Registration Period 1

February 12 - March 1, 2026

  • Registration Period 1 is limited to continuing students currently enrolled or for students who completed the previous quarter.
  • Registration opens up for each group at 6 a.m. (PST) of the designated start date.
Who Can Register Registration Period 1 Start Date

Eligible Disability Resources for Students (DRS) students 1 

Eligible Veterans and National Guard Members and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents 2

 February 12

Contracted ROTC students 

Graduating seniors with a degree application on file 3

 February 13

Graduate students 

Professional students

 February 17

Seniors [135+ credits earned/in progress] 4

Post-baccalaureates 4

 February 18
Juniors [90-134 credits earned/in progress] 4 February 20
Sophomores [45-89 credits earned/in progress] 4 February 23
First-Year Undergraduates [0-44 credits earned/in progress] 4 February 25

1 eligibility is based on approval by the Office of Disability Resources for Students. Others register by class level.

2 eligibility is determined by information provided in the admissions applications process. Students who are not currently receiving veterans benefits will need to provide proof of veteran status to the Veteran and Military Resource Center in order to register on the first day of Registration Period 1.

3 Graduation applications are due by the third Friday of the quarter in which a student intends to graduate.

4 Eligibility to register based on credits earned depends on your class standing and/or transfer credits that have been reviewed and added to your transcript as of the day your registration time first opens. 

Registration Period 2

March 2 - March 29, 2026

Who Can Register Registration Period 2 Start Date

New Veterans and National Guard Members and their spouses, domestic partners, and dependents

New contracted ROTC students

 February 27 +

New students

Returning students

Cross-campus registration begins

 March 2

+ New veterans and ROTC students start registration one business day before the start of Registration Period 2

Registration Period 3

March 30 - April 5, 2026

  • Registration opens up for each group at 12 a.m. (PST) of the designated start date.
  • Last period to make changes to your schedule or withdraw without owing tuition or fees.
  • You must register for at least one course before the quarter begins. A $25 late registration fee is charged to students who have not registered for at least one course before the first day of the quarter.
Who Can Register Registration Period 2 Start Date
Non-matriculated students March 30

ACCESS students

UW employees using tuition exemption

 April 1
Washington State Employees using tuition exemption April 2