plan

    6. You will be prompted to Name your Plan; enter a name for your Plan and click save button (screenshot on next page):

      plan naming window example

    7. You will receive a save successful notification message on the upper right of your screen confirming your Plan has been saved.

    8. You will see the Plan on your Select A Plan page:

      select a plan window example

  10. If sections do not yet exist for the course or if you are not yet ready to select a specific course section, click on add course button next to the course:

    plan ahead window add button example

    1. After clicking on add course button, you will see:

      plan ahead add course button example

    2. The course you clicked add course button for now appears in the box on the lower right (screenshot on next page):

      plan ahead add course button example

    3. Click save plan button to add the course to your Plan

    4. You will be prompted to Name your Plan; enter a name for your Plan and click save button:

      example save plan window

    5. You will receive a save successful notification message on the upper right of your screen confirming your Plan has been saved.

    6. You will see the Plan on your Select A Plan page:

                       select a plan window example

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Need help? Reach out to First Stop. For technical assistance, call the Student Service Desk at 407-582-5444.

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