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Our normal business days and hours, unless otherwise posted, are:

Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(closed for lunch daily 12:00 - 1:00)

Registration Calendars

Key dates for each term including registration and payment deadlines

Spring 2023 | Summer session | Fall 2023 | Winter session | Academic Year

Timeline for Spring 2023 Registration

Tues. Feb 21

Enrollment Census Date
Late Drop Petition Required

Weds. Feb. 22

Late Add Post-Census Request requirement begins (forms)

Monday-Friday,
March 27-31

Spring Recess - no classes

Friday, March 31

Cesar Chavez Day (campus closed)

Friday, April 21

Semester Withdrawal Deadline 5:00 p.m.
Last day to submit Late Enrollment Post-Census for current semester (forms)
Retroactive course drop or semester withdrawal (Undergraduate and Open University)
Graduate Petition for course drop or semester withdrawal

Mon. May 15

Last Day of Instruction
Last Day to Complete Coursework for "Incomplete Grades"

Wed-Fri, May 17-19; Mon-Tue, May 22-23

Final Exams

Wed-Fri, May 24-26

Commencement (College of Engineering: Thursday, May 25)

Sat May 27

Grades Viewable on MySJSU

Monday, May 29

Memorial Day (campus closed)

Wed, June 7

Academic Standing & Current Semester Grades Posted on MySJSU & Transcripts

Timeline for Fall 2023 Registration

Monday, March 13 Deadline for Graduating Seniors to file for Enrollment Cap increase to 19 units
Thursday, April 13 Enrollment Appointments Viewable on MySJSU for continuing students
Class schedule available on MySJSU or SJSU Class Schedule Page
Tuesday, April 25

Advance Registration for Continuing Students begins (ends Weds., Aug. 16)

Enrollment Unit Cap: 17 (increases to 19 on Monday, July 3
for Continuing Undergraduate Students in Good Standing)
Tuesday, May 16 Variable waitlist process and Automated Waitlist Reprioritization begin (through Monday, Aug. 28)
TBD Enrollment Appointments Viewable on MySJSU for new undergraduate students
Advance Registration for new undergraduate students begins (ends Wednesday, Aug. 16)
Monday, June 26 Enrollment Cap increases to 19 units for Graduating Seniors who applied for graduation by March 13, 2023
Monday, July 3

Enrollment Cap increases to 19 units for Continuing Undergraduate Students in Good Standing (no petition needed)

(Enrollment Cap for Graduate Students remains at 16)
Thurs. July 27 Excess Units Petition available on Registrar's forms page 
(any Continuing Students in Good Standing, up to 21 units) Details here.
Monday, July 31 First time repeaters enrollment starts at 9:00 a.m. through MySJSU (during the last 3 weeks of Advance Registration)
TBA

Second or more repeaters (Undergrads) may submit a completed repeat petition (Registrar's forms) - Registering in class will start from the first day of class. (If repeating a class for the 3rd or more time and/or repeating in excess of 28 units, use the DocuSign form. Details here.)
Weds. Aug. 16

Advance Registration ends at 11:59 p.m.
Last Day to Drop for 100% Refund
Thurs-Fri, Aug. 17-18

Registration closed
Monday, Aug. 21

First Day of Instruction

Late Registration period begins on MySJSU at 7:00 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 28

Variable waitlist process and Automated Waitlist Reprioritization end
Tuesday, Aug. 29

Some courses are opted out of waitlists so will show "instructor consent" and require a permission code (add code) to add any section of that course.
Friday, Sept. 15

Late Registration period ends at 11:59 p.m.
Last Day to Add Classes via MySJSU
Last Day to Drop Classes without a "W" Grade via MySJSU

Monday, Sept. 18

Enrollment Census Date
Late Drop Petition Required

Tuesday, Sept. 19

Late Add Post-Census Request requirement begins (forms); ends Monday, Nov. 13.

Important Dates and Upcoming ESSC Events

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