Scheduling Calendars & Deadlines
Academic Calendar of Important Dates & Deadlines
To help departments prepare for crucial University-wide events, the departmental scheduling calendars below have the important dates and deadlines regarding registration and scheduling.
2022-2023 Academic Scheduling Calendar (Calendar View)
2022-2023 Academic Scheduling Calendar (List View)
Summer 2021 Session Dates and Reference Materials
CLSS & CAT Important Scheduling Dates
Winter 2023
- Wednesday, October 5 – Winter schedules due to Office of the Registrar. Departments must click validate in CLSS, resolve any errors, and start workflow to submit their schedules.
- Wednesday, October 12- All edits to sections requiring larger classroom space (70+ seats) are due.
- Monday, October 17 - Room Assignment Phase begins at end of day and access to CLSS is cut off for all.
- Monday, October 24 – Room Assignments finalized. Departmental access to CLSS is restored.
- Friday, October 28 – Review Class Descriptions in CAESAR
- Monday, October 31 – Schedule is live in CAESAR. Students can begin putting classes in their CAESAR shopping carts.
- Monday, November 7– Pre-registration
- Monday, November 14– Regular Registration
- Tuesday, January 3- Winter Classes begin (Northwestern Monday schedule)
- Monday, January 9 – Final day to make changes to schedules through CLSS for Winter. Confirm the instructors and TA’s are on the lecture/seminar sections to get CTEC’s.
Spring 2023
- Tuesday, January 10 – Spring schedules due to Office of the Registrar. Departments must click validate in CLSS, resolve any errors, and start workflow to submit their schedules.
- Wednesday, January 18- All edits to sections requiring larger classroom space (70+ seats) are due.
- Monday, January 23 - Room Assignment Phase begins at end of day and access to CLSS is cut off for all.
- Monday, January 30 – Room Assignments finalized. Departmental access to CLSS is restored.
- Friday, February 3 – Review Class Descriptions in CAESAR
- Monday, February 6 – Schedule is live in CAESAR. Students can begin putting classes in their CAESAR shopping carts.
- Monday, February 13 – Pre-registration
- Monday, February 20– Regular Registration
- Tuesday, March 28- Spring Classes begin (Northwestern Monday schedule)
- Monday, April 3 – Final day to make changes to schedules through CLSS for Spring. Confirm the instructors and TA’s are on the lecture/seminar sections to get CTEC’s.
Summer 2023
- Monday, November 21 – CLSS open for summer scheduling.
- Friday, January 13 – Summer schedules due to Office of the Registrar. Departments must click validate in CLSS, resolve any errors, and start workflow to submit their schedules
- Monday, January 23 – Summer Session Website Live with 2023 offerings.
- Monday, April 3 – Schedule is live in CAESAR. Students can begin putting classes in their CAESAR shopping carts.
- Monday, April 10– Registration
- Tuesday, June 20– Summer Session begins (Tuesday classes start with regular Tuesday schedule)
- Monday, June 26 – Final day to make changes to schedules through CLSS for Summer.