Dear University of Washington students,
Winter 2027 registration begins on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
Review your academic plan for Winter 2027 and consult an adviser if needed. Then, log in to Register.UW and complete your pre-registration steps before your registration start date.
Get Ready to Register
- Check the 2026-2027 Academic Calendar and the Period I Registration Dates for Winter 2027.
- Understand the key factors influencing your registration date.
- Pre-Registration opens on October 29, 2026. Complete your pre-registration steps on Register.UW.
40% of students do not complete these steps before registration opens and experience delays. Plan ahead and complete these steps now!
- New! Student Emergency Contact App: You will no longer provide emergency contacts during pre-registration or departmental processes. Instead, you can update or add two emergency contacts in your MyUW Profile. These contacts will only be used in confirmed emergencies, as determind by a University official.
- Tuition Balance: Check your tuition balance.
- Hold/Blocks: Verify that you have no registration holds by checking Register.UW. Common causes include:
- Not meeting the Measles, Mumps, and Meningococcal (MMM) immunization requirements.
- New students needing to complete the Husky Prevention & Response module.
- Grading Options: Review the Grading Options for S/NS and Numeric Grading.
- Autumn Courses: Need to make a change to your autumn registration? Review the Registration Change Guide for Autumn 2026.
Register.UW Updates
Beginning at midnight of your registration start date, you can import planned sections from MyPlan, or add sections to your registration cart by SLN or course code on Register.UW.
- Registration Time: You cannot submit your registration until 6 a.m.
- Register Button: When your registration time opens, the register button will automatically appear so you can submit.
- Adding courses manually in Register.UW: Enter multiple SLNs by typing or pasting them, separted by spaces or commas.
Registration Periods
Your registration start date is calculated based on two factors:
- Class standing: Your class standing is determined by credits earned and in progress as of the Thursday before the first day of Period I registration begins.
- Priority status: Some students have a priority status for registration, which qualifies them for early priority registration due to Graduating Senior Priority (GSP), DRS accommodations, veteran status, ROTC, or NCAA athlete status.
Registration Period I – Continuing Students
Opens: November 5, 2026 at 6 a.m. PST of your designated registration start date.
Priority Registration and DRS Accommodations
Not all students who are registered with DRS have priority registration accommodation. Visit the DRS website or contact your DRS advisor for eligibility details.
Registration Period II – New and Returning Students
Opens: November 23, 2026, at midnight PST. New students register at 8:30 a.m. Review the UW Academic Calendar for current quarter Registration Period II dates.
Registration Period III – All Enrolled Students
Opens: January 4, 2027, at midnight PST. Registration Period III runs from the first (1st) through the seventh (7th) day of the quarter and is open to all students for adds and changes.
Registration Tampering Abuse Policy
Trading, selling, or buying open spots violates the Registration Tampering Abuse Policy. Violators may face referral to the Student Conduct process, a Registrar’s Hold, and potential diploma withholding until the case is resolved.
Critical: Required Husky Prevention & Response (Title IX) Student Course
Husky Prevention & Response is a course about preventing and responding to sex- and gender-based violence and harassment. All first-year, transfer, graduate, and professional students-whether new or returning after an absence of one quarter or more- must complete the 60–90 minute online course.
Students Expecting to Graduate Next Quarter
Contact your adviser to submit your graduation application by the application deadline-the third Friday of your desired graduation quarter.
Your diploma name does not have to match your UW record; you can specify a different name and address using the Diploma Name and Address form. Students can submit this form more than once.
Students who do not provide their diploma name or mailing address through the designated form prior to their graduation date and/or diploma order will have their diplomas issued using their Student Record Name and sent to their current mailing address.
Sincerely,
HELEN B. GARRETT, Ed.D., University Registrar
University of Washington – registra@uw.edu