The registration schedule for each semester or technical session, for each program, is set by the Registrar. For the Fall Semester, the registration period commences mid July. For the Winter Semester, registration commences in December. For Technical Session, the registration period is normally the two weeks preceding the first day of Technical Session.

The dates for registration for each semester and start of classes are published each year in the Marine Institute Academic Diary.

The specific registration schedule for each program is published prior to the start of each semester or session and is posted or distributed to students.

Students are required to register before the published registration deadline. Students who do not register before the deadline may be denied permission to register. If in such cases, a student is permitted to register late, the student must pay a late registration fee. No student may register following the last date to officially add courses. Specific deadlines are listed separately under the regulations for course changes.