"It is the responsibility of all students to familiarize themselves with the specific requirements for the degree or diploma which they seek. While advice and counselling are readily available, it is the students' responsibility to ensure that the courses in which they register fulfill their degree and program requirements." Reference: Trent University Academic Calendar 2025-26, "Using the Academic Calendar".
The My Academic Plan tool is a guide to help you plan your degree. It is important to remember that each student's scenario is different (i.e., you may have changed your path a few times with your major, option, or specialization). Everyone's pathway to their degree is different.
This tool is intended to be used to gain a sense of what you have completed for your degree and what you still may need. This tool aims to help plan the courses you may still need into specific years or semesters of study.
How to Complete the My Academic Plan Tool
- Download a copy of the My Academic Plan to your computer (the document will be a Microsoft Excel document). Download now.
- Explore the Academic Calendar to find your program requirements. Don't forget to also find the requirements for your minor, option, or specialization (if that applies to you).
- In the My Academic Plan tool, there is a space to copy and paste your program requirements to have easy access to them.
- Once you have your requirements, take a look at the Academic Timetable for the previous year.
- This will help you see when courses you need may be offered. For example, if they are typically in the Fall or Winter semester.
- From here, plan your first year through to your final year of required courses with a specifically listed course code in your My Academic Plan document based on which semester they are typically offered.
- Reminder that first year courses are 1000 level, second year are 2000 level, third year are 3000 level, and fourth year are 4000 level.
- Once all your required courses are in your My Academic Plan, you can move on to the other requirements that do not have specific course codes (for example, 1.0 MATH credits).
- Use the open spaces in your semesters to plan where these courses may fit.
- The most effective way to do this is to first explore 4000-level courses that may be of interest to you. This way you can plan the appropriate pre-requisite at the 2000 and 3000 level.
- Once all your program requirements have been planned, this would be the first time to explore any minors, specializations, or options that you may be considering. If you are in the Teacher's Education Stream, this is also where you would plan your education courses.
- The most effective way to plan these additions to your degree would be to approach the requirements the same way you approached your program requirements.
- Start with specifically listed course codes, then the requirements without specific course codes. Plan backwards from 4000-level courses to the 2000 and 3000-level courses to account for prerequisites.
When completing the My Academic Plan, keep in mind the University Degree requirements. The courses you take should satisfy these requirements as well as your program requirements. They are useful to keep in mind while you are planning your degree.
If you have any questions about completing the My Academic Plan and would like some clarification, please feel free to reach out to Academic Advising by going to the Connect with Us tab.