diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-dark.gif b/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-dark.gif
index 44352d491..1dd3117ac 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-dark.jpg b/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-dark.jpg
index 2d653108f..581f7e5a4 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-light.gif b/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-light.gif
index 2f27d6aee..8bb5b25bb 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-light.jpg b/frontend/src/assets/TermPlannerHelp/unschedule-light.jpg
index 3a286031e..31502fa78 100644
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlannerButton/PlannerButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlannerButton/PlannerButton.tsx
index 422232eea..6b895f4b7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlannerButton/PlannerButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlannerButton/PlannerButton.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const PlannerButton = ({ course, hasPlannerUpdated }: PlannerButtonProps) => {
         isAccurate: course.is_accurate,
         isMultiterm: course.is_multiterm,
         supressed: false,
+        ignoreFromProgression: false,
         mark: undefined
       };
       dispatch(addToUnplanned({ courseCode: course.code, courseData }));
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/QuickAddCartButton/QuickAddCartButton.tsx b/frontend/src/components/QuickAddCartButton/QuickAddCartButton.tsx
index 87f361c47..afa07dfd6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/QuickAddCartButton/QuickAddCartButton.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/QuickAddCartButton/QuickAddCartButton.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const QuickAddCartButton = ({ courseCode, planned }: Props) => {
         isAccurate: course.is_accurate,
         isMultiterm: course.is_multiterm,
         supressed: false,
+        ignoreFromProgression: false,
         mark: undefined
       };
       dispatch(addToUnplanned({ courseCode: course.code, courseData }));
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
index fd41b613b..6b1af1eb1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/Dashboard/Dashboard.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const Dashboard = ({ isLoading, structure, totalUOC, freeElectivesUOC }: Props)
 
   let completedUOC = 0;
   Object.keys(courses).forEach((courseCode) => {
-    if (courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor) {
+    if (courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor && !courses[courseCode]?.ignoreFromProgression) {
       completedUOC +=
         courses[courseCode].UOC *
         getNumTerms(courses[courseCode].UOC, courses[courseCode].isMultiterm);
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ const Dashboard = ({ isLoading, structure, totalUOC, freeElectivesUOC }: Props)
         let currUOC = 0;
         // only consider disciplinary component courses
         Object.keys(subgroupStructure.courses).forEach((courseCode) => {
-          if (courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor && currUOC < subgroupStructure.UOC) {
+          if (
+            courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor &&
+            currUOC < subgroupStructure.UOC &&
+            !courses[courseCode]?.ignoreFromProgression
+          ) {
             const courseUOC =
               courses[courseCode].UOC *
               getNumTerms(courses[courseCode].UOC, courses[courseCode].isMultiterm);
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/FreeElectivesSection/index.ts b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/FreeElectivesSection/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c3a4d8ba..000000000
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/FreeElectivesSection/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import FreeElectiveSection from './FreeElectiveSection';
-
-export default FreeElectiveSection;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/FreeElectivesSection/FreeElectiveSection.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/GenericCoursesSection/GenericCoursesSection.tsx
similarity index 65%
rename from frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/FreeElectivesSection/FreeElectiveSection.tsx
rename to frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/GenericCoursesSection/GenericCoursesSection.tsx
index 4444c8518..d7b95d28a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/FreeElectivesSection/FreeElectiveSection.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/GenericCoursesSection/GenericCoursesSection.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ const { Title } = Typography;
 type Props = {
   courses: ViewSubgroupCourse[];
   view: Views;
+  title: string;
+  subheading: string;
+  description: string;
 };
 
