January Term 2026 Registration: Monday, November 3, 2025 for all students by class year
Spring Semester 2026 Registration: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – Friday, November 7, 2025
- Class of 2026 register for Spring 2026 courses on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
- Class of 2027 registers for Spring 2026 courses on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
- Class of 2028 registers for Spring 2026 courses on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
- Class of 2029 registers for Spring 2026 courses on Friday, November 7, 2025.
All SIS registration holds must be removed prior to registration. Class/lab schedules are subject to change pending any future changes to the Academic Calendar.
- Wednesday, October 1–Student registration holds will be added in SIS.
- Thursday, October 16–(An email will be sent when the link is available.)
- The registration system will be available for viewing so that students can begin planning their schedules and creating wish lists.
- Students may submit prerequisite overrides beginning this day.
- Your registration day and time will be listed at the top of the registration page when you click January Term or Spring Registration in SIS.
- Monday, October 27 – Friday, October 31 –Quiet Week for Advising
- Monday, November 3 – Friday, November 7–Registration begins according to the table below and is open until the second day of classes each term. All times listed are Central time.
Date | Class of | Time |
Monday, November 3, 2025 | All students register for January Term 2026 | 7:30 AM Priority Registrants*
Class of 2029 6:30 PM or 6:45 PM Class of 2026 7:00 PM or 7:15 PM Class of 2027 7:30 PM or 7:45 PM Class of 2028 8:00 PM or 8:15 PM |
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 | Class of 2026 register for Spring Semester 2026 | 6:30 AM Priority Registrants*
7:00 AM 7:30 AM |
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | Class of 2027 registers for Spring Semester 2026 | 6:30 AM Priority Registrants*
7:00 AM 7:30 AM |
Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Class of 2028 registers for Spring Semester 2026 | 6:30 AM Priority Registrants*
7:00 AM 7:30 AM |
Friday, November 7, 2025 | Class of 2029 registers for Spring Semester 2026 | 6:30 AM Priority Registrants*
7:00 AM 7:30 AM |
*Priority registrants, per federal requirements, will always begin their registration time 30 minutes
prior to the other two groups.
Adding and Dropping

Students may add and drop courses in the registration system in SIS until the second day of classes each term. After the second day of the term, instructor permission is required for all adds and drops until the last day to add and last day to drop as noted in the Academic Calendar. Email add/drop requests along with instructor permission to registrar@stolaf.edu.
NOTE: First-year students in their first semester must also provide written advisor approval for all adds/drops.