The Course Planner allows you to create and store your high school education plan by recording the courses you have taken, are taking, and plan to take in the future. With help from your Guidance Department this education plan will help you organize your courses to meet your career goals.
Part 1: Accessing the Course Planner
Step 1. Go to the London District Catholic School Board’s home page:
Click on Students- select VLE(D2L) login
Career Cruising / Course Planner Login(on line course selection) is accessed through the virtual Learning Environment (D2L).
If you are prompted for a username and password, yourusername is your LDCSB email address which consists of your 5 or 6 digit student number followed
e.g.,. Be sure to follow your student number with @ldcsb.org.
The password is yourLDCSBcomputer password.
Once you are into the virtual Learning Environment (D2L), click on the Career Cruising icon in the Learning Toolkit areato access Career Cruising and the Course Planner.
Step 2. Click on the blue Choose My Coursesbutton on the left menu bar.
You will now see your personalized Course Planner. This represents a chart of all available years at your school. Past courses and marks will be seen under the years you have already completed. Use your mouse to hover or click on a course code to see the full course descriptions.
The years with empty slots are areas that you can add courses to your planner. You can add a course by clicking on the plus (+) icon in an empty slot. See Part 2 for more on adding courses.
The shaded slots represent a collection of required courses that you must choose from. This is set up by your guidance department to ensure that you are meeting graduation requirements.
The year that has a dashed box around it represents next year’s courses. You will be required to submit these course selections in February. When you submit your courses, your selections get locked and your parent or guardian will sign the printed authorization sheet. You can view your authorization sheet at any time by clicking on the printer icon at the top right of your Planner.
Part 2: Adding a Course
Required Courses (shaded slots)
Step 1. Click on the plus (+) icon of the shaded slot.
Step 2. You will see all the related courses that are offered under that discipline. You can hover or click on the course codes for more information on other courses. You will only be able to select from the courses that are required.
Step 3. When you click on a course code you will also see the pre-requisite requirements for the course.
Step 4. To add a course to your selections, click on the “+”. You will return to your planner and the course you have chosen will appear.
Elective Courses (white slots)
Step 1. Click on the plus (+) icon of an empty white slot.
Step 2. A drop down menu will appear with all subjects that are available in your school. By choosing one subject area, all the available courses will appear in that area.
Select an option from the drop menu to continue.Courses that you have already achieved are greenish yellow. Available courses are white. If you mouse over the course code, the description and prerequisites for the course will appear.
Step 3. You will see all the related courses that are offered under that discipline. You can hover or click on the course codes for more information on other courses.
Step 4. To add a course to your selections, click on the “+”. You will return to your planner and the course you have chosen will appear.
Alternate Courses
Students must select a minimum of two alternate courses in order to submit course choices. The alternate course(s) will be used to allow for more flexibility of choice and to resolve timetable conflicts.
Click on the blue book icon at the top right of your planner to see a full course directory for your school
A blue circle/dot beside the course means there is a “Warning Note” that you must read. Mouse over the blue symbol and a note will appear. Examples of Warning Notes include: “You have selected a course that you have previously completed. This course will not count as an additional credit.” or “It is recommended that a student has at least a 75% in a senior-level course in the subject area in which the student wishes to tutor.”
A red circle/dot beside the course means there is an “Issue Note” that you must read. Hover your mouse over the red symbol and the note will appear. Example of Issue Notes include: “You do not have the proper pre-requisite, please select the proper pre-requisite, or speak to guidance.”
Part 3: Diplomas and Certifications
Click on the Diploma and Certification tab in the Course Planner. Here you will see the graduation requirements. It will indicate what areas you have achieved, planned and which areas are still required. To ensure the accuracy of this information, see your Guidance Counsellor.
Part 4: Checklist for Course Planner
- Be sure to complete all course selections for your upcoming year.
- Make sure you discuss any areas of concern with your guidance department.
- To print a draft copy of your course selection, click on the printer icon at the top right of the planner.
- To submit your course selections, click the “SUBMIT” button at the bottom of the school year you are selecting.
- To print a final copy of your course selections, click on the printer icon at the top right hand corner.
- You must print a final copy of your selections, have them signed by your parent/guardian and hand them in as directed (submission details determined by individual schools).