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Ellucian Smart Plan
Reston, Virginia
What it is
Ellucian Smart Plan is a web-based academic planning and registration solution for institutions, students, and advisors. It creates personalized course plans by analyzing academic history, program requirements, prerequisites, and institutional policies, then validates the resulting sequence. Real-time student information system data tracks progress and recalculates a completion route when circumstances change. Students can model choices such as changing majors, adding a minor, or adjusting course load, and view effects on course sequences, completion timing, and costs. They can register directly from a plan while institutional registration windows, prerequisites, and policies are applied. A dynamic rules engine handles sequencing, program requirements, and course relationships. Multi-goal updates can combine aims such as a double major and minor, while historical institutional data can tailor plans. Ellucian says Smart Plan is natively integrated with Degree Works and Colleague Student Planning. The page invites institutions to schedule a live demo and lists no price, free plan, or free trial. Implementation, optimization, and training services are available.
For and against
For
- Personalized plans adapt to changing circumstances
- Supports what-if academic scenarios
- Direct registration from plans
- Handles multiple goals in one plan
- Integrates with Degree Works and Colleague
Against
- No free plan or trial stated
- Live demo required for details
- Web platform only
The verdict
Ellucian Smart Plan links adaptive degree planning with progress data, scenario modeling, and registration. Institutions should schedule a demo to evaluate fit and obtain pricing information.
Who it suits
Smart Plan suits colleges and universities supporting students and advisors with degree planning, progress tracking, and registration. It is designed for institutions using the listed Ellucian integrations.
Plans and prices
Ellucian Smart Plan
Institutional academic planning and registration solution · contact Ellucian for details
Read 7 Oct 2026 · lp.ellucian.com
On the record
- AI planning
- It analyzes academic history, program requirements, prerequisites, and institutional policies to generate validated course plans.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Ellucian describes Smart Plan as a solution for institutions and their students and advisors.lp.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Historical data
- Smart Plan can use historical institutional data, such as which student demographics excel in particular courses, to tailor plans.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ellucian says Smart Plan is natively integrated with Degree Works and Colleague Student Planning.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Planning rules
- A dynamic rules engine supports sequencing, program requirements, and course relationships, while multi-goal updates can account for goals such as a double major and minor in one plan.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Pricing and trial
- The Smart Plan page invites institutions to schedule a live demo and does not state a price, free plan, or free trial.lp.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Progress tracking
- Smart Plan uses real-time student information system data to track progress and recalculate a student’s completion route when circumstances change.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Smart Plan creates personalized academic plans that adapt as students’ academic progress, requirements, or circumstances change.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Registration
- Students can register for courses directly from their plans, with institutional registration windows, prerequisites, and policies applied.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Ellucian lists SOC 2 and ISO 27001 among the compliance credentials shown in its Trust Center; the page does not specify Smart Plan separately.trust.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Ellucian’s product article offers implementation, optimization, and training services.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- What-if scenarios
- Students can model choices such as changing majors, adding a minor, or adjusting course load and view course sequences, completion timing, and cost implications.ellucian.com · read 7 Oct 2026
