diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
index 5e9e3b624..ca3a25e92 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ Please describe how you tested this PR (both manually and with tests) Provide in
 - [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
 - [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
 - [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
+- [ ] I've run the end to end tests
 - [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/ormconfig.ts b/packages/api-v2/ormconfig.ts
index bfe899ba8..35867bc72 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/ormconfig.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/ormconfig.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const ormconfig: TypeOrmModuleOptions = {
   username: process.env.POSTGRES_USERNAME,
   password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD || "",
   database: process.env.POSTGRES_DATABASE,
-  synchronize: false,
+  synchronize: process.env.NODE_ENV === "testing",
   entities: [Student, Plan],
   migrations: ["./dist/migrations/*.js"],
   cli: {
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/package.json b/packages/api-v2/package.json
index c154a914a..66f22a62d 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/package.json
+++ b/packages/api-v2/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "test:debug": "node --inspect-brk -r tsconfig-paths/register -r ts-node/register node_modules/.bin/jest --runInBand",
     "test:db:up": "docker-compose -f ../../infrastructure/test/docker-compose.e2e.yml up -d",
     "test:db:down": "docker-compose -f ../../infrastructure/test/docker-compose.e2e.yml down",
-    "test:e2e": "yarn g:cross-env NODE_ENV=testing jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json --detectOpenHandles",
+    "test:e2e": "yarn g:cross-env NODE_ENV=testing jest --config ./test/jest-e2e.json --detectOpenHandles --no-cache --force-exit",
     "typeorm": "yarn g:cross-env NODE_ENV=development ts-node --project ./tsconfig.json ../../node_modules/typeorm/cli.js",
     "dev:db:reset": "yarn typeorm schema:drop",
     "dev:migration:generate": "yarn dev:db:reset && yarn typeorm migration:run && yarn typeorm migration:generate",
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.controller.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
index 94529a55d..fbc8f6825 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -66,9 +66,11 @@ export class AuthController {
       sameSite: "strict",
       secure: isSecure,
     });
-    await this.emailConfirmationService.sendVerificationLink(
-      createStudentDto.email
-    );
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "testing") {
+      await this.emailConfirmationService.sendVerificationLink(
+        createStudentDto.email
+      );
+    }
     return student;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.errors.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.errors.ts
index 980909b80..e04b6d9c2 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.errors.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/auth.errors.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ export class TokenExpiredError extends Error {
   constructor() {
     super();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/authenticated-request.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/authenticated-request.ts
index 31dff0b48..76b7c3b20 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/authenticated-request.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/authenticated-request.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { Student } from "src/student/entities/student.entity";
 
-/**
- * Represents an authenticated request using the JwtAuthGuard.
- */
+/** Represents an authenticated request using the JwtAuthGuard. */
 export interface AuthenticatedRequest extends Request {
   user: Student;
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/jwt-payload.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/jwt-payload.ts
index 5b02e89e8..655d791be 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/jwt-payload.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/auth/interfaces/jwt-payload.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-/**
- * Represents the information stored in the JWT.
- */
+/** Represents the information stored in the JWT. */
 export interface JwtPayload {
   uuid: string;
   email: string;
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/environment-variables.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/environment-variables.ts
index ec1510506..969750bb8 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/environment-variables.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/environment-variables.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ export interface EnvironmentVariables {
   EMAIL_SERVICE: string;
   EMAIL_USER: string;
   EMAIL_PASSWORD: string;
-  FORGOT_PASSWORD_URL: string
+  FORGOT_PASSWORD_URL: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/guards/dev-route.guard.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/guards/dev-route.guard.ts
index 999ab48ef..4e714eb91 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/guards/dev-route.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/guards/dev-route.guard.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable, CanActivate, ExecutionContext } from "@nestjs/common";
 import { Observable } from "rxjs";
 
-/**
- * Guards dev routes so that they are not accessible in production.
- */
+/** Guards dev routes so that they are not accessible in production. */
 @Injectable()
 export class DevRouteGuard implements CanActivate {
   canActivate(
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts
index a37276087..d47604158 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/guards/jwt-auth.guard.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
 import { AuthGuard } from "@nestjs/passport";
 
