Registration and Add/Drop Information
Upcoming Terms Information
This page contains important information regarding Jan Term 2026 registration and its respective add/drop period. Please read the information thoroughly. (for Traditional Undergraduates)
Jan Term 2026 Registration
Registration will open for all students of all class levels beginning the week of October 6th, 2025.
Please check GaelXpress to make sure you don't have any holds (i.e., Business Office, Health Center, Registrar, etc.) during the week, as this will prevent you from registering for classes.
This holds section can be found under:
- Registration > My Holds and Approvals.
- Financial Aid: 925-631-4370 | finaid@stmarys-ca.edu
- Business Office: 925-631-4209 | business@stmarys-ca.edu
- Health Center: 925-631-4254 | healthcenter@stmarys-ca.edu
Add/Drop
The add/drop period is Monday, January 5th, 2026, through Tuesday, January 6th, 2026. All add/drop must be completed by the end of Tuesday, 11:59 p.m.
You are not officially registered in the course until you receive "Add Authorization" from your professor on GaelXpress, enroll yourself in the course, and it appears on your schedule in GaelXpress (green).
This page contains important information regarding Spring Term 2026 registration and its respective add/drop period. Please read the information thoroughly. (Traditional Undergraduates)
Spring Term 2026 Registration
Registration will take place on the following days: (for Traditional Undergraduates)
- Seniors = 11/10
- Class standing determination: 90.00+ courses completed
- Juniors = 11/11
- Class standing determination: 60.00-89.99 courses completed
- Sophomores = 11/12
- Class standing determination: 30.00-59.99 courses completed
- Freshmen = 11/13
- Class standing determination: 0.00–29.99 credits completed
In preparation for Spring 2026 registration, make sure you have received approval from your advisor first (on GaelXpress). Otherwise, you will not be able to register. Please check GaelXpress to make sure you don't have any holds (i.e., Business Office, Health Center, Registrar, etc.) during the week, as this will prevent you from registering for classes.
This holds section can be found under:
- Registration > My Holds and Approvals.
- Financial Aid: 925-631-4370 | finaid@stmarys-ca.edu
- Business Office: 925-631-4209 | business@stmarys-ca.edu
- Health Center: 925-631-4254 | healthcenter@stmarys-ca.edu
Add/Drop
The add/drop period is Monday, February 2nd, 2026, through Sunday, February 15th, 2026. All add/drop must be completed by the end of Sunday, 11:59 p.m.
You are not officially registered in the course until you receive "Add Authorization" from your professor on GaelXpress, enroll yourself in the course, and it appears on your schedule in GaelXpress (green).
Additional Registration Information
The Office of the Registrar needs your current address and phone number. If you have moved or changed your phone number, please notify the Office of the Registrar immediately.
You may submit an update on our website. Click on “Student Resources > Forms”, then click on the “Change of Contact Information” link under Personal Record.
If you are on a waitlist and space becomes available, you will receive an email notification from GaelXpress. When you receive this notification, you will be permitted to register in the waitlisted course mentioned in the email.
- You will have 48 business hours from the notification time to register. If you fail to register during the allotted timeframe, you will be dropped from the waitlist, and GaelXpress will notify the next student on the waitlist.
- Once you register for the course, you need to check GaelXpress to view your schedule.
- If you do not have the prerequisites for the course, you will not be allowed to register for the course.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you don't have the prerequisites for the course, you must email the instructor of the course and ask them to apply a prerequisite waiver on GaelXpress 2.0. When you receive notification that a space is available for you to register, as long as the prerequisite waiver has been applied, you will be able to enroll yourself in the course.
GaelXpress gives you access to your information online. SMC students may view and print schedules, unofficial transcripts, academic evaluations, and more using GaelXpress.
Students must file the form for an independent study or internship by the deadline on the academic calendar. The form must be filled out completely and submitted online by the student. The Office of the Registrar will forward the form to the appropriate instructor and department chair. *Failure to submit the form online by the deadline will result in the form being returned to the student and the petition being denied.*
If you have a disability, Saint Mary's College offers assistance and services. The facilities of the College have been modified to assist you toward your educational goals. For more information, please click here.
Any student withdrawing from the College (or a course(s)) may be eligible for a return of funds. If applicable, they are calculated based on the date a student submits the withdrawal from a course or the institution form. This process is managed by the appropriate offices, and for questions regarding refunds, please contact the Business Office at x4209. Questions about the applicable federal regulations should be directed to the Financial Aid Office at x4370.