Spring 2025 Registration Bulletin

This bulletin contains information about Spring 2025 registration deadlines, permission numbers, automated waitlists, time conflicts, audit options, and instructor drops.

January 2, Thursday: Repeaters may enroll.  

• • Students repeating a class for the second or more times or repeating in excess of 28 units must submit a Petition for a Repeat Exception (DocuSign).  Once approved and processed, students will receive a notification that they may enroll in the class or add themselves to the waitlist if the class is full.

January 20, Monday: Advance Registration ends at 11:59 p.m.

January 21 - January 22, Tuesday - Wednesday: There will be NO registration activity for students.

• • January 21, Tuesday at 8 a.m.:  Activation in One.SJSU opens for new Open University students
  • January 22, Wednesday: Class Rosters will be “Clean” after 12:00 p.m.  Log into faculty self-service. Your class roster will show all enrolled, waitlisted, and students who have dropped.

January 23 – February 18: Late Registration Period.

• • January 23, Thursday
    • • Regular and Open U students can register via MySJSU beginning at 7 a.m.
      • Open U graduate students must use the Open U registration form.
  • February 3, Monday: Waitlist ends
  • February 4, Tuesday: A Permission Number is required to add a class
  • February 18, Tuesday: Last day to 
    • • Submit instructor drops
      • Add Classes via MySJSU
      • Drop a class without a “W” grade
      • Change grading option to Credit/No Credit or Audit 

February 19, Wednesday: Enrollment Census Date

• • The Chancellor’s Office Enrollment Report will not include additions after this date - official FTEs will not change.

February 20, Thursday: 

• • Post-Census Late enrollment petition required for adding. Form available on the Registrar Forms page
  • Late Course Drop/ Semester Withdrawal Requirement begins: Undergraduate, Graduate

Special Notes:

• • • Automated Waitlist: Waitlists will be reorganized to give priority to graduating seniors and graduate students per University Policy F20-1 [pdf].  
    • Time Conflicts: Permission numbers cannot override time conflicts. Students need to submit a Time Conflict Consent Request (DocuSign).
    • Audit option: If an instructor permits a student to take a class on an “Audit” basis, the student must enroll in the class and submit an Audit option request (DocuSign) by the add deadline. Classes taken on an Audit basis do not count toward enrollment status for financial aid eligibility. 

For inquiries, contact: registrar@sjsu.edu or visit our staff directory.