Graduation course planning
Clear course choices for graduating on time
Plain-language guides to the coursework, electives, and credit decisions that shape your path to graduation, written for students, families, and educators.
Guide categories
Start with the planning questions
Three ways into the articles, each covering a different stage of course planning.
Core requirements
Required courses, explained
Breakdowns of required courses and graduation milestones, including what each requirement is for and how it connects to the rest of your plan. Topics include reading a credit checklist and sequencing core classes across terms.
Elective planning
Choosing electives wisely
How to weigh elective options against your interests, your workload, and your remaining requirements. Topics include comparing course descriptions and spotting electives that count toward more than one goal.
Credit pacing
Pacing credits toward graduation
Guidance on spreading credits across terms so that prerequisites and graduation deadlines fit together. Topics include mapping a four-year plan and checking prerequisites before scheduling.
Our approach
Course requirements, explained without the jargon
Every school words its requirements differently. We start with what you already know, check the details that apply to your situation, and keep each explanation clear enough to bring to a counselor.
Get the monthly planning checklist
Receive a short course planning checklist and new graduation guide updates each month.