What is an SEP?

A Student Educational Plan (SEP) is similar to a roadmap, identifying the courses you need to take to help you reach your short and long term academic goals. Building an SEP with a counselor ensures you are taking the courses needed for your program and/or for transfer and in the required or recommended order. Your SEP is accessible from DegreeWorks. You will build your SEP during your meeting with a counselor or you may build your own (more on this in a bit!). If you build your own plan, you will still need to meet with a counselor to review the SEP you created and to have the plan formally locked and activated.

There are two types of educational plans:

Abbreviated Educational Plan: this plan outlines the courses you would like to take over the next few semesters. This is the plan that is first created when you begin here at Coastline and shows the classes you need to begin with to advance towards your educational goal.
Comprehensive Educational Plan: this plan outlines all courses needed to complete your educational goal. A Comprehensive SEP is typically created after a student has completed their first semester or two, or if requested by Financial Aid to process a student loan or a financial aid appeal.

Example SEP

Example of a Student Education Plan