diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/NavBar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/NavBar.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6e2a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/NavBar.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { page } from "$app/state";
+import { Search, User } from "@lucide/svelte";
+import { authStore } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
+import ThemeToggle from "./ThemeToggle.svelte";
+
+const staticTabs = [{ href: "/", label: "Search", icon: Search }] as const;
+
+const APP_PREFIXES = ["/profile", "/settings", "/admin"];
+
+let profileTab = $derived({
+  href: authStore.isAuthenticated ? "/profile" : "/login",
+  label: authStore.isAuthenticated ? "Account" : "Login",
+  icon: User,
+});
+
+function isActive(tabHref: string): boolean {
+  if (tabHref === "/") return page.url.pathname === "/";
+  if (tabHref === "/profile") {
+    return APP_PREFIXES.some((p) => page.url.pathname.startsWith(p));
+  }
+  return page.url.pathname.startsWith(tabHref);
+}
+</script>
+
+<nav class="w-full flex justify-center pt-5 px-5">
+  <div class="w-full max-w-6xl flex items-center justify-between">
+    <div class="flex items-center gap-1 rounded-lg bg-muted p-1">
+      {#each staticTabs as tab}
+        <a
+          href={tab.href}
+          class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium transition-colors no-underline
+            {isActive(tab.href)
+              ? 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm'
+              : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-background/50'}"
+        >
+          <tab.icon size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
+          {tab.label}
+        </a>
+      {/each}
+      <a
+        href={profileTab.href}
+        class="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium transition-colors no-underline
+          {isActive(profileTab.href)
+            ? 'bg-background text-foreground shadow-sm'
+            : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-background/50'}"
+      >
+        <User size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
+        {profileTab.label}
+      </a>
+    </div>
+
+    <ThemeToggle />
+  </div>
+</nav>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
index fab59b3..c3c3a19 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/PageTransition.svelte
@@ -4,36 +4,65 @@ import type { Snippet } from "svelte";
 import { cubicOut } from "svelte/easing";
 import type { TransitionConfig } from "svelte/transition";
 
-let { key, children }: { key: string; children: Snippet } = $props();
+type Axis = "horizontal" | "vertical";
 
-const DURATION = 250;
+let {
+  key,
+  children,
+  axis = "horizontal",
+  inDelay = 0,
+  outDelay = 0,
+}: {
+  key: string;
+  children: Snippet;
+  axis?: Axis;
+  inDelay?: number;
+  outDelay?: number;
+} = $props();
+
+const DURATION = 400;
 const OFFSET = 40;
 
+function translate(axis: Axis, value: number): string {
+  return axis === "vertical" ? `translateY(${value}px)` : `translateX(${value}px)`;
+}
+
 function inTransition(_node: HTMLElement): TransitionConfig {
   const dir = navigationStore.direction;
   if (dir === "fade") {
-    return { duration: DURATION, easing: cubicOut, css: (t: number) => `opacity: ${t}` };
+    return {
+      duration: DURATION,
+      delay: inDelay,
+      easing: cubicOut,
+      css: (t: number) => `opacity: ${t}`,
+    };
   }
-  const x = dir === "right" ? OFFSET : -OFFSET;
+  const offset = dir === "right" ? OFFSET : -OFFSET;
   return {
     duration: DURATION,
+    delay: inDelay,
     easing: cubicOut,
-    css: (t: number) => `opacity: ${t}; transform: translateX(${(1 - t) * x}px)`,
+    css: (t: number) => `opacity: ${t}; transform: ${translate(axis, (1 - t) * offset)}`,
   };
 }
 
 function outTransition(_node: HTMLElement): TransitionConfig {
   const dir = navigationStore.direction;
-  // Outgoing element is positioned absolutely so incoming flows normally
   const base = "position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%";
   if (dir === "fade") {
-    return { duration: DURATION, easing: cubicOut, css: (t: number) => `${base}; opacity: ${t}` };
+    return {
+      duration: DURATION,
+      delay: outDelay,
+      easing: cubicOut,
+      css: (t: number) => `${base}; opacity: ${t}`,
+    };
   }
-  const x = dir === "right" ? -OFFSET : OFFSET;
+  const offset = dir === "right" ? -OFFSET : OFFSET;
   return {
     duration: DURATION,
+    delay: outDelay,
     easing: cubicOut,
-    css: (t: number) => `${base}; opacity: ${t}; transform: translateX(${(1 - t) * x}px)`,
+    css: (t: number) => `${base}; opacity: ${t}; transform: ${translate(axis, (1 - t) * offset)}`,
   };
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts
index e71e0f4..c973f46 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/stores/navigation.svelte.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,22 @@ import { beforeNavigate } from "$app/navigation";
 
 export type NavDirection = "left" | "right" | "fade";
 
