Graduating Senior Priority (GSP)

Graduating seniors or postbaccalaureate students who have submitted a degree application for Autumn, Winter, or Summer Quarter, may register on the first day of Period I for two of their final three quarters. Students graduating in Spring Quarter may register on the first day of Period I only for their final two quarters, (Winter and Spring).

Graduation Quarter & Eligible Quarters for GSP Use

Autumn Graduation
Eligible quarters:

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn

Winter Graduation
Eligible quarters:

  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Spring Graduation
Eligible quarters:

  • Winter
  • Spring

Summer Graduation
Eligible quarters:

  • Winter
  • Spring
  • Summer

Students who delay their graduation can preserve their priority quarters by waiting to register until the standard senior or postbaccalaureate priority day. Once a student has used Graduating Senior Priority for two quarters, their registration priority returns to the standard senior or postbaccalaureate schedule, even if their graduation quarter changes later.

To qualify, the student must file a graduation application by the Graduating Senior Priority deadline posted on the Academic Calendar.