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Winter 2026 Planning Calendar

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
October 21 Tuesday Class Schedule for Winter 2026 is available in Schedule Builder and Class Search.
November 2 Sunday

First-year students ONLY

  • Block schedules will be made available via Schedule Builder and the Student Center by 5pm.
  • 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 winter 2026 schedule via the Student Center, including enrolled and waitlisted courses.
November 3 Monday Student Center opens for registration appointments. Students can enroll in up to 18 units and waitlist up​ to 16 units in the first round of registration. 
November 19 Wednesday

End of first round registration appointments

Student Center closes for maintenance Wednesdays at 8PM.
November 20 Thursday
  • Second round of registration appointment rotations.
  • Enrollment unit limit increases to 22 and waitlist remains at 16 units.
  • Late registration fee can apply. For more information, visit Student Accounts Office.
December 5 Friday End of second round registration appointments
December 6 Saturday Open Enrollment Begins
January 2 Friday Deadline: Open Enrollment Ends
January 5 Monday Winter 2026 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.
January 8 Thursday
  • Last day to enroll in open classes without a permission number
  • Waitlist process runs for the last time this evening
January 9-14 Friday-Wednesday Students can enroll only with a permission number. Student Center closes for maintenance on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
January 14 Wednesday

Deadlines

  • Last day to add, drop, or swap classes via Student Center with a permission number (7:59 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.
  • Student Center closes for maintenance on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.
January 15 Thursday Late Enrollment Appeal period begins.
January 19 Monday Academic Holiday–Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Observed
January 20 Tuesday Classes follow a Monday schedule
January 22 Thursday

Deadline

Last day to submit Late Enrollment Appeal (5:00 p.m.).
February 6 Wednesday Class Schedule for Spring 2026 is available in Schedule Builder and Class Search.
February 16 Monday Academic Holiday – President's Day Observed, campus open
February 27 Friday

Deadlines

  • 20 percent of instruction remaining.
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for serious and compelling reasons during the first 80 percent of the term (5:00 p.m.).
  • Last day to change CR/NC grading option via Student Center (11:59 p.m.).
March 13 Friday

Deadlines

  • Last day of instruction.
  • Last day to withdraw from course(s) for reasons beyond your control (5:00 pm). 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 Fall 2026 registration (received in the Office of the Registrar by 5:00 p.m.).
March 14, 16–20 Saturday, Monday–Friday Winter 2026 Final Exams
March 23 Monday Degree Conferral Date 
March 27 Friday

All grades finalized

(GPAs and repeat courses processed)

Dates are subject to change. Please check for updates.

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