Pathway Planner

Get Started with the Pathway Planner

Map out opportunities and level up skills!

Use the Pathway Planner alongside your degree plan to track what you've learned and to help tell the whole story of your Iowa State experience.

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"I wish [the Pathway Planner] was something I had earlier in my college career so I could have laid out all I wanted to accomplish and maybe try harder to talk about those things with my advisor in order to accomplish them."

Rylee Guajardo, Junior, Agricultural Business

Using the Pathway Planner

1. Get a blank planner

Download the fillable PDF version.

Follow these instructions to print your digital version: Printing the Pathway Planner

Dimensions: 17" x 11", or twice the width of a letter-size piece of paper (8.5" x 11")

2. Add what you've already done

How have you been involved already and what have you gained?

Use the skill word bank to help you identify some specific skills you have built or are building.

3. Identify some opportunities

What would you like to do going forward?

Explore the search function on the Learn by Doing page to find some great opportunities and their related skills. Challenge yourself to try something new!

Some questions to consider as you do this:

What do you want to accomplish?
What can help you get there?
Who are you and who do you want to be?

4. Consult your mentors

The Pathways coordinators, your academic advisor, a peer mentor, a trusted professor, career services...

Student success is our #1 priority here at Iowa State, and success means all kinds of success. Share your plan with those you trust and be open to new opportunities and ideas!

Schedule a meeting with a Pathways coordinator today!

Send the Pathways Team a message if you have questions about the Planner or are interested in other versions.

Showcase your Planner!

Help other students learn how you are using your Planner!