-const FreeElectivesSection = ({ courses, view }: Props) => {
+const GenericCoursesSection = ({ courses, view, title, subheading, description }: Props) => {
   const uoc = courses.reduce(
     (sum, course) => sum + (course.UOC ?? 0) * getNumTerms(course.UOC ?? 0, course.isMultiterm),
     0
@@ -22,18 +25,15 @@ const FreeElectivesSection = ({ courses, view }: Props) => {
   return (
     <Collapsible
       title={
-        <Title level={1} id="Free Electives" className="text">
-          Free Electives
+        <Title level={1} id={title} className="text">
+          {title}
         </Title>
       }
     >
       <Title level={4} className="text">
-        You have {uoc} UOC worth of additional courses planned
+        You have {uoc} UOC worth of {subheading}
       </Title>
-      <p>
-        These courses may or may not be counted to your program. Please manually verify your
-        progression with this information.
-      </p>
+      <p>{description}</p>
       {view === Views.TABLE ? (
         <Table
           dataSource={courses.map((c) => ({
@@ -44,14 +44,10 @@ const FreeElectivesSection = ({ courses, view }: Props) => {
           pagination={false}
         />
       ) : (
-        <CoursesSection
-          title="Additional Electives"
-          plannedCourses={courses}
-          unplannedCourses={[]}
-        />
+        <CoursesSection title="Courses" plannedCourses={courses} unplannedCourses={[]} />
       )}
     </Collapsible>
   );
 };
 
-export default FreeElectivesSection;
+export default GenericCoursesSection;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/GenericCoursesSection/index.ts b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/GenericCoursesSection/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffbe86fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/GenericCoursesSection/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import GenericCoursesSection from './GenericCoursesSection';
+
+export default GenericCoursesSection;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/ProgressionChecker.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/ProgressionChecker.tsx
index 2c42c803b..2d2a89cab 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/ProgressionChecker.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/ProgressionChecker/ProgressionChecker.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import PageTemplate from 'components/PageTemplate';
 import { MAX_COURSES_OVERFLOW } from 'config/constants';
 import type { RootState } from 'config/store';
 import Dashboard from './Dashboard';
-import FreeElectiveSection from './FreeElectivesSection';
+import GenericCoursesSection from './GenericCoursesSection';
 import GridView from './GridView';
 import S from './styles';
 import TableView from './TableView';
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ const ProgressionChecker = () => {
   // these courses are appended as 'Additional Electives'
   const overflowCourses: ProgressionAdditionalCourses = {};
 
+  const ignoredCourses: ProgressionAdditionalCourses = {};
+
   const generateViewStructure = () => {
     // Example groups: Major, Minor, General, Rules
     Object.keys(structure).forEach((group) => {
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ const ProgressionChecker = () => {
 
           // only consider disciplinary component courses
           Object.keys(subgroupStructure.courses).forEach((courseCode) => {
+            if (courses[courseCode]?.ignoreFromProgression) return;
+
             const isDoubleCounted =
               countedCourses.includes(courseCode) &&
               !/Core/.test(subgroup) &&
@@ -172,17 +176,24 @@ const ProgressionChecker = () => {
         .flatMap((spec) => Object.keys(spec.courses))
     );
     Object.keys(courses).forEach((courseCode) => {
-      if (!programCourseList.includes(courseCode) && courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor) {
-        overflowCourses[courseCode] = {
-          courseCode,
-          title: courses[courseCode].title,
-          UOC: courses[courseCode].UOC,
-          plannedFor: courses[courseCode].plannedFor as string,
-          isUnplanned: unplanned.includes(courseCode),
-          isMultiterm: courses[courseCode].isMultiterm,
-          isDoubleCounted: false,
-          isOverCounted: false
-        };
+      const course = {
+        courseCode,
+        title: courses[courseCode].title,
+        UOC: courses[courseCode].UOC,
+        plannedFor: courses[courseCode].plannedFor as string,
+        isUnplanned: unplanned.includes(courseCode),
+        isMultiterm: courses[courseCode].isMultiterm,
+        isDoubleCounted: false,
+        isOverCounted: false
+      };
+      if (courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor && courses[courseCode]?.ignoreFromProgression) {
+        ignoredCourses[courseCode] = course;
+      } else if (
+        !programCourseList.includes(courseCode) &&
+        courses[courseCode]?.plannedFor &&
+        !courses[courseCode]?.ignoreFromProgression
+      ) {
+        overflowCourses[courseCode] = course;
       }
     });
     return newViewLayout;
@@ -280,7 +291,20 @@ const ProgressionChecker = () => {
                 )}
             </Collapsible>
           ))}
-          <FreeElectiveSection courses={Object.values(overflowCourses)} view={view} />
+          <GenericCoursesSection
+            courses={Object.values(overflowCourses)}
+            view={view}
+            title="Free Electives"
+            subheading="additional courses planned"
+            description="These courses may or may not be counted to your program. Please manually verify your progression with this information."
+          />
+          <GenericCoursesSection
+            courses={Object.values(ignoredCourses)}
+            view={view}
+            title="Progression Ignored"
+            subheading="courses ignored from your progression"
+            description="These courses have been manually ignored from the progression count. You can undo this from the Term Planner page if you wish."
+          />
         </S.ProgressionViewContainer>
       </S.Wrapper>
     </PageTemplate>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
index f8374d61a..e9236b9b1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ContextMenu/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -3,18 +3,25 @@ import { Item, Menu } from 'react-contexify';
 import { FaRegCalendarTimes } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { DeleteFilled, EditFilled, InfoCircleFilled } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import {
+  DeleteFilled,
+  EditFilled,
+  InfoCircleFilled,
+  PieChartFilled,
+  PieChartOutlined
+} from '@ant-design/icons';
 import EditMarkModal from 'components/EditMarkModal';
 import { addTab } from 'reducers/courseTabsSlice';
-import { removeCourse, unschedule } from 'reducers/plannerSlice';
+import { removeCourse, toggleIgnoreFromProgression, unschedule } from 'reducers/plannerSlice';
 import 'react-contexify/ReactContexify.css';
 
