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Schedule Planner

The Schedule Planner is a tool designed to help you efficiently build your class schedule. The tool allows you to pick courses and build in break/busy times for work or other obligations. Then it automatically generates all possible class schedules and can validate your eligibility to enroll in your selected courses.

1. Log in to PAWS
2. Under the Academics header, click on the Schedule Planner link
3. Click the OPEN SCHEDULE PLANNER button (make sure pop-up blocker is disabled)
4. Use the onscreen options to select your term, filter and identify courses, add in break/busy times, then generate possible schedules
5. When you identify the schedule you want, click Validate to make sure you’re eligible to enroll in all the courses on that schedule
6. Click the Send to Shopping Cart button
7. Return to your PAWS window to complete the enrollment process
8. Click the NEXT button to set your class preferences for each course.
9. Click the ENROLL button to enroll in courses.
10. Click the I Agree button to agree to accept financial responsibility for your tuition and fees that apply to your enrollment. 
11. Click the CONTINUE button to confirm your enrollment.

Still have questions? Check out our Schedule Planner FAQ (UWM login required) for more information. Advisors can also review additional information on the Schedule Planner Advisor View (UWM login required).

Please Note: Review Enrollment Checklist and Enrollment Appointment. Any stated prerequisites (enrollment requirements) also need to be met for the specific sections you select as part of your schedule before enrollment can be completed.

PAWS Class Search

1. Log in to PAWS
2. Under the Academics header, click on the Search link
3. Enter one or more search criteria, such as Course Subject or Course Keyword
4. Click the SEARCH button to view your results
5. If you receive a message that your search will return more than 50 classes, click OK to continue or Cancel to enter more criteria
6. The class status will be coded as Open (green circle), Closed (red square), or Wait Listed (yellow triangle)
7. Click on the blue Section Number to view the Class Details page
8. From the Class Details page, you can add a class to your Shopping Cart by clicking Select Class
9. A new optional feature is the “Validate” button in your shopping cart. Clicking this will confirm whether or not you are eligible to enroll in the courses in your cart.

Adding Classes in PAWS

Permission Needed to Enroll

If you are unable to add a course in PAWS, you may be able to gain permission to enroll in the course. Some permissions are granted by the instructor or department offering the course, while others are granted by your academic advisor – and some require approval from both.

There are two primary methods of gaining permission to enroll in a course: