Office of the Registrar

For Faculty

Support and resources for faculty provided by the Office of the Registrar cover essential areas such as classroom assignments, grade appeals and data request needs.

Faculty Dates and Deadlines

Fri Jan 10Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for 2025-26 Courses@Brown publishing.
Fri Jan 10Undergraduate course proposal deadline for 2025-26 courses to ensure they are available the day 2025-26 courses go live in Courses@Brown, and available for the 2025-26 Bulletin publishing. Course proposals must be department approved in the course proposal system by this date. Those requiring CCC review must meet the CCC syllabus requirements to ensure timely approval.
TBDDeadline for Faculty to have all spring syllabi uploaded in courses.brown.edu.
Fri Jan 17Final exams/blue books application for Spring 2025 courses enabled in Self-Service Banner
Wed Jan 22Classes of the spring semester begin.
Tues Feb 4After 5:00 PM EST, all course adds require Instructor override.
Fri Feb 21Mid term grades entry enabled in Self-Service Banner.
Fri Mar 7Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Fall 2025 pre-registration.
Fri Mar 7Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Fall 2025 courses to be approved by pre-registration. Course proposals must be department approved in the course proposal system by this date. Those requiring CCC review must meet the CCC syllabus requirements to ensure timely approval.
Sat Mar 8Mid-semester.
Mon April 21Final grades open for entry.
Fri Apr 25 - Tues May 6Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
Tues May 6Classes end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to request an incomplete from an instructor.
Weds May 7- Fri May 16Final Examination Period. (No exams Sunday May 11).
Sun May 25Commencement.
Fri June 28Last day to update Classroom Request data in Self-Service Banner for Fall 2025 courses (5:00 PM EDT deadline).
Fri July 25Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Fall 2025 courses to be approved by the next registration open date. Course proposals must be department approved in the course proposal system by this date. Those requiring CCC review must meet the CCC syllabus requirements to ensure timely approval.
Fri July 25Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Fall 2025 semester.
Fri July 25Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Fall 2025 semester.
Fri July 25Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Fall 2025 courses to be approved by the next registration open date. Course proposals must be department approved in the course proposal system by this date. Those requiring CCC review must meet the CCC syllabus requirements to ensure timely approval.
TBDDeadline for Faculty to have all fall syllabi uploaded in courses.brown.edu.
Fri Aug 29Final exams/blue books application enabled in Banner Web for Fall 2025 courses
Tues Sept 2Opening Convocation at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
Wed Sept 3Classes of the fall semester begin.
Tues Sept 16After 5:00 PM EDT, all course adds require Instructor override.
TBDDeadline for Faculty to have all wintersession syllabi uploaded in courses.brown.edu.
TBDCourse proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Spring 2026 pre-registration.
TBDUndergraduate course proposal deadline for Spring 2026 courses to be approved by pre-registration. Course proposals must be department approved in the course proposal system by this date. Those requiring CCC review must meet the CCC syllabus requirements to ensure timely approval.
Sat Oct 18Mid-semester.
Mon Oct 27 - Fri Nov 7Advising period for spring pre-registration. Students in their first through third semesters will need to procure their advising PIN from their advisor in order to register.
Mon Dec 1Final grades open for entry.
Fri Dec 5Last day to update Classroom Request data in Banner Web for Spring 2026 courses (5:00 PM EST deadline).
TBDUndergraduate course proposal deadline for Spring 2026 courses to be approved by the next registration open date. Course proposals must be department approved in the course proposal system by this date. Those requiring CCC review must meet the CCC syllabus requirements to ensure timely approval.
TBDCourse proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Spring 2026 semester.
Sun Dec 7 - Thurs Dec 11Reading Period (optional and at the discretion of the instructor).
Thurs Dec 11Classes end for courses not observing Reading Period. Last day to request an incomplete from an instructor.
Fri Dec 12 - Sat Dec 20Final Examination Period. (inclusive of Sun Dec 14)

Courses

Course Information

The Office of the Registrar has resources designed to assist faculty with class enrollment, course proposals, course offerings and other essential course-related tasks.

Program Information

To submit a proposal for a new undergraduate or graduate level (masters and terminal graduate certificate) program or to modify a program which already exists in the Bulletin, please use the Brown Curriculum Management tool. You can access the site using your Brown credentials.

For help with Course List creation and maintenance, please view our tips sheet: Tips on making Program Requirements changes

To view Brown's tutorials for using the Curriculum Management System tool please visit Brown Curriculum Management System Online Tutorials

Classroom assignments are made based on a number of factors including course enrollment (actual and projected based on historical trends), physical attributes of spaces in relation to instructional requests and availability based on total number of offerings in a given time slot.
On the rare occasion when consulting with the instructor does not resolve the concern, students may appeal to the chair of the department.
The University Bulletin of Brown University serves as the historical reference document for the general curriculum, academic requirements, and other pertinent information for a specific academic year for Brown University and is published as of a specific date and updated regularly throughout the academic year for course information.

FERPA for Faculty and Staff

The University's FERPA Policy provides information relating to the rights of students under FERPA and the University’s policies and procedures when complying with FERPA. 

More about FERPA for faculty

Forms

Data Request Form

Please complete and submit this form for any data request needs (reports, internal academic records) that the Registrar's Office can provide for your department.

As a reminder, data requests must be justified as fulfilling a legitimate educational need and must be specific to the department making the request. The Office of the Registrar does not entertain student requests for data. In addition, data requests by individual faculty members must have departmental support as well as senior administrative support.

Data Request Form

Other Forms