Office of the Registrar

For Staff

Support and resources for staff provided by the Office of the Registrar cover essential areas such as Banner, classroom assignments, course proposals and records management.

Staff Dates & Deadlines

Fall 2026

Wed July 29	Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Fall 2026 semester.
Wed July 29	Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Fall 2026 courses to be approved by the next registration open date. For courses requiring CCC review see their course proposal page for additional details and requirements.
Wed Sept 2	All Fall 2026 courses must have a current syllabus uploaded to C@B by this date, no later than one week before the start of classes. Syllabi can be uploaded via coursetools.brown.edu.
Thur Sept 3	Last day to enter course changes in COB and Classroom Request data for Fall 2026 semester (5:00 PM EDT deadline).
Fri Sept 4	Final exams/blue books application for Fall 2026 courses enabled in Banner Web.
Wed Sept 9	Classes of the fall semester begin.
Tues Sept 22	After 5:00 PM EDT, all course adds require Instructor override.
Fri Sept 25	Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Spring 2027 pre-registration.
Fri Sept 25	Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Spring 2027 courses to be approved by the next pre-registration open date. For courses requiring CCC review see their course proposal page for additional details and requirements.
Fri Oct 16	Last day to update Final Exams/Blue Books application in Banner Web for Fall 2026 courses (5:00 PM EDT deadline).
early Nov	COB opens for building 2027-2028 course offerings.
early Nov	University Bulletin opens for 2027-28 updates.
Fri Dec 4	Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Spring 2027 courses to be approved by the next registration open date. For courses requiring CCC review see their course proposal page for additional details and requirements.
Fri Dec 4	Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Spring 2026 semester.
Tue Dec 15	All Winter 2027 courses must have a current syllabus uploaded to C@B by this date, no later than one week before the start of classes. Syllabi can be uploaded via coursetools.brown.edu.

Spring 2027

Fri Jan 8	Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for 2027-28 Courses@Brown publishing.
Fri Jan 8	Undergraduate course proposal deadline to ensure 2027-28 courses are available the day 2027-28 courses go live in Courses@Brown, and are also available for the 2027-28 Bulletin publishing. For courses requiring CCC review see their course proposal page for additional details and requirements.
Wed Jan 20	All Spring 2027 courses must have a current syllabus uploaded to C@B by this date, no later than one week before the start of classes. Syllabi can be uploaded via coursetools.brown.edu.
Thu Jan 21	Last day to enter course changes in COB and Classroom Request data for Spring 2027 semester (5:00 PM EDT deadline).
Fri Jan 22	Final exams/blue books application for Spring 2027 courses enabled in Self-Service Banner.
Wed Jan 27	Classes of the spring semester begin.
Tues Feb 9	After 5:00 PM EST, all course adds require Instructor override.
TBD	Last day to enter course offerings in COB for the 2027-28 Courses@Brown publishing. (5:00 PM EST deadline).
TBD	Last day to edit the University Bulletin for the 2027-28 publication (5:00 PM EST deadline).
Fri Mar 5	Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Fall 2027 pre-registration.
Fri Mar 5	Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Fall 2027 courses to be approved by the next pre-registration open date. For courses requiring CCC review see their course proposal page for additional details and requirements.
Fri Mar 12	Last day to update Final Exams/Blue Books application in Banner Web for Spring 2027 courses (5:00 PM EDT deadline).
TBD	Deadline to complete clearance forms for graduating students.
Fri May 7	Deadline to return concentration honors recommendations for undergraduates.
Fri May 28	Graduation preview list available for review prior to Faculty Meeting.
Sun June 7	All Summer 2027 courses must have a current syllabus uploaded to C@B by this date, no later than one week before the start of classes. Syllabi can be uploaded via coursetools.brown.edu.
Fri July 23	Undergraduate course proposal deadline for Fall 2027 courses to be approved by the next registration open date. For courses requiring CCC review see their course proposal page for additional details and requirements.
Fri July 23	Course proposal deadline for Graduate level courses to be submitted and department approved for Grad Council to review for Fall 2027 semester.

Banner

Access to Banner

Follow these links for Banner Access. If you are logging into Banner for Administrators, you must be on Brown's Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Additional Banner Resources

Classrooms and Courses

Classroom Assignments

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.

Independent Credit for First Half of Year Long Course

Year-long courses require students to complete both semesters of the course in order to receive credit for each semester. Some departments will consider petitions from students to receive credit for the first semester of the course without completing the second semester.

Course Offering Resources

Course Offering Resources include the Departmental Secondary Cross Listings form and other resources such as closed meeting times & limited space availability.

Course Proposal

To submit a proposal for a new undergraduate or graduate level course or to modify a course which already exists in Banner, please use the Brown Curriculum Management tool.

Directed Course Searches Setup for Courses@Brown

The Directed Course Searches in Courses@brown.edu documentation provides the format needed to create links which can be entered on your department web site or faculty personal sites.

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

Records Management

Records

Additional Information

University Bulletin

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 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) provides students certain rights of access, privacy, and protection of education records.