This grad planner works for any university, opens instantly, and lets you build your full degree plan in minutes — then tells you whether you’re actually on track to graduate.
What this graduation planner does
Lay out every term from now until you graduate, drop your courses into each semester, and watch your progress update in real time. The planner shows how many credits you’ve completed, how many are still planned, and exactly how many you have left to schedule before you hit your degree requirement. If you’ve scheduled enough to reach your goal, it tells you you’re on track. If you’re short, it tells you by how many credits.
This college graduation planner runs entirely in your browser — there’s no account to create, nothing to install, and your plan saves automatically so it’s waiting for you next time.
How to make your 4-year plan
1. Set your goal
Enter your name, major, and the total credits you need to graduate. Most bachelor’s degrees require about 120 credits, but your program’s exact number is on your degree audit or in the course catalog.
2. Build your terms in one click
Use Build a 4-year plan to drop in eight Fall and Spring semesters at once, or add a 2-year plan if you’re transferring or finishing up. You can add summer terms or extra years any time.
3. Add your courses
Type a course name into any term, press Enter, and it’s added — set the credit value beside it. Click the status dot to mark a course as planned, in progress, or completed. Once a course is completed, choose your grade and your GPA calculates automatically.
4. Check that you’re on track
The progress dashboard updates as you go. Each term also flags a heavy load (over 18 credits) or a below-full-time load (under 12), so you can balance your schedule before registration.
5. Export and share
Download a clean PDF to bring to your advising appointment, print it, or save a backup file you can reload later.
How many credits do you need to graduate?
A typical bachelor’s degree runs around 120 semester credits, usually 15 per semester across eight semesters to finish in four years. Associate degrees are commonly around 60 credits. Falling below 12 credits in a term generally means part-time status, which can affect financial aid and how long your degree takes — that’s why the planner flags light and heavy terms. Always confirm the exact requirement for your major, since it varies by school and program.
Who it’s for
This planner is built for any student mapping a path to graduation: incoming freshmen sketching out four years, transfer students slotting in completed credits, anyone double-checking they’ll finish on time, and students whose university planning tool is clunky or being shut down. Because it isn’t tied to one school’s catalog, it works no matter where you study.
Tips for staying on track to graduate
Plan two semesters ahead so you can catch prerequisite chains and courses that are only offered in fall or spring. Keep your real degree audit open beside the planner and update statuses as each term ends — a plan you actually maintain is worth far more than a perfect one you make once and forget. And bring your exported plan to every advising meeting so the conversation starts from your real schedule, not a blank page.
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