diff --git a/frontend/src/Routes.tsx b/frontend/src/Routes.tsx
index 4778161f2..b1ae2bdff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Routes.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Routes.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const router = createBrowserRouter([
 		ErrorBoundary: Error,
 		children: [
 			{ path: '/catalog/:semester?/:abbreviation?/:courseNumber?', Component: Catalog },
-			{ path: '/scheduler/new', lazy: LocalScheduler }
+			{ path: '/scheduler/new/', lazy: LocalScheduler }
 		]
 	}
 ]);
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/Scheduler/LocalSchedulerPage.tsx b/frontend/src/app/Scheduler/LocalSchedulerPage.tsx
index 1bf7bb157..e6bdaceb9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/Scheduler/LocalSchedulerPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/Scheduler/LocalSchedulerPage.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-import { Button, OverlayTrigger, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap';
-
 import BTLoader from 'components/Common/BTLoader';
-import { DEFAULT_SCHEDULE, Schedule, SCHEDULER_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY } from 'utils/scheduler/scheduler';
-import { useUser } from 'graphql/hooks/user';
 import { useCreateSchedule } from 'graphql/hooks/schedule';
-import { useLocalStorageState } from 'utils/hooks';
-import ScheduleEditor from '../../components/Scheduler/ScheduleEditor';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useSemester } from 'graphql/hooks/semester';
-import Callout from '../../components/Scheduler/Callout';
-import { ReduxState } from 'redux/store';
+import { useUser } from 'graphql/hooks/user';
+import { Button, OverlayTrigger, Tooltip } from 'react-bootstrap';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { ReduxState } from 'redux/store';
+import { useLocalStorageState } from 'utils/hooks';
+import { DEFAULT_SCHEDULE, SCHEDULER_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY, Schedule } from 'utils/scheduler/scheduler';
+import Callout from '../../components/Scheduler/Callout';
+import ScheduleEditor from '../../components/Scheduler/ScheduleEditor';
 
 export function Component() {
 	const [schedule, setSchedule] = useLocalStorageState<Schedule>(
@@ -21,7 +20,31 @@ export function Component() {
 	const { isLoggedIn, loading: loadingUser } = useUser();
 	const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-	const { semester, error: semesterError } = useSemester();
+	const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
+
+	const stringToSemester = (string: string | null) => {
+        if (!string) {
+            return undefined
+        }
+		const [semester, year] = string.trim().toLowerCase().split(' ');
+		return {
+			semester,
+			year
+		};
+	};
+
+	const { semester, error: semesterError } = useSemester(
+		searchParams.has('semester') && searchParams.get('semester')
+			? stringToSemester(searchParams.get('semester'))
+			: undefined
+	);
+
+	// useEffect(() => {
+	// 	const hasSemester = searchParams.has('semester');
+	// 	if (!hasSemester) return;
+	// 	searchParams.delete('semester');
+	// 	setSearchParams(searchParams);
+	// }, [searchParams, setSearchParams]);
 
 	const [createScheduleMutation, { loading: isSaving, error: creationError }] = useCreateSchedule({
 		onCompleted: (data) => {
@@ -60,9 +83,7 @@ export function Component() {
 		return <BTLoader message="Loading semester information..." error={semesterError} fill />;
 	}
 
-	const createSchedule = async () =>
-		// @ts-ignore
-		await createScheduleMutation(schedule, semester!);
+	const createSchedule = async () => await createScheduleMutation(schedule, semester!);
 
 	const saveButton = (
 		<Button
diff --git a/frontend/src/assets/scss/bt/scheduler/_onboard.scss b/frontend/src/assets/scss/bt/scheduler/_onboard.scss
index cef169242..ddca148a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/assets/scss/bt/scheduler/_onboard.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/assets/scss/bt/scheduler/_onboard.scss
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 			font-weight: 600;
 		}
 
+		.semester-selector {
+			border: 1px solid #c7c7c7;
+		}
+
 		.saved-schedules {
 			margin-top: 3rem;
 
