1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Welcome to the Interactive Graduation Planning System, or iGPS, of Indiana University. 2 00:00:06,100 --> 00:00:12,000 iGPS is a suite of online tools designed to assist you in constructing your personal pathway to your IU degree. 3 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:17,100 One of the main goals of this system is to actively engage you in planning 4 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:21,800 For your college experience by outlining a path of degree progress to completion. 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:26,000 This goal is achieved by providing thorough, transparent information 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:30,000 About what is expected of you to advance your academic pursuits. 7 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:33,500 There are four main components of iGPS. 8 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Standard Degree Maps 9 00:00:36,500 --> 00:00:38,000 The Student Plan 10 00:00:38,500 --> 00:00:40,000 Course Search 11 00:00:40,300 --> 00:00:42,000 and Scheduler. 12 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:47,500 The Standard Degree Maps provide major-specific, standard eight-semester plans 13 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:50,500 for degree completion, including important milestones 14 00:00:50,700 --> 00:00:53,700 and critical courses as defined by your academic program. 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,000 Keep in mind that these are sample programs of study only. 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,500 For some degrees, you could create many different variations 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:03,000 Of a map that would still get you to the same goal. 18 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,200 The Student Plan allows you to build your own customized degree pathway 19 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:10,000 Using the standard Degree Map as guidance. 20 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:15,000 The Student Plan allows you to create and save multiple semesters of courses 21 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,200 Which can be revised according to changing goals and interests. 22 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,800 Course Search allows you an expanded, open-ended search box 23 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,400 To browse for degree-approved classes from the Schedule of Classes. 24 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:31,500 From Course Search results, you are able to bookmark courses for future planning, 25 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:34,800 As well as directly add courses to your Student Plan. 26 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:39,000 The Scheduler is a tool to create a semester schedule for course registration 27 00:01:39,100 --> 00:01:43,000 That allows you to block timeframes in which you are unable to take classes 28 00:01:43,100 --> 00:01:47,000 And see all available sections of a course to design an optimal schedule. 29 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:53,100 The four companion videos to this introduction give details for effectively using each tool. 30 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,800 Each video is approximately five minutes in length, and demonstrates 31 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,800 How to use the features within each tool to create a plan for academic success. 32 00:02:01,900 --> 00:02:08,000 Accessing iGPS is as simple as searching for “iGPS” within One.IU. 33 00:02:08,100 --> 00:02:14,000 The Office of Completion and Student Success, or OCSS for short 34 00:02:14,100 --> 00:02:22,000 Works closely with academic advising offices on each campus to assist you with using all the tools.