Allocate+ is La Trobe’s system for allocating students to on-campus activities such as tutorials, labs, seminars and workshops. It also helps you create a personalised timetable.
Allocate+ operates in two phases:
1. Preference Entry Mode
- Opens: 10:30am, Tuesday 9 December 2025 for the Semester 1, 2026 timetable
- Closes: 9am, Monday 19 January 2026
During this phase, you can nominate your preferred class times for your enrolled Semester 1 subjects.
Important: It’s not ‘first-come, first-served’. Everyone who enters preferences before the deadline has an equal chance of getting their preferred times.
If you don’t submit preferences by 19 January, you’ll be automatically allocated to available class times.
2. Allocation Adjustment Mode
- Opens: 10:30am, Wednesday 21 January 2026 for the Semester 1, 2026 timetable
- Closes: 9am, Thursday 2 April 2026
Once this phase begins, you can manually adjust your timetable to your preferred class times if spaces are available.
Choosing your preferences in Allocate+
Before you can choose your preferences, make sure you’re enrolled in your 2026 Semester 1 subjects.
Need help enrolling? See our step-by-step guide for detailed instructions on how to enrol via StudentOnLine. You can also see the steps for enrolling in electives and troubleshoot any enrolment issues using the can’t enrol in StudentOnLine guided assist.
After you’ve enrolled, you may need to wait 24 hours for your newly enrolled subjects to show up in Allocate+, so try again later if you can’t see them straight away.
You can log into Allocate+ any time between 10:30am on 9 December and 9am on 19 January and nominate your class time preferences.
Missed out? If you miss entering your preferences during Preference Entry mode, you may be able to make adjustments to your class allocations (where possible) during Allocation Adjustment mode between 10:30am 21 January and 9am 2 April 2026.
Need help?
Check out our Guide to Preference Entry mode for more detailed instructions and a step-by-step video on how Preference Entry mode works.
Do you receive government benefits?
You must update Services Australia (also known as Centrelink) of any changes to your study load (e.g. changing from a full-time load to part-time) as soon as possible. You can read our FAQ for more detailed info.