Fall Semester 2026 Planning Calendar

Cal Poly Maritime Academy continuing students

• Registration opens for registration appointments.

Cal Poly continuing students

• Registration opens for registration appointments.
• Students can enroll in 15 units and waitlist for 12 units.

Incoming fall 2026 new first-year students ONLY:

• Students can view their FINAL block schedules via Schedule Builder at 5pm.
• Any adjustments should be completed during the student's enrollment appointment.   
• All students can view their fall 2026 schedule via the Student Center, including enrolled and wait listed courses.

• Open Enrollment begins (12:00 a.m.)
• Enrollment limit increases to 20 units. Waitlist remains at 12 units.
• PBACs remain at 15 unit limit. (Students need to submit an excess unit petition form if they wish to enroll in more than 20 units). Excess unit petitions can be found on the Forms page.

Open Enrollment Ends

Fall 2026 Classes Begin

• Students can continue to enroll in open classes or add themselves to waitlists without permission numbers.
• Wailtlist process runs twice a day (noon and evening) to enroll students from waitlists if seats open up.

• Last day to enroll in open classes without a permission number
• Waitlist process runs for the last time this evening (11:59 p.m.)

Deadlines:

• Last day to add or swap classes via Student Center with a permission number (11:59 p.m.)
• Last day to submit class audit petition to the Office of the Registrar (5:00 p.m.).  
• Last day to log in and adjust your Degree Planner to ensure that your planned courses are included in course demand data.

Deadlines: 

• Twenty Percent of instruction remaining.
• Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reason (5:00 pm).
• Last day to change CR/NC grading option via Student Center (11:59 p.m.).
  • *Before changing your grading option, please REVIEW CR/NC POLICY INFORMATION and speak with your advisor.
• Last day to notify instructors of a final examination overload (three or more final exams scheduled on the same day) and request an alternate final exam time.
  • *Rescheduling is at the instructor's discretion and is not guaranteed. 

• Last day of instruction.
• Last day to withdraw from course(s) for reasons beyond your control  (5:00 p.m.).
• Last day to submit paperwork for Cal Poly coursework (substitutions, concentration declarations, ICS statements, etc.) and transcripts (from other colleges) in order to affect Academic Progress level for registration for Summer/Fall 2027 (received in the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 p.m.).

• Degree Posting Process Begins
  The actual degree conferral date is 12/22/26.
• All grades finalized
  (GPAs and repeat courses processed)

Fall 2026 classes begin

Students only allowed to enroll only with a permission number

Deadlines:

• Last day to add or swap classes with a permission number. (11:59 p.m.)
• Last day to drop classes via Student Center. (11:59 p.m.)
• Last day to submit approved Petition to Audit Course to the Office of the Registrar. (5:00 p.m.)

Deadlines:

• Twenty Percent of instruction remaining
• Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reason (5:00 pm).
• Last day to change CR/NC grading option via Student Center (11:59 p.m.).
  • *Before changing your grading option, please REVIEW CR/NC POLICY INFORMATION and speak with your advisor.
• Last day to notify instructors of a final examination overload (three or more final exams scheduled on the same day) and request an alternate final exam time.
  • *Rescheduling is at the instructor's discretion and is not guaranteed. 

Deadlines:

• Last day of instruction.
• Last day to withdraw from course(s) for reasons beyond your control (5:00 p.m.). More information about withdrawals.
• Final exams

• Degree Posting Process Begins. The actual degree conferral date is 12/22/26.
• All grades finalized
• (GPAs and repeat courses processed)

Open Enrollment begins

Fall 2026 classes begin

Students only allowed to enroll only with a permission number

Deadlines:

• Last day to add or swap classes with a permission number. (11:59 p.m.)
• Last day to drop classes via Student Center. (11:59 p.m.)
• Last day to submit approved Petition to Audit Course to the Office of the Registrar. (5:00 p.m.) Student Center closes for Maintenance on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM

• *Before changing your grading option, please REVIEW CR/NC POLICY INFORMATION and speak with your advisor.

Deadlines:

• Twenty Percent of instruction remaining
• Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reason (5:00 pm).
• Last day to notify instructors of a final examination overload (three or more final exams scheduled on the same day) and request an alternate final exam time.
  • *Rescheduling is at the instructor's discretion and is not guaranteed. 

Deadlines:

• Last day of instruction.
• Last day to withdraw from course(s) for reasons beyond your control (5:00 p.m.). More information about withdrawals.
• End of Finals week. Final exams during last class meeting

• Degree Posting Process Begins. The actual degree conferral date is 12/22/26.
• All grades finalized
• (GPAs and repeat courses processed)