 /**
- * Used to protect any route with the JWT strategy.
- * The JWT strategy verifies a JWT in the request and attaches the student to
- * the request object on successful verfication.
+ * Used to protect any route with the JWT strategy. The JWT strategy verifies a
+ * JWT in the request and attaches the student to the request object on
+ * successful verfication.
  */
 @Injectable()
 export class JwtAuthGuard extends AuthGuard("jwt") {}
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.controller.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.controller.ts
index 3fb0a4fcb..b43b965c4 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.controller.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ import {
   ChangePasswordDto,
   wrongPasswordError,
 } from "@graduate/common";
-import { EmailAlreadyExists, WeakPassword, WrongPassword } from "./student.errors";
+import {
+  EmailAlreadyExists,
+  WeakPassword,
+  WrongPassword,
+} from "./student.errors";
 
 @Controller("students")
 export class StudentController {
-  constructor(private readonly studentService: StudentService) { }
+  constructor(private readonly studentService: StudentService) {}
 
   @UseGuards(JwtAuthGuard)
   @Get("me")
@@ -123,12 +127,15 @@ export class StudentController {
     @Req() req: AuthenticatedRequest,
     @Body() changePasswordDto: ChangePasswordDto
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const changePasswordResult = await this.studentService.changePassword(req.user.uuid, changePasswordDto);
+    const changePasswordResult = await this.studentService.changePassword(
+      req.user.uuid,
+      changePasswordDto
+    );
     if (changePasswordResult instanceof WrongPassword) {
       throw new BadRequestException(wrongPasswordError);
     }
     if (changePasswordResult instanceof WeakPassword) {
-      throw new BadRequestException(weakPasswordError)
+      throw new BadRequestException(weakPasswordError);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.errors.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.errors.ts
index 54bce6345..35b23c408 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.errors.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.errors.ts
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ export class EmailNotConfirmed extends Error {
   constructor() {
     super();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts
index 0da0199c6..0edddaa39 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/src/student/student.service.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ import {
   UpdateStudentDto,
 } from "@graduate/common";
 import { Student } from "./entities/student.entity";
-import { EmailAlreadyExists, NewPasswordsDontMatch, WeakPassword, WrongPassword } from "./student.errors";
+import {
+  EmailAlreadyExists,
+  NewPasswordsDontMatch,
+  WeakPassword,
+  WrongPassword,
+} from "./student.errors";
 
 @Injectable()
 export class StudentService {
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ export class StudentService {
   constructor(
     @InjectRepository(Student)
     private studentRepository: Repository<Student>
-  ) { }
+  ) {}
 
   async create(
     createStudentDto: SignUpStudentDto
@@ -161,8 +166,12 @@ export class StudentService {
     return formatServiceCtx(StudentService.name, methodName);
   }
 
-  async changePassword(uuid: any, changePasswordDto: ChangePasswordDto): Promise<void | WeakPassword | WrongPassword> {
-    const { currentPassword, newPassword, newPasswordConfirm } = changePasswordDto;
+  async changePassword(
+    uuid: any,
+    changePasswordDto: ChangePasswordDto
+  ): Promise<void | WeakPassword | WrongPassword> {
+    const { currentPassword, newPassword, newPasswordConfirm } =
+      changePasswordDto;
     const student = await this.findByUuid(uuid);
 
     if (newPassword !== newPasswordConfirm) {
@@ -170,40 +179,50 @@ export class StudentService {
     }
 
     const { password: trueHashedPassword } = student;
-    const isValidPassword = await bcrypt.compare(currentPassword, trueHashedPassword);
+    const isValidPassword = await bcrypt.compare(
+      currentPassword,
+      trueHashedPassword
+    );
 
     if (!isValidPassword) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        { message: "Invalid password", oldPassword: currentPassword },
-      );
+      this.logger.debug({
+        message: "Invalid password",
+        oldPassword: currentPassword,
+      });
       return new WrongPassword();
     }
 
     if (!isStrongPassword(newPassword)) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        { message: "weak password", oldPassword: currentPassword },
-      );
+      this.logger.debug({
+        message: "weak password",
+        oldPassword: currentPassword,
+      });
       return new WeakPassword();
     }
-    await this.studentRepository.save(Object.assign(student, { password: newPassword }));
+    await this.studentRepository.save(
+      Object.assign(student, { password: newPassword })
+    );
   }
 
