Get started (new)

This feature is currently in beta and might not be installed at your institution. If you have any questions, reach out to your advisor.

Your plan maps which courses you'll take each term. Your schedule picks the exact sections and meeting times. This guide helps you take what you've added to your plan, and then select specific sections.

Get started with your schedule

The new schedule experience is rolling out now and may not be available at your institution yet. If your schedule looks different from what's shown here, see Get started with your schedule instead.

Your plan maps out which courses you'll take each term. Your schedule picks the exact sections and meeting times. This guide walks you through turning your planned courses into a complete schedule.

The schedule layout ✨ New

When you open your schedule, you'll see three main areas:

• Left panel: Your planned courses for the term

• Center: Your weekly calendar view, with online and asynchronous courses displayed across the top

• Right panel: Section details, filters, or schedule generation options (depending on what you're doing)

This layout keeps everything in context—you can always see your courses while exploring section options.

Step 1: Review your planned courses

Your planned courses appear in the left panel. If you need to add more courses before scheduling:

1. Click the add icon to launch Search Courses in the right sidebar

2. Use filters to narrow your search: campus, term, modality, seat availability, or requirement categories

3. Click 'Add to Plan' or the plus icon on your desired section

Step 2: Select your sections

Click any course in the left panel to open section options. From there, you can:

• Review meeting times, location, delivery mode, and seat availability

• Hover over a section to preview how it fits in your calendar

• Click the plus icon to add your preferred section

• ✨ New: For multi-component courses (like a lecture with a lab), preview how all parts fit together before adding

✨ New: Filter your options: Use the sidebar filters to narrow sections by modality, campus, teaching location, sub-term, or other preferences.

Step 3: Or, generate a schedule ✨ Updated

Want help finding sections that work together? Use the generate schedule tool:

1. ✨ New: Click Generate Schedule to open a dedicated right panel

2. ✨ New: Set your requirements:

   • Seat availability

   • ✨ Modality (in-person, online, hybrid)

   • ✨ Campus and teaching location

   • ✨ Sub-term

3. ✨ New: Rank your preferences

   1. Preferred days

   2. Preferred times

   3. Preferred schedule density

4. ✨ New: Click Generate to see multiple schedule options ranked based on your preferences

5. ✨ New: Preview each option, then apply your favorite

You can generate and compare several schedules before committing to one.

Step 4: Add your commitments ✨ Updated

Include work, practice, or other recurring activities so you can schedule around them:

1. ✨ New: Click and drag on an open time slot in your calendar

2. Select Add Activity

3. Name it and set the times

4. Save

Your activities now appear on your schedule, helping you avoid conflicts.

Tips for building your schedule

• ✨ New: Online courses appear in a row across the top of your calendar, keeping your weekly view focused on time-specific classes

• ✨ New: Customize your view: Adjust what details show on your course cards to see the info that matters most to you

• ✨ New: Multi-component preview: Preview all required parts (lecture, lab, discussion) together before adding them

• ✨ New: Quick actions: Add, drop, swap, or remove courses and sections from the same sidebar—no jumping between screens

You're ready

Your schedule is planned. From here you can:

• Add additional courses or activities as needed

• Make changes anytime by clicking a course and selecting a different section

• Check the Track Progress tab to make sure you're on track for graduation

Next step: When registration opens, see Register for courses to complete your enrollment.