-/** Admin sidebar order — indexes determine slide direction for same-depth siblings */
-const ADMIN_NAV_ORDER = ["/admin", "/admin/scrape-jobs", "/admin/audit-log", "/admin/users"];
+/** Sidebar nav order — indexes determine slide direction for same-depth siblings */
+const SIDEBAR_NAV_ORDER = [
+  "/profile",
+  "/settings",
+  "/admin",
+  "/admin/jobs",
+  "/admin/audit",
+  "/admin/users",
+];
 
 function getDepth(path: string): number {
   return path.replace(/\/$/, "").split("/").filter(Boolean).length;
 }
 
-function getAdminIndex(path: string): number {
-  return ADMIN_NAV_ORDER.indexOf(path);
+function getSidebarIndex(path: string): number {
+  return SIDEBAR_NAV_ORDER.indexOf(path);
 }
 
 function computeDirection(from: string, to: string): NavDirection {
@@ -20,9 +27,9 @@ function computeDirection(from: string, to: string): NavDirection {
   if (toDepth > fromDepth) return "right";
   if (toDepth < fromDepth) return "left";
 
-  // Same depth — use admin sidebar ordering if both are admin routes
-  const fromIdx = getAdminIndex(from);
-  const toIdx = getAdminIndex(to);
+  // Same depth — use sidebar ordering if both are sidebar routes
+  const fromIdx = getSidebarIndex(from);
+  const toIdx = getSidebarIndex(to);
   if (fromIdx >= 0 && toIdx >= 0) {
     return toIdx > fromIdx ? "right" : "left";
   }
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a1e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/+layout.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+import { page } from "$app/state";
+import { authStore } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
+import PageTransition from "$lib/components/PageTransition.svelte";
+import { ClipboardList, FileText, LayoutDashboard, LogOut, Settings, User, Users } from "@lucide/svelte";
+import { onMount } from "svelte";
+
+let { children } = $props();
+
+onMount(async () => {
+  if (authStore.isLoading) {
+    await authStore.init();
+  }
+});
+
+$effect(() => {
+  if (authStore.state.mode === "unauthenticated") {
+    goto("/login");
+  }
+});
+
+const userItems = [
+  { href: "/profile", label: "Profile", icon: User },
+  { href: "/settings", label: "Settings", icon: Settings },
+];
+
+const adminItems = [
+  { href: "/admin", label: "Dashboard", icon: LayoutDashboard },
+  { href: "/admin/jobs", label: "Scrape Jobs", icon: ClipboardList },
+  { href: "/admin/audit", label: "Audit Log", icon: FileText },
+  { href: "/admin/users", label: "Users", icon: Users },
+];
+
+function isActive(href: string): boolean {
+  if (href === "/admin") return page.url.pathname === "/admin";
+  return page.url.pathname.startsWith(href);
+}
+</script>
+
+{#if authStore.isLoading}
+  <div class="flex flex-col items-center p-5 pt-2">
+    <div class="w-full max-w-6xl">
+      <p class="text-muted-foreground py-12 text-center text-sm">Loading...</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{:else if !authStore.isAuthenticated}
+  <div class="flex flex-col items-center p-5 pt-2">
+    <div class="w-full max-w-6xl">
+      <p class="text-muted-foreground py-12 text-center text-sm">Redirecting to login...</p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{:else}
+  <div class="flex flex-col items-center p-5 pt-2">
+    <div class="w-full max-w-6xl flex gap-8">
+      <!-- Inline sidebar -->
+      <aside class="w-48 shrink-0 pt-1">
+        {#if authStore.user}
+          <div class="mb-4 px-2">
+            <p class="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{authStore.user.discordUsername}</p>
+          </div>
+        {/if}
+
+        <nav class="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
+          <span class="px-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/60 mb-0.5">User</span>
+          {#each userItems as item}
+            <a
+              href={item.href}
+              class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm no-underline transition-colors
+                {isActive(item.href)
+                  ? 'text-foreground bg-muted font-medium'
+                  : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted/50'}"
+            >
+              <item.icon size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
+              {item.label}
+            </a>
+          {/each}
+
+          {#if authStore.isAdmin}
+            <div class="my-2 mx-2 border-t border-border"></div>
+            <span class="px-2 text-[11px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/60 mb-0.5">Admin</span>
+            {#each adminItems as item}
+              <a
+                href={item.href}
+                class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm no-underline transition-colors
+                  {isActive(item.href)
+                    ? 'text-foreground bg-muted font-medium'
+                    : 'text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted/50'}"
+              >
+                <item.icon size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
+                {item.label}
+              </a>
+            {/each}
+          {/if}
+
+          <div class="my-2 mx-2 border-t border-border"></div>
+          <button
+            onclick={() => authStore.logout()}
+            class="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-sm cursor-pointer
+              bg-transparent border-none text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-muted/50 transition-colors"
+          >
+            <LogOut size={15} strokeWidth={2} />
+            Sign Out
+          </button>
+        </nav>
+      </aside>
+
+      <!-- Content -->
+      <main class="flex-1 min-w-0">
+        <PageTransition key={page.url.pathname} axis="vertical">
+          {@render children()}
+        </PageTransition>
+      </main>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/+page.svelte
similarity index 92%
rename from web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
rename to web/src/routes/(app)/admin/+page.svelte
index daff06f..4c95b57 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/+page.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ onMount(async () => {
 });
 </script>
 
