The class schedule is developed collaboratively by academic departments and the Office of the University Registrar. Each academic department must determine which classes to offer each term. Each department scheduler must also enter the class data in the Course Scheduling System (CLSS).
The Scheduling team collects and reviews the schedule data from all departments, assigns classrooms and adds other important schedule data such as enrollment restrictions, section announcements, course material fees, final exam dates, and early drop dates.
The Schedule Production Timeline outlines key milestones and deadlines that department schedulers and the Scheduling team must meet to produce the university class schedule. The timeline begins approximately 10 months before the first day of classes of each term. To help department schedulers stay on track, the Scheduling team sends timely email of the important dates and datelines in the scheduling production process. Please note all dates may be subject to change.
Academic Year 2026–2027
| All Dates are subject to change. * Subject to change yearly. | FALL 2026 | WINTER 2027 | SPRING 2027 | SUMMER 1, 2, & |
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| Maintenance Phase |
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| TBD |
| Correction Phase | N/A | N/A |
| N/A |
| Prep for Optimization Phase |
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| TBD |
| Room Assignment Phase |
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| Sep 21–Oct 30, 2026 | TBD |
| Review Phase |
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| Nov 2–13, 2026 | TBD |
| Published Phase |
| Aug 17–Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026–Jan 29, 2027 | TBD |
Schedule Builder/Class Search Tool |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | Mar 1, 2027 |
Cut off for course updates from ICMS to Banner |
| Oct 16, 2026 | TBD | TBD |
Final Exam schedule published |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | TBD |
Dept. Scheduler Request Removal of Pre-Requisite/Consent of Instructor Checking Deadline |
| Oct. 30, 2026 | Jan 29, 2027 | TBD |
Dept. Scheduler Request Early Drop Deadline |
| Oct. 30, 2026 | Jan 29, 2027 | TBD |
| Registration Phase | Oct 26 – Dec 14, 2026 | Feb 1 – March 14, 2027 | TBD | |
Pass One |
| Nov 2 – 13, 2026 | Feb 1–12, 2027 | N/A |
Pass Two | Aug 17 – 28, 2026 | Nov 23 – Dec 4, 2026 | Feb 22 – Mar 5, 2027 | N/A |
Schedule Change Request Deadline | Sept 14, 2026 | Dec 14, 2026 | Mar 14, 2027 | TBD |
| Post-Registration Phase | Oct. 7, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 – Jan 22, 2027 | Mar 15 – April 12, 2027 | TBD |
Instruction Begins | Sep 23, 2026 | Jan 4, 2027 | Mar 29, 2027 | TBD |
Last Day Department Schedulers Can Update Instructor of Record in CLSS (Last Day of Instruction) | Dec 4, 2026 | Mar 12, 2027 | June 3, 2027 | TBD |
| Locked Phase | Dec 4, 2026 | Mar 15, 2027 | TBD | TBD |
Final Exams | Dec 7-11, 2026 | Mar 15 –19, 2027 | June 4, 7-10, 2027 | No Finals Week for Summer |
| Archive Phase | Dec 28, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 | TBD | TBD |