Student Planning

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Student Planning?
Student Planning is an online resource that allows you and your advisors to review, plan, and track your academic progress at Manhattanville College. Student Planning will allow you to search and register for courses.

How can I access Student Planning?
Student Planning is located in WebAdvisor.

What is My Progress?
The My Progress tab is similar to a Degree Audit and includes courses that you plan to take in future semesters. It also lists all areas of your major where you should take action to plan/register.

What do the course statuses (Colors) mean?
Not Started (Red) – The requirement/course is NOT planned, registered or completed.
Planned (Solid Yellow) – The requirement/course is planned
In Progress (Light Green) – You are in that course or are registered to take it.
Completed (Dark Green) – The requirement/course has been completed, and a grade posted.

How do I plan a course?
From the “My Progress” tab: click on the magnifying glass to search within a specific requirement, or enter a course in the search box at the top right of the screen.
From the “My Progress” tab: click on a specific course. Once you locate a course, click “Add Course to Plan.”
From the course catalog: search by course, subject, or by your target General Education Requirement. Once you locate a course, click “Add Course to Plan.”

How do I view my planned courses?
The Schedule Tab is a weekly-calendar view of your planned/registered courses.
The Timeline Tab allows you to see which courses you’ve taken/registered for/planned across multiple semesters.

How do I move a planned course from one semester to another?
Click the course title. Select an alternate term in the pop-up window. Click Update Course.

How do I remove a planned course?
Click the x in the right-hand corner of the course box.

What if I want to change my major?
To view how your completed/registered/planned courses would map onto a different major, navigate to the My Progress tab, and click “View a New Program.”
Note: “View a New Program” does NOT change your major. You should speak with your advisor for more information.

How do I register for courses?
In the calendar view (see “How do I view my planned courses?”), you can register for all your planned courses by clicking the Register button on the upper-right of the screen. You can register for individual courses on the left-hand side of the screen.

How do I send notes to my advisor?
Navigate to the Plan and Schedule tab. Click on the Advising tab. Under the Compose a Note box, type your note. Click Save Note
Important: notes are permanent and cannot be deleted. Before clicking “Save Note,” make sure the note is what you intend to send.

How do I request a review of my degree plan from my advisor?
To request a review, navigate to the Advising tab of the Plan and Schedule section of student planning, and click “Request Review.”
Once you have planned out future semesters, you can request that your advisor approve your plan. You will still be able to register for courses regardless of whether your advisor approves your plan.Requests for approval, and results of that approval are permanent, and cannot be deleted. There is no “Confirm Request” option, clicking “Request Review” sends the request at once.