Deadline dates included apply to full-term courses only. Please consult the deadline dates for short-term courses located in the online schedule of classes.

Semester Calendars
Date Description
August 16 Professional Development Day (No Classes)
August 17 Weekend Instruction begins. First day of instruction for credit and noncredit
August 19 Weekday classes begin
August 30

Last day to drop FULL-TERM credit course work in order to qualify for 100% full refund of CA resident enrollment fees, international and nonresident student tuition and capital outlay fees

Students are liable for all fees for full-term courses dropped after this date

***See instructions below regarding deadline dates for short-term courses and change of sections
August 31 - September 2 Holiday Labor Day Weekend (No Classes, College Closed)

September 6

Last day to add Full-Term credit courses in-person and online using myRAM Portal

Last day to drop credit classes without a 'W', no notation will appear on the student's permanent record

****See instructions below regarding deadline dates for short-term courses
September 11

Last day to drop, withdraw or reduce course work in order to qualify for 50% refund of international and nonresident student tuition and capital outlay fees

****See instructions below regarding deadline dates for short-term courses.
October 3 Last day to file a petition to receive AA/AS Transfer Degrees for students transferring to CSU in Spring 2025
October 15 Professional Development Day (No Classes)
October 18 End of Mid-Term Period

October 29

October 31

 Mid-Term Grades are available on myRAM

October 31

Last day to petition for an Associate in Arts, or an Associate in Science Degree. You must see a counselor before submitting your petition

Last day to petition for an Award of Achievement or Certificate of Accomplishment
November 7

Last day to process Student or Instructor Initiated Withdrawals and Change Sections for the same Department

Last day to request Pass/No Pass grading option
November 11 Holiday Veterans Day (No Classes, College Closed)
November 28 - December 1 Thanksgiving Holiday Recess (No Classes, College Closed)
December 20 Last day of Fall semester classes
January 8 Spring grades available on myRAM Portal

Use the table below to calculate deadlines for classes that meet other than full term*

Description Calculation
Last date to drop with a refund 10% of class meeting times
Last date to add 20% of class meeting times
Last date to drop a class without a W 20% of class meeting times
Last date to apply for pass/no pass 75% of class meeting times
Last date to withdraw with a W 75% of class meeting times

Deadline dates can also be found in the myRAM Portal, under the specific course and section, click the blue i for information.

*Online courses may have different deadline dates. Please consult the schedule for more information: www.ccsf.edu/schedule

Priority Registration Groups and Dates

City College of San Francisco uses the following registration priority system when determining registration priority. You are encouraged to register on your priority registration day and time to ensure you get the best possible course options available. You may make changes to your schedule anytime on or after their appointment date and time.

To view your specific registration appointment date and time, please log in to your myRAM portal, click on Student Portal, then the Registration Dates link located within the "Information for Registration" section.

For answers to commonly asked questions regarding priority registration, please see the Priority Registration FAQ.

Registration Date(s) Group Students Included
May 1, 2024

State Mandated Priority Groups

Priority registration date is based on the following

Acceptance into one of the following programs:

  • Veterans
  • Foster Youth
  • DSPS
  • EOPS
  • CalWORKs
  • Homeless Students
  • Student Parent

AND

Completion of all Enrollment Steps
May 2, 2024  

Priority registration date is based on the following

Acceptance into one of the following programs:

  • A.S. Council
  • Athletes
  • Associated Student Representatives
  • Metro Transfer Program
  • New Directions Program
  • Puente Program
  • Special Majors
  • Speech and Debate Club
  • Umoja Program
  • Working Adults Program
  • Writing Success Program

AND

Completion of all Enrollment Steps
May 2, 2024 Continuing Students (258 or more Q Pts)
May 2, 2024 SFUSD "Bridge to Success" Matriculated Students

Priority registration date is based on the following:

May 3, 2024

  • (218 - 257 Q Pts)
  • (180 - 217 Q Pts)
  • (150 - 179 Q Pts)

May 6, 2024

  • (129 - 149 Q Pts)
  • (106 - 128 Q Pts)
  • (85 - 105 Q Pts)
  • (68 - 84 Q Pts)

May 7, 2024

  • (25 - 67 Q Pts)

May 8, 2024

  • (0.50 - 24 Q Pts)

May 9, 2024

  • (0.00 - 0.40)

Continuing Students

Priority registration date is based on the following:

  • Completion of all Enrollment Steps
  • Good academic and progress standing
  • Must have less than 100 degree applicable units
  • Quality Points (Q Pts)
May 10, 2024 Readmit Students

Priority registration date is based on the following:

  • Completion of all Enrollment Steps
  • Good academic and progress standing
  • Must have less than 100 degree applicable units
May 10, 2024 CCSF Noncredit to Credit

Priority registration date is based on the following:

May 13, 2024

 New Matriculated Students (Domestic)

Priority registration date is based on the following:
May 14, 2024 New Matriculated Students (International)

Priority registration date is based on the following:

May 15, 2024

Continuing Students who HAVE NOT completed or are EXEMPT from all Assessment steps

May 15, 2024

 Concurrently Enrolled High School (K-12)
  • Be a current high school students who has submitted required paperwork to have access to enroll in courses

May 16, 2024

Students on Academic/Progress Notice

AND/OR

Student has completed over 100 units
  • Did not maintain good academic standing with at least a 2.00 GPA and complete at least 50% of your enrolled units each semester
  • Have completed more than 100 units of CCSF coursework (not including basic skills Math and English or ESL)
August 5, 2024 OPEN REGISTRATION All Students (except High School Concurrent Enrollment Students)

What are quality points and how do they affect your registration date assignment?

Returning students accumulate quality points based on the calculation of their GPA multiplied by the GPA hours accumulated.  For example: GPA 2.0 multiplied by 10 GPA hours = 20 quality points.

Students can access their GPA and GPA hours on their official or unofficial transcript which can be found under their myProfile link.

Students may be assigned a registration date based on the quality points accumulated.  Other factors that affect the assigned registration date include but are not limited to; admission to a special program/major, academic notice, units completed, recent SFUSD high school graduate.

Need to find your registration date assigned? Your assigned registration date can be found in the MyRAM portal.