Class Schedule Timeline for 2026-2027
| Main Activities | Start date |
End date |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Unit Data Entry and Verification in the DCU |
06-Oct-2025 |
28-Nov-2025 |
Departments will enter course information in the DCU. This includes enrolment information, course constraints, ties, block-offs, course combinations, instructor assignment, etc. https://dcu.it.mcgill.ca/dcu The DCU will be closed periodically to allow the scheduling team time to do validations. Check the DCU bulletin board for the down time notices. |
|
SIS 397 Workshops |
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
Schedule posted in Minerva/Employee/Training Menu/IT Services System Training/Banner/Minerva |
|
Instructor Unavailability |
29-Sept-2025 |
15-Dec-2025 |
Instructors will enter their unavailability on Minerva |
| Chair/Delegate Approval | 29-Sept-2025 |
07-Jan-2026 |
Chair/Delegate to approve Minerva Instructor forms |
| Central Scheduling period | 28-Nov-2025 | 16-Mar-2026 | Class Scheduling Office working on the Schedule. |
| Unit Review period | 16-Mar-2026 | 31-Mar-2026 | Preliminary schedule made available for units. Units must provide feedback and change requests by March 31, 2026 |
| Final Schedule | TBD | Final Schedule will be uploaded in Banner the week of May 11th, 2026 | |
|
registration |
TBD | ||