Registration Dates
The Office of the University Registrar is responsible for enabling students to register for courses in a timely and efficient way. All students at Georgetown should register online through MyAccess.
Summary of Registration Dates Spring 2021
Registration dates updated 10/22/20 based on the notification email from the Provost’s office.
| Date | Time (EST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, October 26 | Schedule of Classes published and viewable; students may start to plan their schedule in preparation for registration. | |
| Friday, October 30 | Holds on all students with an account balance over $2000 in the Spring. Holds will be release within one hour of payment being made and posted to the student account. | |
| Monday, November 2 | 9:00 AM | Registration opens for SCS (UG and G) |
| Monday, November 9 | 5:00 AM (EST) & 1:00 PM in Qatar | Registration opens for GU-Q Undergraduate Seniors |
| Tuesday, November 10 | 5:00 AM (EST) & 1:00 PM in Qatar | Registration opens for GU-Q Undergraduate Juniors |
| Wednesday, November 11 | 5:00 AM (EST) & 1:00 PM in Qatar | Registration opens for GU-Q Sophomores |
| Thursday, November 12 | 5:00 AM (EST) GU-Q First Year continuing ( 1:00 PM in Qatar) 7:00 AM (EST) GU-Q Admits ( 3:00 PM in Qatar) | |
| Monday, November 16 | 10:00 AM | Registration opens for Ph.D. Students |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Registration opens for Graduate School Masters Program (Masters, Third Year) – Excludes McCourt, NURO Online and BGE. Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – A-E 9:30 AM –F-K 10:00 AM –L-Q 10:30 AM–R-Z | |
| Tuesday, November 17 | 12:00 PM (Noon) | MS-NURS (CNL), MS-HESY |
| November 17 – January 28 | Waitlist will run weekday at 3pm (excluding holidays) as seats become available beginning November 17 through January 28, 2021. Last day to claim seat on January 29. Students awarded seats will have 24 hours to claim them. | |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Registration opens for Graduate School Masters Program (GSFS Year 2/3) & Masters; Excludes McCourt, NURO Online and BGE Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – A-E 9:30 AM –F-K 10:00 AM –L-Q 10:30 AM–R-Z | |
| Thursday, November 19 | 8:00 AM | MBA B3 (FT second years, EP/Flex third years), MGMT |
| Thursday, November 19 | Registration opens for Continuing Graduate School Masters Program (GSFS Year 1 & Masters, First Year); Accelerated Students with alpha split; Excludes McCourt, NURO Online and BGE Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – A-E 9:30 AM –F-K 10:00 AM –L-Q 10:30 AM–R-Z | |
| Thursday, November 19 | 11:00 AM | Registration opens for continuing (BGE) Biomedical Graduate Education |
| Thursday, November 19 | 12:00 PM (Noon) | Registration opens for: MSFO and MSBA |
| Friday, November 20 | 8:00 AM | MBA B2 (FT first years, EP/Flex second years) |
| Friday, November 20 | 9:00 AM | Registration opens for McCourt Students (PPOL, EPOL, EMPM, IDPP & DSPP) |
| Friday, November 20 | 12:00 PM (Noon) | NURO / DNPO |
| Monday, November 30 | 8:00 AM | 8:00AM – MBA B1 (EP/Flex first years) |
| Monday, November 30 | Registration opens for Undergraduate Seniors. Last Name Starting with: 11:00 AM – A-E 12:00 PM –F-K 1:00 PM – L-Q 2:00 PM – R-Z | |
| Tuesday, December 1 | 9:00 AM | Registration opens for Undergraduate Transfer Admits (No alpha spilts, same day as Juniors) |
| Tuesday, December 1 | Registration opens for Undergraduate Juniors. Last Name Starting with: 11:00 AM – A-E 12:00 PM –F-K 1:00 PM – L-Q 2:00 PM – R-Z | |
| Wednesday, December 2 | Registration opens for Undergraduate Sophmores. Last Name Starting with: 11:00 AM – A-E 12:00 PM –F-K 1:00 PM – L-Q 2:00 PM – R-Z | |
| Wednesday, December 2 | 2:30 PM | Continuing Post Bacc Students |
| Thursday, December 3 | Registration opens for Undergraduate First Years. Last Name Starting with: 11:00 AM – A-E 12:00 PM –F-K 1:00 PM – L-Q 2:00 PM – R-Z | |
| Friday, December 4 | Registration for: 12:30 PM – Post Bacc Admits | |
| Monday, December 7 | GSFS admits, GSAS Masters admits, BGE admits (Excludes PPOL): Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – A-E 9:30 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 10:30 AM – R-Z | |
| Wednesday, January 6 | Last day for GU-Q waitlist run is January, 6 2021. Students have until 3:59pm EST (11:59 PM in Qatar time) January 7 to claim seat. | |
| Thursday, January 21 | GU-Qatar Add/Drop ends 3:59 PM EST & 11:59 PM in Qatar | |
| Wednesday, January 13 | Pass Fail Opens for Spring 2021 | |
| Thursday, January 28 | Last day for waitlist; winner claims seat through Jan 29, 2021. | |
| Friday, February 5 | Add/Drop Form to close at 5:00 pm; Registration closes for all students at 11:59 pm in MyAccess. Last day to drop without the grade of “W”. |
Please note: The Registrar’s Office will make every effort to adhere to the above calendar but reserves the right to make changes as needed.
