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Your Comprehensive Student Educational Plan (CSEP) helps you figure out which classes you need to complete in order to meet your academic goals. Your CSEP will also determine how long it will take you to graduate and/or transfer to a UC or CSU. Use this asynchronous service to request your CSEP today!

Questions?

Received your CSEP but still have questions?  Reply directly to your notification email for answers! 

Haven't submitted an Asynchronous CSEP request, but would like to ask general questions? Speak to a counselor in Drop-in Counseling.

Submit Your Asynchronous Comprehensive Educational Plan by Email Request

General Students

Our async counselors will reply to requests Monday – Friday based on counselor availability.

  • Generally, we reply within 4-7 days.
  • During peak registration periods, we will close this form to focus on helping students with registration. 

If your situation is time sensitive, please make a counseling appointment.

Submit Your Async CSEP Request

Special Programs

If you are a participant in a special program, please visit your program's website to identify how to connect with your program counselor(s). 

Get More Information

To learn about the different Associate Degree and Certificate options, read our degree and certificate requirements.

If you want to transfer to a UC or CSU, follow the Cal-GETC pattern for general education requirements. If you have rights to the former GE patterns, you are also able to follow the IGETC GE.

If you want to transfer only to a CSU, follow the Cal-GETC pattern for general education requirements. If you have rights to the former GE patterns, you are also able to follow the CSU GE.

Use Assist.org to look up major requirements for transferring to a UC or CSU. Use our Assist.org Tutorial for screenshots to help you in using the website.

With so many options, deciding which UC or CSU to transfer to can be hard. Connect with a Counselor or visit the Transfer Center to meet with an advisor or University Rep who can help you make the choice! 

If you need help deciding on a major/career, make an appointment with one of our Career Advisors or Counselors.

You may view your CSEP in LancerPlan in LancerPoint. For step by step visual, go to How to View Your Comprehensive Student Educational Plan (CSEP) in LancerPoint.

Frequently Asked Questions

A CSEP maps out exactly which classes you need to reach your goal, whether that's graduating, transferring to a UC or CSU, or both, and how long it will take to get there.

Your program prefers to help you develop your educational plan. Please connect with your program to make an educational plan counseling appointment.  

If you submit an Asynchronous CSEP request, we will refer you to your program counselor.  

You may submit 1 Asynchronous CSEP request per semester.

Once your CSEP is complete, we will email you at your PCC email.  Then you can check your educational plan in LancerPlan (in LancerPoint).

A few common reasons:

  • Limited academic history: Your counselor may want you to get comfortable with a full unit load before planning further ahead.
  • Currently on academic warning: Your counselor may want you to improve your GPA first, then reassess before increasing your unit load.
  • Part-time status: A full CSEP would cover many semesters, but requirements can change and your plans might too. It's best to plan one year at a time and reassess from there.

Some ed plans are too complex to complete online and need a conversation instead. If that's the case for your request, our counselor may refer you to a counseling appointment so you can go over your plan in detail together.

We'll always let you know the status of your request and what your options are.

Your ed plan may need a live appointment if:

  1. You're on academic or progress notice and need a SAP/loan ed plan.
  2. You have limited academic history at PCC and need a SAP/loan ed plan.
  3. Your goal is undecided.
  4. Your certificate or associate degree goal doesn't match your transfer goal.

Not usually. You can select classes from another term on your existing CSEP instead. As long as you qualify for the class and meet the prerequisite(s), you're free to move classes around.

You would only need a brand new CSEP if one is specifically required, for example, for a financial aid SAP appeal or loan ed plan.