-  async resetPassword(email, resetPasswordData: ResetPasswordDto): Promise<Student | Error> {
+  async resetPassword(
+    email,
+    resetPasswordData: ResetPasswordDto
+  ): Promise<Student | Error> {
     const { password, passwordConfirm } = resetPasswordData;
 
-    const student = await this.findByEmail(email)
+    const student = await this.findByEmail(email);
 
     if (password !== passwordConfirm) {
       return new NewPasswordsDontMatch();
     }
 
     if (!isStrongPassword(password)) {
-      this.logger.debug(
-        { message: "weak password", password },
-      );
+      this.logger.debug({ message: "weak password", password });
       return new WeakPassword();
     }
 
-    return await this.studentRepository.save(Object.assign(student, { password }))
+    return await this.studentRepository.save(
+      Object.assign(student, { password })
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/test/auth/auth.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-v2/test/auth/auth.e2e-spec.ts
index 420861628..1d6b055bb 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/test/auth/auth.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/test/auth/auth.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe("AuthController (e2e)", () => {
   let app: INestApplication;
   let connection: Connection;
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     app = await initializeApp();
     connection = app.get(Connection);
 
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ describe("AuthController (e2e)", () => {
       .post("/auth/register")
       .send({
         email: "test-register@gmail.com",
-        password: "1234567890",
+        password: "1234567890a",
+        passwordConfirm: "1234567890a",
       })
       .expect(201);
 
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ describe("AuthController (e2e)", () => {
       .into(Student)
       .values([{ ...testUser1 }]);
 
+    await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post("/auth/register")
+      .send(testUser1)
+      .expect(201);
+
     await request(app.getHttpServer())
       .post("/auth/register")
       .send(testUser1)
@@ -57,6 +63,11 @@ describe("AuthController (e2e)", () => {
   });
 
   it("logs in with valid credentials", async () => {
+    await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .post("/auth/register")
+      .send(testUser1)
+      .expect(201);
+
     const res = await request(app.getHttpServer())
       .post("/auth/login")
       .send(testUser1)
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/test/jest-e2e.json b/packages/api-v2/test/jest-e2e.json
index a483ce748..143782d47 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/test/jest-e2e.json
+++ b/packages/api-v2/test/jest-e2e.json
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
   "transform": {
     "^.+\\.(t|j)s$": "ts-jest"
   },
+  "moduleNameMapper": {
+    "^src/(.*)": "<rootDir>/../src/$1"
+  },
   "transformIgnorePatterns": ["^.+\\.js$"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/test/major/major.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-v2/test/major/major.e2e-spec.ts
index 8a97b4c82..3efc89b7c 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/test/major/major.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/test/major/major.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("MajorController (e2e)", () => {
 
   it("retrieves the major for a valid year and major name", async () => {
     const response = await request(app.getHttpServer())
-      .post("/majors/2022/Computer%20Science,%20BSCS")
+      .get("/majors/2022/Computer%20Science,%20BSCS")
       .expect(200);
 
     const major = response.body;
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ describe("MajorController (e2e)", () => {
   it("fails to retrieve a major from an invalid year", () => {
     const INVALID_YEAR = 2000;
     return request(app.getHttpServer())
-      .post(`/majors/${INVALID_YEAR}/Computer%20Science,%20BSCS`)
-      .expect(400);
+      .get(`/majors/${INVALID_YEAR}/Computer%20Science,%20BSCS`)
+      .expect(404);
   });
 
   it("fails to retrieve a major from a valid year but invalid major name", () => {
     const INVALID_MAJOR_NAME = "wrong";
     return request(app.getHttpServer())
-      .post(`/majors/2022/${INVALID_MAJOR_NAME}`)
-      .expect(400);
+      .get(`/majors/2022/${INVALID_MAJOR_NAME}`)
+      .expect(404);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/test/plan/plan.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-v2/test/plan/plan.e2e-spec.ts
index 95324d2df..06fe9c545 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/test/plan/plan.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/test/plan/plan.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import { Plan } from "../../src/plan/entities/plan.entity";
 import * as request from "supertest";
 import { Connection } from "typeorm";
 import { dropStudentTable, initializeApp } from "../../test/utils";
-import { testPlan, testUser1, testUser2 } from "../../test/testingData";
+import {
+  testPlan,
+  testUser1,
+  testUser2,
+  testUser3,
+} from "../../test/testingData";
 
 describe("PlanController (e2e)", () => {
   let app: INestApplication;
@@ -12,18 +17,17 @@ describe("PlanController (e2e)", () => {
   let uuid: string;
   let planID: number;
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     app = await initializeApp();
 
     connection = app.get(Connection);
-
     // create student
     const res = await request(app.getHttpServer())
       .post("/auth/register")
       .send(testUser1);
 