@@ -45,6 +49,18 @@
 				text-align: initial !important;
 			}
 		}
+
+		.buttons {
+			width: 100%;
+			display: flex;
+			justify-content: center;
+			gap: 1rem;
+
+			.dropdown {
+				width: 10rem;
+				flex: none;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	.select-classes {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/CourseSelector.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/CourseSelector.tsx
index d19f20ab1..fdbd3dabf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/CourseSelector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/CourseSelector.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const CourseSelector = ({
 				Scheduler
 			</h2>
 			<BTSelect
+				courseSearch
 				isVirtual
 				value={null}
 				name="selectClass"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/CourseSearch.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/CourseSearch.tsx
index c616a3012..5be3a187d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/CourseSearch.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/CourseSearch.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const CourseSelector = ({ allCourses, schedule, setSchedule }: Props) => {
 	return (
 		<div className="course-selector">
 			<BTSelect
+				courseSearch
 				value={null}
 				name="selectClass"
 				placeholder="Search for a class..."
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/Welcome.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/Welcome.tsx
index fddbc5b1a..a7e85b5b3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/Welcome.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Scheduler/Onboard/Welcome.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
-import { Container, Row, Col } from 'react-bootstrap';
-import { useUser } from '../../../graphql/hooks/user';
-import ProfileScheduleCard from './../../Profile/ProfileScheduleCard';
+import { Button } from 'bt/custom';
+import BTSelect from 'components/Custom/Select';
+import { useGetSemestersQuery } from 'graphql';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Col, Container, Row } from 'react-bootstrap';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { getNodes } from 'utils/graphql';
 import { useLocalStorageState } from 'utils/hooks';
 import {
-	DEFAULT_SCHEDULE,
-	isScheduleEmpty,
-	Schedule,
-	SCHEDULER_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY
+    Semester,
+    playlistToSemester,
+    semesterToString
+} from 'utils/playlists/semesters';
+import {
+    DEFAULT_SCHEDULE,
+    SCHEDULER_LOCALSTORAGE_KEY,
+    Schedule,
+    isScheduleEmpty
 } from 'utils/scheduler/scheduler';
-import { Button } from 'bt/custom';
-// import { Button } from 'bt/custom';
+import { useUser } from '../../../graphql/hooks/user';
+import ProfileScheduleCard from './../../Profile/ProfileScheduleCard';
 
-type Props = {
-	updatePage: (i: number) => void;
+const SEMESTER_VALUES: { [label: string]: number } = {
+	spring: 0.0,
+	summer: 0.1,
+	fall: 0.2
 };
 
-const Welcome = ({ updatePage }: Props) => {
+const Welcome = () => {
 	const { user } = useUser();
 
 	const [schedule, setSchedule] = useLocalStorageState<Schedule>(
@@ -25,10 +35,35 @@ const Welcome = ({ updatePage }: Props) => {
 	);
 
 	const savedSchedules = user
-		? getNodes(user.schedules).sort((a, b) => Date.parse(b.dateCreated) - Date.parse(a.dateCreated))
+		? getNodes(user.schedules).sort(
+				(a, b) => Date.parse(b.dateCreated as string) - Date.parse(a.dateCreated as string)
+		  )
 		: [];
 
-	const resetDraft = () => setSchedule(DEFAULT_SCHEDULE);
+	const SemesterToValue = (semester: Semester) => {
+		return parseInt(semester.year, 10) + SEMESTER_VALUES[semester.semester];
+	};
+
+	const { data } = useGetSemestersQuery({});
+
+	type Option = { label: string; value: Semester };
+
+	const allSemesters = useMemo((): Option[] => {
+		return data
+			? getNodes(data.allPlaylists)
+					.map((semester) => playlistToSemester(semester))
+					.sort((a, b) => SemesterToValue(b) - SemesterToValue(a))
+					.map((semester) => ({ label: semesterToString(semester), value: semester }))
+			: [];
+	}, [data]);
+
+	const [selectedSemester, setSelectedSemester] = useState<Option | null>(null);
+
+	const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		setSelectedSemester(allSemesters[0]);
+	}, [allSemesters]);
 
