Free Online Schedule Builder

As a student, I hated all the clunky schedule builders that made creating my class schedule painful. That’s why I built this free college schedule maker (above) to make it more fun.

It’s free, fast, and tells you more than a regular class schedule would. No login or registration required. Simply start building your schedule above and print it when ready.

How To Use The College Schedule Maker

You can build, customize, save, and print your schedule in minutes.

1. Set Your Awake Time

Your sleep is your study superpower but you can’t study when you’re asleep.

Turn on the “Awake Time” mode. Adjust your awake time window for each day. This gives the schedule builder boundaries for when to look for your available study time.

Set your awake time in the college schedule maker

2. Add Courses to The College Schedule Maker

Create all the classes you’ve registered for or plan to register for. Simply click the “+” button to add new courses and the “edit pencil” button to rename them.

Add and rename your courses in he schedule builder

3. Set Default Duration

To speed things up, set the default duration for your classes and activities in the left sidebar.

Set default duration for your courses and activities by clicking the clock next to the course name

4. Include All Your Personal and Academic Life Activities

Your schedule is more than your classes. It needs to include “activities” like your morning routine, meals, workouts, extracurriculars, and Me Time.

5. Me Time

Me Time is the time you don’t want to use for studying. This is your social time and “mental health” time.

6. Drag & Drop

Unlike the paper printout or the schedule builder supplied by your student center, our schedule builder makes planning your classes and activities fast, flexible, and fun.

Just grab the items in the left sidebar and drop them into your week. No need to save.

Drag and Drop Courses to College Schedule Maker

7. Resize

Grab the top or bottom of the event to resize the duration.

Easily resize events in schedule builder

8. Set Repeat Pattern

Setting your event repeat patter is super easy. Just select the days the event repeats on to create multiple events at the same time.

Set class schedule repeat pattern in schedule builder

9. Show/Hide Courses During Registration

You can hide courses and activities in the left sidebar. Use this especially during the registration phase of your semester when you’re searching for the right class schedule.

Show or hide courses in the schedule builder while searching for your final schedule

10. Adjust Your Minimum Study Time Block

Our schedule builder is the only tool that calculates how much study time you have available. But some free time blocks are simply too small to use for studying.

Use the slider to eliminate free time blocks in your schedule that are too small for studying.

Adjust minimum study time block in the schedule builder

11. What to do if the chart shows “incomplete schedule”?

This means that you probably didn’t schedule all your activities, such as meals, workouts, and Me Time. Your class schedule isn’t enough. Include your entire daily routine to uncover your true study time.

Incomplete schedule in the schedule builder chart

The Real Goal of a Schedule Builder

It’s not just about seeing when your classes are. The best schedule builder calculates how much study time you have so you know if your upcoming term is doable.

Know You Can Get It All Done

Our schedule builder calculates your study time and shows whether you have:

Incomplete Schedule
Ideal Amount of Study Time
Too Little Study Time

These zones are based on averages. To be 100% sure YOU can get everything done and to turn Due dates into DO dates, check out our study planner called Shovel.

The best schedule builder calculates your study time

How To Customize Your Schedule Builder

Color

Students love to customize colors to complete the look of their schedule. Use the color picker next to each item in the left sidebar and select between pastel, bright, and dark colors.

Zoom In and Out

To view your entire day, zoom out with the viewport slider located in the bottom left of the schedule builder.

Use the slider in the bottom left to change the viewport of the free schedule builder

How To Print Your Schedule

To print your completed schedule, click the “print” icon located in the top right corner of the schedule builder.

How To Reset the Schedule Builder

To reset your schedule, and create a new schedule, click the “reset” button in the top right corner.

Why You Need an Actual Schedule

If you want to plan your upcoming term, ace your classes, and enjoy your academic life, you need to build a schedule that shows more than your class times.

Effective Scheduling Tips

We built an amazing free course on how to create an effective study plan. No registration required. This is a great free resource on top of the advice your student center provides.

Who Should Use a College Schedule Maker

If you need to create a visual class schedule for the upcoming term, the schedule builder above is for you. Whether you are a high school, college, or graduate student.

How To Access Schedule Builder

You don’t need to register to access our free tool, simply click the button: “Expand the Schedule Builder” to Access Schedule Builder.

Examples of Student Schedules

Whether you are a high schoool student, a college student, or a grad school student, building a schedule will help you get organized. See how students use our college schedule maker below:

College Student

College student built her schedule with a good schedule builder

See how this college student uses the schedule builder to build a schedule that includes all her class times, morning routines, meals, and Me Time.

Her biggest study blocks are in the evenings after dinner and she schedules a good amount of Me Time on Friday and over the weekend.

High school student planning AP classes, sports, and college prep

High school student-athlete AP schedule built with a schedule builder

See what a high school student’s schedule looks like after she put in her classes, meals, soccer practices, games, and Me Time into her schedule builder. Not much time left for studying!

FAQ

Can I access the tool for free
Yes, just scroll up and start building your schedule.

Will using this builder register me for my courses?
No. This is not a registration tool, but it will help you decide which courses to register for by seeing how each class schedule affects your week. Use the show/hide feature to search for the best combination.

Is there a limit to how many courses I can add?
No, there is no limit to the number of courses you can add.

Do I need to log in?
No, you don’t need to log in to access schedule builder. No registration required.

How can I plan breaks into my schedule?
The best way to study is to take breaks after you’ve completed a certain milestone, like finishing a problem. For that reason, leave your study blocks without planned breaks.

Can I consult my study plan with someone?
Yes, visit your student success center and make an appointment with one of the advisors. Show them what you’ve built and ask how you can improve your plan.

Is this part of the Shovel Study Planner
No, this free tool is not a part of Shovel. It is just a great schedule builder. To take advantage of importing your tasks from Canvas, Brightspace, Moodle, and Google Classroom, time-blocking your tasks, knowing your Cushion for each task and much more, try Shovel.