Architecture Course Registration Guide & Rules

First Registration Round: April 10, 2026 – May 15, 2026

Second Registration Round: July 20, 2026 – August 14, 2026 (Includes 1st year students)

*    August 7, 2026 (by this date you should have established a full class roster)

*    August 7-14 (During this period, frequently recheck approvals - if students have not yet registered despite being granted permission, please remove permission and reallocate to another student)

Registration Ends: August 14, 2026

Add/Drop Period: August 14, 2026 to September 11, 2026 (Non-Architecture and Professional School Students may be added if the class size remains below 12)

FGS: Please use FGS to access your most current and updated roster.

Canvas: April 10, 2026: Canvas open for the spring term ( Please be sure to upload your course syllabus as a PDF to your Canvas site)

Canvas: TBD: Visitor/Student Guest enrollments will be removed from Canvas course site

*   Architecture required courses - No action needed from the instructor. Students will be automatically enrolled in your course.

*   Architecture elective courses  are set with Instructor Permission Required status. This means students must obtain your approval to register. As the instructor, you have the authority to review and select which students are permitted to enroll in your course.

Note: The system will allow you to select more than the maximum enrollment. Please follow the enrollment rules.

MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT FOR YOUR COURSE: 12 Architecture Students  - 2 Undergraduate Students - 1 PhD Student

If no PhD or undergraduate students are enrolled in your course, no additional Architecture or Non-Architecture students may be added.

Non-Architecture Graduate and Professional School students may be enrolled during the add/drop period, only if the total class size remains below 12 students.

Any changes to the course’s enrollment structure must be approved by Deputy Dean Phil Bernstein. Once approved, Phil will notify the Registrar’s Office directly.

*All M.Arch I (3rd Year) and M.Arch II (1st Year) students will be pre-registered for Advanced Design Studio (Course 5007). Following the studio lottery, students will be officially enrolled in the section corresponding to their lottery results. Any changes to the course’s enrollment structure must be approved by Deputy Dean Phil Bernstein. Once approved, Phil will notify the Registrar’s Office directly.

*Spring 2027 - All M.Arch I (2nd Year) students will be pre-registered for Systems Integration (Course 6008, Section 1). Students will be assigned to the appropriate section once Professor Finio provides the finalized student list by section/group.

1. Log into Yale Course Search and enter your course number

2. Enter your course number, term, and then click on Search

3. Scroll down and click COURSES I MANAGE.  A new screen with a list of your courses opens. Courses with a red circle with a number inside indicate pending instructor permission requests. Click on the number.

Video on this process.