 type Props = {
   code: string;
   plannedFor: string | null;
+  ignoreFromProgression: boolean;
 };
 
-const ContextMenu = ({ code, plannedFor }: Props) => {
+const ContextMenu = ({ code, plannedFor, ignoreFromProgression }: Props) => {
   const [openModal, setOpenModal] = useState(false);
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -34,6 +41,9 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ code, plannedFor }: Props) => {
     navigate('/course-selector');
     dispatch(addTab(code));
   };
+  const handleToggleProgression = () => {
+    dispatch(toggleIgnoreFromProgression(code));
+  };
 
   const iconStyle = {
     fontSize: '14px',
@@ -54,6 +64,15 @@ const ContextMenu = ({ code, plannedFor }: Props) => {
         <Item onClick={showEditMark}>
           <EditFilled style={iconStyle} /> Edit mark
         </Item>
+        {ignoreFromProgression ? (
+          <Item onClick={handleToggleProgression}>
+            <PieChartFilled style={iconStyle} /> Acknowledge Progression
+          </Item>
+        ) : (
+          <Item onClick={handleToggleProgression}>
+            <PieChartOutlined style={iconStyle} /> Ignore Progression
+          </Item>
+        )}
         <Item onClick={handleInfo}>
           <InfoCircleFilled style={iconStyle} /> View Info
         </Item>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/DraggableCourse/DraggableCourse.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/DraggableCourse/DraggableCourse.tsx
index 3380a35cb..7d64e3635 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/DraggableCourse/DraggableCourse.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/DraggableCourse/DraggableCourse.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { Suspense } from 'react';
 import { useContextMenu } from 'react-contexify';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import ReactTooltip from 'react-tooltip';
-import { InfoCircleOutlined, WarningOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
+import { InfoCircleOutlined, PieChartOutlined, WarningOutlined } from '@ant-design/icons';
 import { Badge, Typography } from 'antd';
 import { useTheme } from 'styled-components';
 import { Term } from 'types/planner';
@@ -35,8 +35,17 @@ const DraggableCourse = ({ code, index, term, showMultiCourseBadge }: Props) =>
   const { Text } = Typography;
 
