Collaborate effectively with your advisor by adding contextual notes directly to courses and activities in your academic plan. These notes provide valuable space for clarifications, reminders, and additional planning details that enhance the advising experience.
Creating Notes
Add notes from either location:
Plan your Path tab (left navigation)
Planner within the Progress tab
Add a Note
Hover over any plan item (excluding remaining requirements)
Click the +Add Note icon
Enter your note in the text box
Click the Add Note button
Note Access: Only plan items that have been placed into your schedule can receive notes, not remaining requirements.
Edit or Delete Notes
Your notes: Full edit and delete permissions
Others' notes: View-only access
Multiple Notes Per Item
Each plan item supports up to two notes, regardless of authorship. Add your note in the text box below existing notes and click Add Note.
Viewing Existing Notes
Visual Indicators
Plan items with notes display a text box
Note Details
Click the document icon to view:
Note content
Author information
Note timestamp
Notification System
Receive notifications when advisors add notes to your plan items through:
Bell icon alert at the top of your screen
Detailed notifications: Click the bell for specifics
Change history: Click individual notifications to view plan modification history
Note: Your advisor does not get an automatic notification
No automatic notifications are sent when students add notes to their plan items.
This collaborative note system ensures clear communication between students and advisors throughout the academic planning process.