Permission Required to Add Classes, Fall 2026

To add classes starting Monday, Aug. 31, 2026 and after, you’ll need to request a permission number from your professor or the department offering the course. Not sure how to add with permission? Visit Registration FAQ: Permission Numbers.

During Weeks 2 through 4 of Classes

From Monday, Aug. 31, through Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026:

• Wait-listing is not available.
• Permission is required to add all classes.
• You can continue to add, drop or swap classes, or change the basis of grading* online using self-service registration.

Last Day to Drop Online

• Graduate students have until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, to drop** classes online. See Last Day to Drop, Graduate Students, Fall 2026.
• Undergraduate students have until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, to drop** classes or change grading basis* online. See Last Day to Drop, Undergraduates, Fall 2026.

If possible, please finalize your schedule by Sept. 20, the end of Week 4, when recorded enrollments are considered official.

* Before changing the basis of grading from a letter grade to CR/NC, please review the Credit/No Credit Grading Policy and its limitations.

** Please review the potential impact of reducing the number of enrolled units.

Resources

Learn how to drop or swap classes, change the basis of grading online, and much more with the registration How-To Guides.