In general, degree planners are updated on a weekly basis, and only if you have taken some action that would cause a change in your planner progress (add/drop a course, transfer credit posted, grades posted, etc.). If you would like to update your degree planner "donut" in myUMBC outside of the scheduled updates, you can do so by following these stepsThe degree planner is housed in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. Changes made there will be reflected in your degree requirements progress report (degree "donut") in myUMBC. Follow the steps below to use the Degree Planner in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and your degree "donut" in myUMBC.
Log into myUMBC. |
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| Click on "Profile," and you will be taken to your profile screen which shows a summary image of your degree planner progress report pictograph. |
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Click the "View More" link below your planner pictograph. |
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Your degree progress report will display a percentage of completion representing the completeness of your degree planner. This includes courses you have successfully completed, courses for which you are registered, as well as courses you have added to your planner (indicating you plan to complete those courses at a future date). Click on the ""link to the left of your planner pictograph. You will be taken to your degree planner page within Peoplesoft Campus Solutions. |
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You will be taken to the Degree Planner page in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. Any courses you have already added to your planner will either show up as "unassigned courses" or will be assigned to a future term. The unassigned courses are ones you have added to your planner but have not specified a term in which you plan to take those courses. They will still be applied to your degree plan. Assigned courses will show up under a designated term below the unassigned courses. |  |
To add courses to your planner, click "Browse Course Catalog" and then select any courses you wish to add to your planner by checking the box next to the course, then click "Add to Planner" to add them to your planner. To delete courses from your planner, click the trash can icon next to any course that is already in your planner. |
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| To move an unassigned course to a specific term, check the box next to the unassigned course(s) and then select a term from the drop down. Click "Move" to place those courses in the specified term. |
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When you have finished making updates to your degree planner, click on the button that says, "Plan By My Requirements". Clicking this button runs the process that refreshes your degree planner audit which in turnreport. Clicking this button also updates your degree planner pictograph in myUMBC in near real time. Please allow a few minutes for your updated degree planner information to be reflected in myUMBC. |
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