Know what to take next, and why

Tell it your major and what you have already taken. It ranks the sections on offer next term against the Bulletin’s requirements, and every card says why it is on the list.

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Find the class you actually need

Ask for it the way you would ask a friend who had read the whole Bulletin. It knows which rules you are under, what you have taken, and what is still open.

What are you looking for?
  • easy Global Core that meets after 11
  • a math class like the ones I have already taken
  • whatever still counts toward my graduation requirements

It works out which requirements you are under

Core, Foundations, your major, your minor. All of it mapped by hand from the Bulletin and Barnard's catalogue instead of guessed at. It also knows the fork questions a requirement list cannot answer for you, like Lit Hum or CC, and asks them once.

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6 requirements

Then it ranks what you can actually get into

A prerequisite graph over the whole catalog works out what is open to you this term, and what taking it opens up later. Every card writes down its reasons, so you can tell a bad recommendation from a bad assumption.

Every review, in one place

CULPA, Reddit and RateMyProfessor, read for every instructor and folded into one summary: how they teach, how much work it is, and whether people would take it again. No more six tabs per class.

Your academic advisor, available anytime

No appointment, no two-week wait. Ask what to drop, what still counts, or how to keep Fridays free. It reads your record and the catalog, checks your week, and shows every lookup it made before it answers.

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Look around before you sign up

The whole catalog is readable without an account, down to the seat counts. Decide whether this is worth your time before you tell it anything about yourself.

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FAQ

What is LionPlan?

LionPlan is a course planner for Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Barnard College, and selected General Studies programs. You tell it your school, major, and what you have taken. It works out what you should take next. A course card shows what a class satisfies and what it unlocks, plus the section time and instructor rating.

Is LionPlan an official Columbia tool?

No. LionPlan is an unofficial student project. It is not affiliated with Columbia University or Barnard College. It is not a substitute for Stellic, Vergil, or advising at CSA or Barnard.

Which schools does LionPlan support?

LionPlan is live for Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, and Barnard College. General Studies support has started with the GS Core and Medical Humanities major; other GS majors are still being added. Barnard support covers Foundations and eleven majors read from Barnard's own catalogue.

How is this different from Stellic and Vergil?

Stellic is Columbia's degree audit. Vergil is the official catalog and registration system. LionPlan is a companion: it maps bulletin requirements and recommends the next course. It does not replace Stellic or Vergil, and it never registers, drops, or waitlists you.

How is this different from the other project also called LionPlan?

A different student project is also called LionPlan. That one is an eight-semester visual planner. This site maps bulletin and catalogue requirements and recommends what to take next for Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, Barnard College, and selected General Studies programs.

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Registration week is easier with a list

I built LionPlan because I was tired of keeping the Bulletin, Vergil and CULPA open in three tabs and still not knowing what counted. Set up once and you have a ranked plan for next term.

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