Galveston Registration Schedules

Preparing for Registration

Students can view their assigned registration times under the Registration Readiness card in Howdy. Registration notices are posted in February/March for summer and fall registration cycles, and September/October for spring registration cycles.

Students will be assigned registration times for both College Station and Galveston, allowing students the option to attend classes offered by both campuses. Registration access for Galveston courses will be in accordance with the schedule below; registration access for College Station courses will be in accordance with the College Station registration schedules.

Prior to the start of preregistration for each semester, students should expect to do the following preparation:

Log in to Howdy and search for the Registration Readiness card
Check for holds that may prevent registration
- Note: Holds can only be removed by the department that placed the hold. Holds not resolved prior to your assigned pre-registration time will result in your access to registration being limited, or to registration starting on or after open registration begins.
Complete the Terms of Use Agreement
- This is a required action item that must be completed for every semester in which you intend to enroll
Complete the Lab Safety Acknowledgement
- This is a required action item if you intend to register in courses with a lab component
Complete the Location Update
- This is a required action item that must be completed for every semester in which you intend to enroll
View Upcoming Registration Times
Review registration tutorial videos and guides in Howdy on the Aggie Schedule Builder card, or within the Aggie Schedule Builder platform under Help

Spring 2027 Registration for Continuing Students

Preregistration (November 5 - November 20, 2026)

Continuing undergraduate students who were enrolled in summer or fall 2026 classes, and undergraduate students readmitted to the university for spring 2027 will be assigned a preregistration time based on priority group, classification, and earned hours. Registration times are randomized within preregistration groups starting each day and cannot be updated.

Classification is based on earned (completed) hours at the time registration assignments are made. Students with a change in classification (due to transfer credits, etc.) after assignments are made can contact records@tamug.edu to request an updated registration assignment. Students may not request updated time assignments due to missing their registration time, holds, etc. and must wait until the open registration period to register.

Student Groups	Registration Times
Honors, Sailing and Rowing Teams, Maritime Academy, Veterans, Students flagged by the Disability Resources office	Thursday, November 5, 2026
Graduate Students	Friday, November 6, 2026
Seniors (U4) and Postbaccalaureate (U5)	Monday, November 9, 2026
Juniors (U3)	Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Sophomores (U2)	Friday, November 13, 2026
Freshman (U1)	Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Non-Degree Seeking Students (U0)	Monday, November 23, 2026

Open Registration (November 23, 2026 - January 18, 2027)

Undergraduate students will be limited to a maximum of 19 credit hours for each fall and spring (regular) semester and limited to 14 credit hours for each summer semester. Per Student Rule 1.14, an undergraduate student with an overall GPA of 3.00 or better may register for a course load in excess of stated limits with the approval of their academic advisor. An undergraduate with an overall GPA less than 3.00 must obtain approval of their dean/designee before registering for a course load in excess of stated limits. Approvals should be sent via email to registration-admin@tamu.edu.

Waitlists are available for some sections during open registration each semester. Access opens with the beginning of open registration and closes one day before the add/drop deadline for the given semester. Note: not all sections will have a waitlist option available.

Registration Status	Registration Times
Open Registration for all eligible students	5 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2026 thru 4:59 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2026
Open Registration Temporarily Unavailable	5 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2026 thru 7:59 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2026
Open Registration Reopens	8 a.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2026 thru 4:59 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2026
Open Registration Temporarily Unavailable	5 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2026 thru 7:59 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2027
Open Registration Reopens	8 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2027 thru 11:59 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2027

Late Registration and Add/Drop (January 19 - January 25, 2027)

Students whose first registration transaction for the semester is on or after the first class day will be assessed a $100 late registration fee. Once a student becomes registered during this time, they may make changes to their schedule in accordance with Add/Drop registration below.

Registration Actions	Registration Times
Late Registration: Students with zero registered hours who register during Late Registration will be assessed a $100 late registration fee	12 a.m., Tuesday, January 19 2027 thru 11:59 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2027
Add/Drop Period: Students registered in courses offered in the College Station term by the end of Open Registration may make schedule changes during the Add/Drop Period without incurring a late registration fee Note: Changes to an existing class schedule may result in additional tuition or fees.	12 a.m., Tuesday, January 19 2027 thru 11:59 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2027
Last Day to Drop ALL Classes for a 100% Refund	11:59 p.m., Monday, January 18, 2027
Last Day to Add or Drop a course through Aggie Schedule Builder* Note: Students will be able to drop courses as long as they remain enrolled; to drop all classes, students must submit a withdrawal.	11:59 p.m., Monday, January 25, 2027

*Students wanting to drop all classes on or after the first class day of the semester must submit a withdrawal request in Howdy. There is not a 100% refund for withdrawals as of the first day of the semester. Refer to Student Business Services’ Refund Policy for Withdrawals and Dropped Courses.

Online Registration Guidelines

The registration schedule is subject to change, with notice, from Office of the Registrar.
Students are limited in the number of online registration transactions each semester to prevent excessive taxing of our system hardware. Most students can register for classes within this limit.
Students exceeding their limit of online registration transactions must conduct any future registration activity for the semester with the assistance of academic advising staff during the open registration period.
Users are prohibited from using a bot, script, or other third-party program to register for classes. Doing so will likely result in exceeding the maximum number of allowed online registration transactions and the loss of registration privileges in Aggie Schedule Builder for the term.