1. 1 Using CSNav for College Research

2. 2 CSNav has lots of valuable information about careers, high school, college, and financial aid. To get started, click on any of the icons at the top of the homepage. Welcome to CSNav!

3. 3 Today, we’ll explore CSNav’s college resources. Start by clicking on College Planning. Career Planning

4. 4 Click either of the “Explore Schools” links College Planning > Explore Schools

5. 5 There are lots of ways to find colleges on CSNav. Today, we’ll use the School Finder. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

6. 6 Look at the list of links in the left-hand sidebar. Choose one that is important to you to begin. Let’s try “Location” first. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

7. 7 Choose all of the locations you would like by clicking the boxes. To choose an entire region, click the box at the top of the list. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

8. 8 When you’re done, click “See Your Matching Schools”… …or, choose another item from the list and enter more criteria. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

9. 9 CSNav will create a list of schools that match your criteria. They’ll be listed in ABC order. You can sort the list by clicking on the arrows in the header. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

10. 10 Clicking “Compare Your Selections” will pop up a box showing how the school matches your criteria. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

11. 11 Here you can see if the school matches or does not match your characteristics. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder Facts about the School How it stacks up to your criteria

12. 12 Click on the name of a school to visit its profile page. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

13. 13 Each college has its own profile page. Click on the tabs on the left to learn more. Click “Save to Your Portfolio” to earn a checkmark for the milestone, Saved Colleges. College Planning > Explore Schools > School Finder

14. 14 To see your checkmark, go back to “Home” by clicking on the icon on the top of the page. Then, click “Your Planning Milestones” to see your checkmarks. Your Planning Milestones

15. 15 Whenever you do work on CSNav, that work gets saved in Your Portfolio. To visit Your Portfolio, click on the icon on the top OR in the middle of the page. Your Portfolio

16. 16 All of your work on CSNav is saved in Your Portfolio. To see the college you just saved, check in your College Planning Portfolio. Click here, or here. Your Portfolio > Career Planning Portfolio

17. 17 Your “saved colleges” are available by clicking on the “Postsecondary Plans” link. Your Portfolio > College Planning Portfolio

18. 18 On the Postsecondary Plans page, you’ll find all your college work from throughout CSNav saved. Scroll down to find the “Saved Colleges” box. Your Portfolio > College Planning Portfolio > Postsecondary Plans

19. 19 In the “Saved Colleges” box, you’ll find all the career profile pages you’ve added. Click on the name of a college to go back to its profile page anytime. Your Portfolio > College Planning Portfolio > Postsecondary Plans

20. 20 To return to your School Finder results, scroll down to find the box labelled, “School Finder Searches.” Your Portfolio > College Planning Portfolio > Postsecondary Plans

21. 21 You can return to your saved colleges any time from the homepage by clicking on “College List” under “Quick Links.” Quick Links > College List

22. 22 There are many other ways to explore schools on CSNav. Try them all and compare your results to create your best possible College List! College Planning > Explore Schools