Waitlist will run weekday at 3pm (excluding holiday breaks) as seats become available beginning November 17 through January 28, 2021. Last day to claim seat on January 29. Students awarded seats will have 24 hours to claim them.
Times: All times are EST.
Summary of Registration Dates Summer 2021
More information is available on the Summer Sessions website.
Summer 2021 Dates. The Provost may update registration information at a future date based on health concerns.
| Date | Time (EST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, January 15 | Schedule of Classes published and viewable; students may start to plan their schedule in preparation for registration. | |
| Monday, February 8 | 9:00 AM (EST) | Registration opens for SCS and Main Campus (UG and G) Excluding MBA and MSB graduate programs. |
| 2/9/2021 – 6/9/21 | Waitlist to start running for summer; and stops running last day of first main session June 9th. | |
| Tuesday, February 9 | 11:00 AM | Post Bac continuing |
| Thursday, February 11 | 12:00 PM (Noon) | MSFO and MSBA |
| Thursday, February 18 | 11:00AM | Post Bac admits |
| Tuesday, March 2 | 8:00AM | NMBA B3 – MBA Evening Program third year |
| Wednesday, March 3 | 8:00AM | NMBA B2 – Flex MBA second year |
| Thursday, March 4 | 8:00AM | NMBA B1 – Flex MBA first year |
| Monday, March 22 | 12:00 PM (Noon) | NURO / DNPO Summer Registration (new admits and Continuing) |
| Monday, March 22 | 1:00PM | Registration for continuing and new admits MS NURS / HESY |
| Tuesday, March 30 | 11:30AM | BADM (all classes) – Full Time MBA |
| Friday, May 21 | GU-Q last waitlist run. Waitlists to be purged on Monday 24 May before main campus waitlist run | |
| Monday, May 24 | 2:59pm (11:59pm Doha) | Add/drop closes for GU-Q summer session |
| Wednesday, June 9 | Main campus waitlist stops running for summer (last day of main first session) |
Please note: The Registrar’s Office will make every effort to adhere to the above calendar but reserves the right to make changes as needed.
Summary of Registration Dates Fall 2020
Fall 2021 Dates to be posted by March 1, 2021.
