{"id":94,"date":"2012-05-08T14:04:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/orientation\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:52:40","slug":"introduction-to-your-planner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/orientation\/introduction-to-your-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 4: Introduction to Your Schedule Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xoyi-3e44df8a411a18c8808d7677bfcd03dc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-xoyi-3e44df8a411a18c8808d7677bfcd03dc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-xoyi-3e44df8a411a18c8808d7677bfcd03dc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-xoyi-3e44df8a411a18c8808d7677bfcd03dc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-xoyi-3e44df8a411a18c8808d7677bfcd03dc av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Step 4: Introduction to Your Schedule Builder<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ti6q-416c2f4dcf229275df8a55a0d137c516\">\n@keyframes av_boxShadowEffect_av-ti6q-416c2f4dcf229275df8a55a0d137c516-column {\n0%   { box-shadow:  0 0 0 0 #7c7c7c; opacity: 1; }\n100% { box-shadow:  0 0 10px 0 #7c7c7c; opacity: 1; }\n}\n#top .flex_column.av-ti6q-416c2f4dcf229275df8a55a0d137c516{\nmargin-top:2%;\nmargin-bottom:2%;\n}\n.flex_column.av-ti6q-416c2f4dcf229275df8a55a0d137c516{\nbox-shadow: 0 0 10px 0 #7c7c7c;\nborder-width:6px;\nborder-color:#b02b2c;\nborder-style:solid;\npadding:1% 2% 1% 2%;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-ti6q-416c2f4dcf229275df8a55a0d137c516{\nmargin-top:2%;\nmargin-bottom:2%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-ti6q-416c2f4dcf229275df8a55a0d137c516 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  first flex_column_div shadow-not-animated  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-11jxa-3e520566ab0ad401b53813a89556f701 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Now that you&#8217;ve gotten your course recommendations from the First Year Survey in Step 3 (check your BU email!), you should look at available courses and arrange your schedule in myBU Student Portal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lhqsc5bj-d71a699a44b3a219d27cd100307c8b41 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Boston University students register online through <a href=\"https:\/\/student.bu.edu\/MyBU\/\"><strong>MyBU Student Portal<\/strong><\/a>. The portal features <a href=\"https:\/\/mybustudent.bu.edu\/psp\/BUPRD\/EMPLOYEE\/SA\/s\/WEBLIB_H_SB_STD.ISCRIPT1.FieldFormula.IScript_Main?institution=BU001\">Schedule Builder<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mybustudent.bu.edu\/psp\/BUPRD\/EMPLOYEE\/SA\/s\/WEBLIB_HCX_EN.H_SHOPPING_CART.FieldFormula.IScript_Main?\">Shopping Cart<\/a>, online tools that allow you to arrange a schedule of courses and their times before actually reserving a seat by registering. This means that <strong>nothing in the Schedule Builder or Shopping Cart is permanent<\/strong> until you actually hit &#8220;enroll&#8221; to register.\u00a0 Even after you register, you can still change things around so don\u2019t be nervous! You can\u2019t make any mistakes we can\u2019t fix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for a registration walkthrough?<\/strong> Please watch the registration video below! Please note that this video was created using a standard first-year schedule \u2014 depending on your advanced credits, you may be registering for alternative courses. Please use the results of your First-Year Survey as a guide.<\/p>\n<p>Only students with last names starting with L\u2013Z should register for ES110 in the fall semester. 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