-<h1 class="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold">Dashboard</h1>
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Dashboard</h1>
 
 {#if error}
   <p class="text-destructive">{error}</p>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ onMount(async () => {
     </div>
   </div>
 
-  <h2 class="mt-8 mb-4 text-lg font-semibold">Services</h2>
+  <h2 class="mt-6 mb-3 text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Services</h2>
   <div class="bg-card border-border rounded-lg border">
     {#each status.services as service}
       <div class="border-border flex items-center justify-between border-b px-4 py-3 last:border-b-0">
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/audit-log/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/audit/+page.svelte
similarity index 95%
rename from web/src/routes/admin/audit-log/+page.svelte
rename to web/src/routes/(app)/admin/audit/+page.svelte
index b94dc9b..fb0092b 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/audit-log/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/audit/+page.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ onMount(async () => {
 });
 </script>
 
-<h1 class="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold">Audit Log</h1>
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Audit Log</h1>
 
 {#if error}
   <p class="text-destructive">{error}</p>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/scrape-jobs/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/jobs/+page.svelte
similarity index 96%
rename from web/src/routes/admin/scrape-jobs/+page.svelte
rename to web/src/routes/(app)/admin/jobs/+page.svelte
index aeaee64..683c9a7 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/scrape-jobs/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/jobs/+page.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ onMount(async () => {
 });
 </script>
 
-<h1 class="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold">Scrape Jobs</h1>
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Scrape Jobs</h1>
 
 {#if error}
   <p class="text-destructive">{error}</p>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/users/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/users/+page.svelte
similarity index 97%
rename from web/src/routes/admin/users/+page.svelte
rename to web/src/routes/(app)/admin/users/+page.svelte
index 6ce37ea..0bb5ea0 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/users/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/admin/users/+page.svelte
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async function toggleAdmin(user: User) {
 }
 </script>
 
-<h1 class="mb-6 text-2xl font-bold">Users</h1>
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Users</h1>
 
 {#if error}
   <p class="text-destructive mb-4">{error}</p>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(app)/profile/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/profile/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76845a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/profile/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+import { authStore } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
+</script>
+
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Profile</h1>
+
+{#if authStore.user}
+  <div class="bg-card border-border rounded-lg border p-4">
+    <div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
+      <div>
+        <p class="text-muted-foreground text-sm">Username</p>
+        <p class="font-medium">{authStore.user.discordUsername}</p>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <p class="text-muted-foreground text-sm">Discord ID</p>
+        <p class="font-medium font-mono text-sm">{authStore.user.discordId}</p>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <p class="text-muted-foreground text-sm">Role</p>
+        <p class="font-medium">{authStore.isAdmin ? "Admin" : "User"}</p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}
diff --git a/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a65a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/routes/(app)/settings/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<h1 class="mb-4 text-lg font-semibold text-foreground">Settings</h1>
+
+<div class="bg-card border-border rounded-lg border p-4">
+  <p class="text-muted-foreground text-sm">No settings available yet.</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 9e9ec9b..79cf7b3 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import "overlayscrollbars/overlayscrollbars.css";
 import "./layout.css";
 import { page } from "$app/state";
 import PageTransition from "$lib/components/PageTransition.svelte";
-import ThemeToggle from "$lib/components/ThemeToggle.svelte";
+import NavBar from "$lib/components/NavBar.svelte";
 import { useOverlayScrollbars } from "$lib/composables/useOverlayScrollbars.svelte";
 import { initNavigation } from "$lib/stores/navigation.svelte";
 import { themeStore } from "$lib/stores/theme.svelte";
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ import { onMount } from "svelte";
 
 let { children } = $props();
 