 	return (
 		<Container className="welcome">
@@ -46,7 +81,25 @@ const Welcome = ({ updatePage }: Props) => {
 								Continue Draft
 							</Button>
 						)}
-						<Button href="/scheduler/new" onClick={resetDraft}>
+						<BTSelect
+							className="dropdown"
+							value={selectedSemester}
+							closeMenuOnSelect={true}
+							isSearchable={false}
+							options={allSemesters}
+							onChange={(newValue) => {
+								newValue && setSelectedSemester(newValue);
+							}}
+							defaultValue={allSemesters[0]}
+						/>
+						<Button
+							onClick={() => {
+								setSchedule(DEFAULT_SCHEDULE);
+								navigate(
+									`/scheduler/new/${selectedSemester ? '?semester=' + selectedSemester.label : ''}`
+								);
+							}}
+						>
 							Start
 						</Button>
 					</div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/graphql/hooks/semester.ts b/frontend/src/graphql/hooks/semester.ts
index 51aaede62..9e33009c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/graphql/hooks/semester.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/graphql/hooks/semester.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import { useGetSemestersQuery } from 'graphql';
 import { ApolloError } from '@apollo/client';
+import { useGetSemestersQuery } from 'graphql';
 import { getNodes } from 'utils/graphql';
 import {
 	getLatestSemester,
+	playlistToSemester,
 	Semester,
 	semesterToString,
 	SemesterWithPlaylist
@@ -21,9 +22,6 @@ export const useSemester = (
 	error: ApolloError | undefined;
 } => {
 	const { data, loading, error } = useGetSemestersQuery({
-		variables: {
-			name: semester && semesterToString(semester)
-		},
 		skip: !!semester?.playlistId
 	});
 
@@ -32,13 +30,15 @@ export const useSemester = (
 	if (semester?.playlistId) {
 		latestSemester = semester as SemesterWithPlaylist;
 	} else if (data?.allPlaylists && data.allPlaylists.edges.length >= 1) {
-		latestSemester = getLatestSemester(getNodes(data.allPlaylists));
-	}
-
-	// Overriding the latest semester because the dev db has data from 2020
-	if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && latestSemester) {
-		latestSemester.semester = 'fall';
-		latestSemester.year = '2020';
+		if (semester) {
+			latestSemester = getNodes(data.allPlaylists)
+				.map((node) => playlistToSemester(node))
+				.filter((s) => {
+					return semesterToString(s) === semesterToString(semester);
+				})[0];
+		} else {
+			latestSemester = getLatestSemester(getNodes(data.allPlaylists));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return { semester: latestSemester, loading, error };
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/playlists/semesters.ts b/frontend/src/utils/playlists/semesters.ts
index 4efff6deb..c2031ad81 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/playlists/semesters.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/playlists/semesters.ts
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ export type SemesterWithPlaylist = Semester & { playlistId: string };
 export function getLatestSemester(playlists: FilterablePlaylist[]): SemesterWithPlaylist | null {
 	const semesterPlaylists = playlists
 		.filter(
-			(p) =>
-				p.category === 'semester' &&
-				(process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' || p.name === 'Fall 2020')
+			(p) => p.category === 'semester'
+			//  &&
+			// (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' || p.name === 'Fall 2020')
 		)
 		.sort((a, b) => playlistToTimeComparable(b) - playlistToTimeComparable(a));
 
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ export function getLatestSemester(playlists: FilterablePlaylist[]): SemesterWith
 /**
  * Converts playlist to semester
  */
-function playlistToSemester(playlist: FilterablePlaylist): SemesterWithPlaylist {
+export function playlistToSemester(playlist: FilterablePlaylist): SemesterWithPlaylist {
 	return stringToSemester(playlist.name, playlist.id);
 }
 
 /**
  * Convert a string to a semester.
  */
-function stringToSemester(string: string, playlistId: string): SemesterWithPlaylist;
-function stringToSemester(string: string, playlistId?: string): Semester {
+export function stringToSemester(string: string, playlistId: string): SemesterWithPlaylist;
+export function stringToSemester(string: string, playlistId?: string): Semester {
 	const [semester, year] = string.trim().toLowerCase().split(' ');
 	return {
 		semester,