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Fall 2025 Planning Calendar

*Fall 2025 classes begin on Thursday, September 18, 2025

Class Cancellation

Students may be dropped from all enrolled classes if Registration Fees are not paid by deadline (excludes Financial Aid and certain other student groups). Please visit Student Accounts Office for more information.

 

Date Day Event
May 7 Wednesday Class Schedule for Fall 2025 is available in Schedule Builder and Class Search.
May 19 Monday

Registration open for the first round of registration appointment rotations (for continuing students) with an 18 unit enrollment limit.

June 30 Monday

End of first round of registration appointments for continuing students.

July 4 Friday Academic Holiday - 4th of July Observed
August 6 Wednesday

Incoming fall 2025 new first-year students ONLY:

  • Students can view their final block schedules via Schedule Builder at 5 p.m.
  • Students can plan revisions to their block schedule information in their Schedule Builder beginning on this date (students will be unable to complete the registration transaction until their enrollment appointment).
  • All students can view their fall 2025 schedule via the Student Center, including enrolled and wait listed courses.
  • Student Center closes for maintenance on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
August 11 Monday Incoming fall 2025 new transfer student and graduate student registration.
August 12 - 14 Tuesday - Thursday
  • Incoming fall 2025 new first-year student registration.
  • Student Center closes for maintenance on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
August 18 Monday
  • Second round of registration appointments for all students.
  • Enrollment limit increases to 22 units and waitlist remains at 16 units.
  • A late registration fee may apply. For information visit Student Accounts Office.
August 22 Friday End of second round of registration appointments for all students.
August 23 Saturday Open Enrollment begins
September 17 Wednesday

Deadlines: Open Enrollment ends

September 18 Thursday

Fall 2025 Classes begin

  • Students can continue to enroll in open classes or add themselves to waitlists without permission numbers.
  • Waitlist process runs twice a day (noon and evening) to enroll students from waitlists if seats open up.
September 23 Tuesday
  • Last day to enroll in open classes without a permission number.
  • Waitlist process runs for the last time in the evening.
September 24 - 29 Wednesday - Monday
  • Students can enroll only with a permission number.
  • Student Center closes for maintenance on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
September 29 Monday

Deadlines:

  • Last day to add, drop, or swap a class with a permission number via Student Center.
  • Last day to drop classes (11:59 p.m.)
  • Last day to submit Audit (course) 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.
September 30 Tuesday Late Enrollment Appeal period begins. See late enrollment form
October 6 Monday Deadline: Last day to submit Late Enrollment Appeal (5:00 p.m.).
October 21 Tuesday Class Schedule for Winter 2026 is available in Scheduler Builder and Class Search
November 11 Tuesday Academic Holiday - Veterans Day. Campus closed.
November 14 Friday

Deadlines:

  • Twenty percent of instruction remaining.
  • Last day to change CR/NC grading option (11:59 p.m.).
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reasons (5:00 p.m.). Any withdrawals after this date will only be approved for reasons beyond your control. More information about withdrawals.
  • Before changing your grading option, please review the information and speak to your advisor.
November 24 - 28 Monday - Friday Academic Holiday - Fall Break. Campus closed Thursday/Friday.
December 5 Friday

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.
  • 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 Spring and Summer 2026 registration (received in the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 p.m.).
December 6, December 8-12 Saturday, Monday - Friday Fall 2025 Final Exams
December 19 Friday

All grades finalized

(GPAs and repeat courses processed)

Dates are subject to change. Please check for updates.

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