Course Placeholder

Course Placeholder

Course placeholders allow you to plan for courses in your class schedule that satisfy degree requirements. Placeholders can be assigned to specific terms and will show as a temporary course in your schedule that must be replaced by a required course in the assigned term.

Visit the "Add a course placeholder" section of this page for more information on adding a placeholder. You will find more information on how to find your outstanding course requirements in the "Determine your required courses" section.

ADD A COURSE PLACEHOLDER

• Log in to MyMav > Manage Classes > MavPlanner. You will see the following images.
  • Students: Click “Add from my Requirements.”
  • Advisors: Click “Plan by my Requirements.”

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  Advisor view:

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  The “Add to Planner” button will appear in sections with your required courses that still need to be taken.

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• Click “Add to Planner.”
  • You will see the message “(Requirement) has been added to your MavPlanner as a Place Holder.”
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  When you return to your planner, you will see the placeholder listed in the “Unassigned Courses” box. The text “Place Holder” is seen in the “Typically Offered” column.

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MOVE A COURSE PLACEHOLDER TO A TERM

Once a placeholder is added to your MavPlanner, you can move it to a specific term.

• Select the placeholder by clicking the box in the "Select" column.
• Select the "Move Selected Courses to Term" dropdown menu - located beneath the "Unassigned Courses" section.
• Select the term to which you would like to move the placeholder.
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You will receive a confirmation that the placeholder has been moved to the selected term.
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DETERMINE YOUR REQUIRED COURSES

To determine your required courses in a placeholder, click the ‘I’ icon in the ‘Req’ column.
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You will see detailed information about course numbers and the number of units required.