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Registrar's Office: J-Term/Spring 2026 Registration Preparation

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As we prepare for J-Term/Spring 2026 registration, here are some important dates and reminders:

Banner PREVIEW for both semesters begins on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. This is the date students can view both schedules directly in Banner and Schedule Planner. 

Registration begins on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The first date of registration is considered priority, and students in approved groups are assigned this date; ACE program, Athletes, EOP, USG, Honors, Graduate Student Leaders, Military, and Student Accessibility Services.

The J-Term 2026 master schedule will be viewable online starting Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

The spring 2026 master schedule will be viewable online starting Wednesday, October 8, 2025.

Undergraduate timetickets, registration start dates are assigned based on total earned credit hours (this includes Buffalo State and transfer). Students should not count their current fall 2025 credits because those are considered "in progress" and not earned because the semester is not finished yet.

Graduate timetickets have been collapsed into one registration start date, the second day of registration.

The general web-registration schedule has been posted online on both the J-Term 2026 and Spring 2026 courses webpages. Students will be able to view their actual registration start date directly in Banner starting on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Registration begins at 6:00am on the assigned registration start date and is then continuous.

Students can view their holds, if applicable, directly in Banner at any time. All students who have a hold that prevents registration are strongly encouraged to resolve that hold at least 2 weeks prior to the start of registration.

All undergraduate-level students are strongly encouraged to register for at least 15 credit hours to stay on track to graduate. They are also reminded to meet with their assigned advisor to review course inventory and program/major requirements.

Bookmark and reference the Registrar's Office Registration webpage for more detailed information.

 

Submitted by: Cynthia M. Fasla