     // save accessToken and user ID
-    cookie = res.header["set-cookie"];
+    cookie = res.headers["set-cookie"];
     uuid = res.body.uuid;
 
     // insert plan into db
@@ -39,18 +43,19 @@ describe("PlanController (e2e)", () => {
       .createQueryBuilder()
       .select("plan")
       .from(Plan, "plan")
-      .where("plan.name = :name", { name: "Test Plan" })
+      .where("plan.name = :name AND plan.student.uuid = :uuid", {
+        name: "Test Plan",
+        uuid,
+      })
       .getOne();
 
     planID = plan.id;
   });
 
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    await dropStudentTable(connection);
-  });
-
   afterAll(async () => {
+    await dropStudentTable(connection);
     await app.close();
+    await connection.close();
   });
 
   it("creates a plan for a signed in user", async () => {
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ describe("PlanController (e2e)", () => {
     await request(app.getHttpServer())
       .patch(`/plans/${planID}`)
       .set("Cookie", cookie)
-      .send({ catalogYear: 2018 })
+      .send({ name: "robert is stinky" })
       .expect(200);
   });
 
@@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ describe("PlanController (e2e)", () => {
     await request(app.getHttpServer())
       .patch(`/plans/${planID}`)
       .set("Cookie", badCookie)
-      .send({ catalogYear: 2018 })
+      .send({ catalogYear: 2021 })
       .expect(403);
   });
 
@@ -135,7 +140,7 @@ describe("PlanController (e2e)", () => {
   it("fails to delete a plan that does not belong to a user", async () => {
     const res = await request(app.getHttpServer())
       .post("/auth/register")
-      .send(testUser2);
+      .send(testUser3);
 
     const badCookie = res.header["set-cookie"];
 
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/test/student/student.e2e-spec.ts b/packages/api-v2/test/student/student.e2e-spec.ts
index 5bff031b4..21c31ebe5 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/test/student/student.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/test/student/student.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe("StudentController (e2e)", () => {
   let connection: Connection;
   let uuid: string;
 
-  beforeEach(async () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
     app = await initializeApp();
 
     connection = app.get(Connection);
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ describe("StudentController (e2e)", () => {
     uuid = res.body.uuid;
   });
 
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    await dropStudentTable(connection);
-  });
-
   afterAll(async () => {
+    await dropStudentTable(connection);
     await app.close();
+    await connection.close();
   });
 
   it("should successfully get a student", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/api-v2/test/testingData.ts b/packages/api-v2/test/testingData.ts
index 2c7578e48..84a4ce624 100644
--- a/packages/api-v2/test/testingData.ts
+++ b/packages/api-v2/test/testingData.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 export const testUser1 = {
   email: "test-1@gmail.com",
-  password: "1234567890",
+  password: "1234567890a",
+  passwordConfirm: "1234567890a",
 };
 
 export const testUser2 = {
   email: "test-2@gmail.com",
-  password: "1234567890",
+  password: "1234567890a",
+  passwordConfirm: "1234567890a",
+};
+
+export const testUser3 = {
+  email: "test-3@gmail.com",
+  password: "1234567890a",
+  passwordConfirm: "1234567890a",
 };
 
 export const onboardedUser = {
@@ -25,11 +33,14 @@ export const onboardedUser = {
 export const testPlan = {
   name: "Test Plan",
   schedule: {
-    years: [2019, 2020, 2021, 2022],
-    yearMap: {},
+    years: [
+      {
+        year: 2022,
+      },
+    ],
   },
-  major: "Computer Science",
+  major: "Computer Science, BSCS",
   coopCycle: "4 year 2 co-ops",
   concentration: "Artificial Intelligence",
-  catalogYear: 2019,
+  catalogYear: 2022,
 };