Updates & iBid Schedule
  • In the left-side menu, click Create/Alter Schedule and Bid/Drop/Add to Add/Drop courses.
  • If the course you are looking for is not listed, this means the course has reached capacity. To be considered for the course on a waitlist, refer to the instructions on the Electives website.
  • Please contact your Program Office if you have questions about Electives or Add/Drop.

Autumn 2020 iBid Schedule

Phase Actions Opens Deadline Results Point Refunds
Phase 1 Bidding (home-program sections) August 7, 5:00pm August 17, 5:00pm August 18, by 5:00pm Not applicable
Phase 2 Bidding (home-program sections), Dropping August 18, 5:00pm August 20, 5:00pm August 21, by 5:00pm 100% point refunds for drops
Phase 1 - New Students Bidding (home-program sections) August 24, Noon Sept 9, 11:59pm Sept 10, by 12:00pm Not applicable
Phase 2 - New Students Bidding (home-program sections), Dropping Sept 10, 5:00pm Sept 11, 9:00am Sept 11, by 12:00pm 100% point refunds for drops
Phase 3 Bidding (all programs), Dropping, Waitlists Created Sept 11, 5:00pm Sept 14, 11:59pm Sept 15, by 12:00pm 50% point refunds for drops
Phase 4 Adding (open sections), Dropping, Waitlist Management Sept 15, 12:00pm Sept 28, 1:00pm Immediate/Real-Time 0% point refunds for drops
Drop Only Phase Dropping 100 Unit Courses Only Sept 28, 5:00pm Oct 4, 11:59pm Immediate/Real-Time 0% point refunds for drops
Phase 5 Adding (open sections); Dropping: Second-Half 50 Unit Courses Sept 29, 5:00pm Nov 2, 1:00pm Immediate/Real-Time 0% point refunds for drops
Bidding Instructions and Information
  • In iBid, you can view Chicago Booth course offerings for this academic year (Autumn 2020 through Summer 2021), bid for classes and manage your schedule.
  • Review iBid Introduction and iBid Bidding Basics (linked left) for an overview of iBid, bidding limits and points, details on the Bid, Drop and Add actions, and how the Waitlist works.
  • Throughout bidding, reference iBid FAQ for answers to specific questions about bidding, results, paying points, etc.
Questions about academic planning? Please contact your program office at:
  • Evening, Full Time and Weekend Program -- AcademicServices@lists.ChicagoBooth.edu
  • PhD Program Office -- phd@ChicagoBooth.edu
  • Dougan Scholars -- DouganScholars@ChicagoBooth.edu
System Maintenance
  • Systems Maintenance is performed on Booth systems every Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30am (CST). During this period, you may not be able to access iBid other other Booth systems.
  • ITS also has scheduled network maintenance windows during which time you may not be able to access network resources.
  • Preferred browsers for iBid are Chrome and Firefox.