   // prereqs are populated in CourseDescription.jsx via course.raw_requirements
-  const { title, isUnlocked, plannedFor, isLegacy, isAccurate, handbookNote, supressed, mark } =
-    courses[code];
+  const {
+    title,
+    isUnlocked,
+    plannedFor,
+    isLegacy,
+    isAccurate,
+    handbookNote,
+    supressed,
+    ignoreFromProgression,
+    mark
+  } = courses[code];
   const warningMessage = courses[code].warnings;
 
   const isOffered = plannedFor
@@ -118,6 +127,9 @@ const DraggableCourse = ({ code, index, term, showMultiCourseBadge }: Props) =>
                     style={{ fontSize: '16px', color: theme.warningOutlined.color }}
                   />
                 ))}
+              {ignoreFromProgression && (
+                <PieChartOutlined style={{ color: theme.infoOutlined.color }} />
+              )}
               <S.CourseLabel>
                 {isSmall ? (
                   <Text className="text">{code}</Text>
@@ -157,7 +169,11 @@ const DraggableCourse = ({ code, index, term, showMultiCourseBadge }: Props) =>
           )}
         </Draggable>
       </Suspense>
-      <ContextMenu code={code} plannedFor={plannedFor} />
+      <ContextMenu
+        code={code}
+        plannedFor={plannedFor}
+        ignoreFromProgression={ignoreFromProgression}
+      />
       {/* display prereq tooltip for all courses. However, if a term is marked as complete
         and the course has no warning, then disable the tooltip */}
       {isSmall && (
@@ -177,7 +193,15 @@ const DraggableCourse = ({ code, index, term, showMultiCourseBadge }: Props) =>
             // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
             <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: handbookNote }} />
           )}
+          {/* TODO: Fix fullstops. example: "48 UoC required in all courses you have 36 This course will not be included ..."
+           */}
           {!isAccurate ? ' The course info may be inaccurate.' : ''}
+          {ignoreFromProgression ? ' This course will not be included in your progression.' : ''}
+        </ReactTooltip>
+      )}
+      {ignoreFromProgression && !(!isDragDisabled && shouldHaveWarning) && (
+        <ReactTooltip id={code} place="bottom">
+          This course will not be included in your progression.
         </ReactTooltip>
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ImportPlannerMenu/ImportPlannerMenu.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ImportPlannerMenu/ImportPlannerMenu.tsx
index fb9a8ad86..b3711f3d5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ImportPlannerMenu/ImportPlannerMenu.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/TermPlanner/ImportPlannerMenu/ImportPlannerMenu.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ const ImportPlannerMenu = () => {
                   isAccurate: course.is_accurate,
                   isMultiterm: course.is_multiterm,
                   supressed: false,
-                  mark: undefined
+                  // TODO: should actually hydrate people's mark
+                  // and also their suppressions and ignoreFromProgression
+                  // Maybe we don't need to worry about this as
+                  // exporting / importing becomes redundant with accounts
+                  ignoreFromProgression: false,
+                  mark: undefined // TODO: WTF?
                 };
 
                 if (plannedCourses.indexOf(course.code) === -1) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/plannerSlice.ts b/frontend/src/reducers/plannerSlice.ts
index 4bc5d67a0..a6603985f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/reducers/plannerSlice.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/plannerSlice.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ const plannerSlice = createSlice({
         state.unplanned.push(courseCode);
       }
     },
+    toggleIgnoreFromProgression: (state, action: PayloadAction<string>) => {
+      const code = action.payload;
+
+      if (state.courses[code]) {
+        state.courses[code].ignoreFromProgression = !state.courses[code].ignoreFromProgression;
+      }
+    },
     toggleWarnings: (state, action: PayloadAction<CourseStates>) => {
       Object.keys(action.payload).forEach((course) => {
         if (state.courses[course]) {
@@ -467,6 +474,7 @@ export const {
   addToUnplanned,
   setUnplannedCourseToTerm,
   setPlannedCourseToTerm,
+  toggleIgnoreFromProgression,
   toggleWarnings,
   removeCourse,
   removeCourses,
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/planner.ts b/frontend/src/types/planner.ts
index 53350d223..f3d01afc9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/planner.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/types/planner.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export type PlannerCourse = {
   handbookNote: string;
   isAccurate: boolean;
   supressed: boolean;
+  ignoreFromProgression: boolean;
   isMultiterm: boolean;
   mark: Mark;
   legacyOfferings?: CourseLegacyOfferings;