+const APP_PREFIXES = ["/profile", "/settings", "/admin"];
+
+/**
+ * Coarsened key so sub-route navigation within the (app) layout group
+ * doesn't re-trigger the root page transition — the shared layout handles its own.
+ */
+let transitionKey = $derived(
+  APP_PREFIXES.some((p) => page.url.pathname.startsWith(p)) ? "/app" : page.url.pathname
+);
+
 initNavigation();
 
 useOverlayScrollbars(() => document.body, {
@@ -27,11 +37,9 @@ onMount(() => {
 </script>
 
 <Tooltip.Provider>
-  <div class="fixed top-5 right-5 z-50">
-    <ThemeToggle />
-  </div>
+  <NavBar />
 
-  <PageTransition key={page.url.pathname}>
+  <PageTransition key={transitionKey}>
     {@render children()}
   </PageTransition>
 </Tooltip.Provider>
diff --git a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 3efdf31..423ac67 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -201,11 +201,7 @@ function handlePageChange(newOffset: number) {
 </script>
 
 <div class="min-h-screen flex flex-col items-center p-5">
-  <div class="w-full max-w-6xl flex flex-col gap-6">
-    <!-- Title -->
-    <div class="text-center pt-8 pb-2">
-      <h1 class="text-2xl font-semibold text-foreground">UTSA Course Search</h1>
-    </div>
+  <div class="w-full max-w-6xl flex flex-col gap-6 pt-2">
 
     <!-- Search status + Filters -->
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
diff --git a/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte b/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 35d9f35..0000000
--- a/web/src/routes/admin/+layout.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-<script lang="ts">
-import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
-import { page } from "$app/state";
-import { authStore } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
-import PageTransition from "$lib/components/PageTransition.svelte";
-import { ClipboardList, FileText, LayoutDashboard, LogOut, Users } from "@lucide/svelte";
-import { onMount } from "svelte";
-
-let { children } = $props();
-
-onMount(async () => {
-  if (authStore.isLoading) {
-    await authStore.init();
-  }
-});
-
-$effect(() => {
-  if (authStore.state.mode === "unauthenticated") {
-    goto("/login");
-  }
-});
-
-const navItems = [
-  { href: "/admin", label: "Dashboard", icon: LayoutDashboard },
-  { href: "/admin/scrape-jobs", label: "Scrape Jobs", icon: ClipboardList },
-  { href: "/admin/audit-log", label: "Audit Log", icon: FileText },
-  { href: "/admin/users", label: "Users", icon: Users },
-];
-</script>
-
-{#if authStore.isLoading}
-  <div class="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center">
-    <p class="text-muted-foreground">Loading...</p>
-  </div>
-{:else if !authStore.isAdmin}
-  <div class="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center">
-    <div class="text-center">
-      <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold">Access Denied</h1>
-      <p class="text-muted-foreground mt-2">You do not have admin access.</p>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-{:else}
-  <div class="flex min-h-screen">
-    <aside class="border-border bg-card flex w-64 flex-col border-r">
-      <div class="border-border border-b p-4">
-        <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold">Admin</h2>
-        {#if authStore.user}
-          <p class="text-muted-foreground text-sm">{authStore.user.discordUsername}</p>
-        {/if}
-      </div>
-      <nav class="flex-1 space-y-1 p-2">
-        {#each navItems as item}
-          <a
-            href={item.href}
-            class="hover:bg-accent flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition-colors"
-          >
-            <item.icon size={18} />
-            {item.label}
-          </a>
-        {/each}
-      </nav>
-      <div class="border-border border-t p-2">
-        <button
-          onclick={() => authStore.logout()}
-          class="hover:bg-destructive/10 text-destructive flex w-full items-center gap-3 rounded-lg px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition-colors"
-        >
-          <LogOut size={18} />
-          Sign Out
-        </button>
-      </div>
-    </aside>
-    <main class="flex-1 overflow-auto p-6">
-      <PageTransition key={page.url.pathname}>
-        {@render children()}
-      </PageTransition>
-    </main>
-  </div>
-{/if}