| Date | Time (EST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 16 | Holds will be placed on March 16 for account balances over $100 on this day, and will be viewable in MyAccess by March 16. Holds will be placed again on March 31 on all students with an account balance over $100 that day. Holds will be released within one hour of payment being made and posted to the student account. | |
| Monday, March 23 | Schedule of Classes published and viewable; students may start to plan their schedule in preparation for registration. | |
| Wednesday, April 1 | 8:00AM | Registration opens for McCourt Students |
| Wednesday, April 1 | 8:30AM | Registration opens for Graduate School Masters Program (GSAS Masters, Third Year) – Excludes NURO Online and BGE |
| Wednesday, April 1 | 9:00AM | Registration opens for SCS (UG and G) |
| Wednesday, April 1 | 9:30AM | Registration opens for Ph.D. Students |
| Wednesday, April 1 | 10:00AM | Priority PIN Registration opens and closes April 3rd at Noon |
| Wednesday, April 1 | 10:00AM | Registration opens for Exchange Students |
| Wednesday, April 1 | Waitlist will run each weekday (excluding holidays) at 3PM as seats become available beginning April 2 through September 4. Students awarded seats will have 24 hours to claim them. | |
| Thursday, April 2 | Registration opens for Graduate School Masters Program (GSFS Year 2/3 & GSAS Masters, Second Year) – Excludes NURO Online and BGE Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 11:00 AM- R-Z 12:00 PM- A-E | |
| Friday, April 3 | 8:00AM | Registration opens for MBA B3 (FT second years, EP/Flex third years) |
| Friday, April 3 | Registration opens for Continuing Graduate School Masters Program – GSFS Year 1 & GSAS Masters, Year 1 Accelerated Students with alpha split Excludes NURO Online and BGE Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 11:00 AM – R-Z 12:00 PM – A-E | |
| Friday, April 3 | 1:00PM | Registration opens for Graduate School – Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) Masters & Certificates |
| Monday, April 6 | 8:00AM | Registration opens for MBA B2 (EP/Flex second years) |
| Monday, April 6 | 12:00PM (Noon) | Registration opens for: Master of Science in Finance – MSFO |
| Tuesday, April 14 | Registration opens for Undergraduate Seniors Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 11:00 AM – R-Z 12:00 PM – A-E | |
| Tuesday, April 14 | 6:00AM EST & 1:00PM Qatar | Registration opens for GU-Q Undergraduate Seniors |
| Wednesday, April 15 | 6:00AM EST & 1:00PM Qatar | Registration opens for GU-Q Undergraduate Juniors |
| Wednesday, April 15 | Registration opens for rising Undergraduate Juniors Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 11:00 AM – R-Z 12:00 PM – A-E | |
| Thursday, April 16 | 6:00AM EST & 1:00PM Qatar | Registration opens for GU-Q Undergraduate Sophomores and Continuing First Years |
| Thursday, April 16 | Registration opens for rising Undergraduate Sophomores Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 11:00 AM – R-Z 12:00 PM – A-E | |
| Thursday, April 16 | 12:30PM | Registration opens for First Year Continuing students (For FY students returning from LOA) |
| Thursday, April 16 | 1:00PM | Registration opens for Continuing Post Baccalaureate students |
| Thursday, April 16 | 1:30PM | Registration reopens for Exchange students |
| Tuesday, June 2 | 9:00AM | Registration opens for McCourt Grad Admits |
| Monday, July 13 | 9:00AM | Registration opens for Masters in Management Students |
| Monday, July 20 | 12:00PM (Noon) | Registration opens for Nursing Online Students |
| Thursday, July 23 | 9:00AM | Priority PIN Registration (BB and ARC) |
| Friday, July 24 | 9:00AM | Registration opens for Undergraduate Transfer Admits |
| Friday, July 24 | 9:00AM | Priority PIN registration opens for Community Scholars |
| Monday, July 27 | Registration opens for all First Year Undergraduate Admits (except GU-Qatar admits) Last Name Starting with: 9:00 AM – F-K 10:00 AM – L-Q 11:00 AM – R-Z 12:00 PM – A-E | |
| Tuesday, July 28 | 9:00AM | Registration opens for Post-Baccalaureate New Admits |
| Wednesday, August 26 | First Day of Classes | |
| Thursday, August 27 | GU-Qatar Add/Drop ends 4:59PM EST & 11:59PM in Qatar – Paper add/drop closes at 4:00PM Qatar | |
| Friday, August 28 | Withdraw Period for full session GU- Qatar courses begins in MyAccess | |
| Thursday, September 3 | Last Day for waitlist; winner claims seat through Sept. 4 | |
| Friday, September 4 | Registration closes for Full session classes closes at 11:59 pm in MyAccess. Last day to drop without the grade of “W” for full session classes. | |
| Saturday, September 5 | Withdraw Period for full session courses begins in MyAccess |
Please note: The Registrar’s Office will make every effort to adhere to the above calendar but reserves the right to make changes as needed.