Free Class Schedule Maker

Start with the course list from your registration portal or degree plan. For each course you need the course number and name, the days it meets, the start and end time, and the building and room. Then build your schedule in four steps:

1. Add each course once. Tap Add class, type the course name and tap every day it meets. A lecture on Monday, Wednesday and Friday is one entry, not three, so changing its time later changes all three days.
2. Set the time and room. Times snap to 15-minute steps, and the room shows on the block so you know where to go. The instructor is optional; add it if you want it on your printout.
3. Pick a color for each course. Give a lecture and its lab the same color so they read as one course.
4. Check for overlaps. If two classes overlap, both get a red outline, and a note above the schedule says which ones and on which days. Registration systems usually block a true time conflict, but it’s easy to miss one while you compare sections by hand.

Most US colleges use two weekly patterns. Monday/Wednesday/Friday (MWF) classes usually run 50 minutes, and Tuesday/Thursday (TTh) classes run 75 minutes, so a three-credit course meets for 150 minutes a week either way. Labs are often one long block, such as three hours on a single afternoon. The college MWF/TTh template has that layout: five courses and a biology lab, about 15 hours of class a week.

A traditional high school schedule has six to eight periods of about 45 to 55 minutes, and every class meets every day. The high school template has seven 50-minute periods with five minutes between classes and lunch in the middle. The middle school template adds homeroom, band and a study hall, with PE and health on alternating days.

What is an A/B block schedule?

A block schedule replaces short daily periods with fewer, longer classes, usually around 90 minutes each. In an A/B block schedule (also called an alternating-day block schedule), students take eight classes, but only four meet each day: four on an A day and the other four on a B day, and the two days alternate. If Monday is an A day, Tuesday is a B day and Wednesday is an A day again, so the pattern shifts from week to week.

The other common type is the 4×4 block schedule: four long classes every day for one semester, then four new ones, so a full-year course is finished in a single semester.

To make an A/B schedule here, open the A/B block template. The schedule switches to A day and B day tabs. Add each class to the day it meets, or choose Every day for lunch or an advisory period. The total under the schedule shows both days and the weekly average, because a five-day week has three A days and two B days, then the reverse the next week.

A schedule that looks fine on paper can be hard to live with. Before you register, look at the whole week:

• Mix hard and lighter courses. Two lab sciences and a math course in the same term can take more study time than your credit total suggests. Pair them with a course you enjoy.
• Leave time between classes. Ten minutes may not be enough to cross a large campus. Check the rooms on your blocks, and leave a gap when two classes are far apart.
• Protect a lunch break. Add lunch as a free period so it shows on the schedule. It won’t count toward your class hours.
• Watch the long days. Tuesday/Thursday schedules can stack 75-minute classes back to back, and three in a row is a long time to sit still.
• Plan study time and work. Add study blocks, a club or a part-time job as free periods, so you can see your real week. If you work shifts, the employee schedule template helps your manager plan around your classes.
• Be honest about mornings. An 8 AM class every day is only a good idea if you’ll actually get up for it.

Your schedule saves in this browser as you edit, so it’s still here when you come back on the same device. To take it anywhere else, use Download:

• Phone wallpaper makes a tall image sized for a phone lock screen, with room at the top for the clock. Save it to your photos and set it as your wallpaper, so your next class and room are one glance away.
• Image (PNG) and PDF give you a one-page schedule for a group chat, a binder or the fridge. Print sends the same page to your printer on US Letter paper.
• Calendar (.ics) adds every class to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook for the whole term. Enter the first and last day of classes, and each course becomes a repeating event with its room. On an A/B schedule, also choose whether the first day is an A day or a B day. Holidays aren’t skipped, so delete those days in your calendar afterward.
• Save file keeps a copy you can load on another computer with Open file.

Share copies a link with the whole schedule inside it. Send it to a roommate, a parent or your study group: they see a read-only copy and can make their own copy to edit. Your schedule is never uploaded or stored on our servers.