Ellucian Smart Plan
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What it is
Ellucian Smart Plan is a web-based academic planning and registration solution for institutions, students, and advisors. It analyzes academic history, program requirements, prerequisites, and institutional policies to create validated course plans. Real-time student information system data tracks progress and recalculates a completion route when circumstances change. Students can model changing majors, adding a minor, or adjusting course load, then see course sequences, completion timing, and cost implications. They can register directly from plans while institutional registration windows, prerequisites, and policies are applied. A dynamic rules engine manages sequencing, program requirements, and course relationships; multi-goal updates can combine goals such as a double major and minor. Historical institutional data can help tailor plans. Ellucian says Smart Plan integrates natively with Degree Works and Colleague Student Planning. The product page invites institutions to schedule a live demo and does not state a price, free plan, or free trial. Ellucian offers implementation, optimization, and training services.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Smart Plan creates personalized academic plans that adapt as students’ academic progress, requirements, or circumstances change.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- Audience
- Ellucian describes Smart Plan as a solution for institutions and their students and advisors.Read 7 Oct 2026 · lp.ellucian.com
- Integrations
- Ellucian says Smart Plan is natively integrated with Degree Works and Colleague Student Planning.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- 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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · trust.ellucian.com
- Support
- Ellucian’s product article offers implementation, optimization, and training services.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- Headquarters
- Reston, VirginiaRead 28 Sep 2026 · lp.ellucian.com
- Founded
- 1968Read 28 Sep 2026 · lp.ellucian.com
- AI planning
- It analyzes academic history, program requirements, prerequisites, and institutional policies to generate validated course plans.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- Historical data
- Smart Plan can use historical institutional data, such as which student demographics excel in particular courses, to tailor plans.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- 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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- 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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · lp.ellucian.com
- Progress tracking
- Smart Plan uses real-time student information system data to track progress and recalculate a student’s completion route when circumstances change.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- Registration
- Students can register for courses directly from their plans, with institutional registration windows, prerequisites, and policies applied.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
- 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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · ellucian.com
Plans and prices
Ellucian Smart Plan Priced on request Institutional academic planning and registration solution · contact Ellucian for details Read 7 Oct 2026 · lp.ellucian.com
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Builds validated plans from academic and policy data
- Recalculates routes using real-time student information
- Supports major, minor, and course-load scenarios
- Allows registration directly from plans
- Integrates with Degree Works and Colleague Student Planning
Limits
- No free plan or trial is stated
- Designed for institutional use
Who it suits
It suits institutions and their students and advisors needing degree planning, progress tracking, what-if scenarios, and registration from a plan. It is delivered through the web.
Verdict
Smart Plan combines adaptive degree planning, scenario modeling, and registration with rules-based requirements. Institutions should request a demo to clarify pricing and product-specific security details.
Where Specifiction places it
- Academic Advising Software#9 of 237.1
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