diff --git a/routes/catalog.js b/routes/catalog.js
index 0f98bb1..eac9d18 100644
--- a/routes/catalog.js
+++ b/routes/catalog.js
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ catalogRouter.get('/:id', async (req, res) => {
 
 // -- POST - Adds a new row to the catalog table
 catalogRouter.post('/', async (req, res) => {
-  const { id, host, title, eventType, subject, description, year } = req.body;
+  const { host, title, eventType, subject, description, year } = req.body;
   try {
-    await db.query(
+    const returnedData = await db.query(
       `INSERT INTO catalog (id, host, title, event_type, subject, description, year)
-      VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7);`,
-      [id, host, title, eventType, subject, description, year],
+      VALUES (nextval('catalog_id_seq'), $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
+      RETURNING id;`,
+      [host, title, eventType, subject, description, year],
     );
-    res.status(201).json({ id, status: 'Success' });
+    res.status(201).json({ id: returnedData[0].id, status: 'Success' });
   } catch (err) {
     res.status(500).json({
       status: 'Failed',
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ catalogRouter.put('/:id', async (req, res) => {
     const { host, title, eventType, subject, description, year } = req.body;
 
     const updatedCatalog = await db.query(
-      `UPDATE catalog SET 
+      `UPDATE catalog SET
        ${host ? 'host = $(host), ' : ''}
        ${title ? 'title = $(title),' : ''}
        ${eventType ? 'event_type = $(eventType), ' : ''}
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ catalogRouter.put('/:id', async (req, res) => {
        ${description ? 'description = $(description), ' : ''}
        ${year ? 'year = $(year), ' : ''}
        id = '${id}'
-        WHERE id = '${id}' 
+        WHERE id = '${id}'
         RETURNING *;`,
       {
         host,
diff --git a/routes/publishedSchedule.js b/routes/publishedSchedule.js
index d5fe471..6793999 100644
--- a/routes/publishedSchedule.js
+++ b/routes/publishedSchedule.js
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ publishedScheduleRouter.get('/:id', async (req, res) => {
 
 // POST - Adds a new row to the published_schedule table
 publishedScheduleRouter.post('/', async (req, res) => {
-  const { id, eventId, confirmed, confirmedOn, startTime, endTime, cohort, notes } = req.body;
+  const { eventId, confirmed, confirmedOn, startTime, endTime, cohort, notes } = req.body;
   try {
-    await db.query(
+    const returnedData = await db.query(
       `
       INSERT INTO
         published_schedule (
@@ -77,13 +77,14 @@ publishedScheduleRouter.post('/', async (req, res) => {
           notes
         )
         VALUES
-          ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8);
+          (nextval('published_schedule_id_seq'), $1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7)
+        RETURNING id;
       `,
-      [id, eventId, confirmed, confirmedOn, startTime, endTime, cohort, notes],
+      [eventId, confirmed, confirmedOn, startTime, endTime, cohort, notes],
     );
     res.status(201).json({
       status: 'Success',
-      id,
+      id: returnedData[0].id,
     });
   } catch (err) {
     res.status(500).send(err.message);
diff --git a/server/schema/catalog.sql b/server/schema/catalog.sql
index f6f1907..d49128c 100644
--- a/server/schema/catalog.sql
+++ b/server/schema/catalog.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-CREATE TYPE event AS ENUM ('guest speaker', 'study-trip', 'workshop');
+CREATE TYPE event AS ENUM ('guest speaker', 'study-trip', 'workshop', 'other');
 CREATE TYPE subject AS ENUM ('life skills', 'science', 'technology', 'engineering', 'math', 'college readiness');
 CREATE TYPE year AS ENUM ('junior', 'senior', 'both');
 
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS catalog;
 CREATE TABLE catalog (
-  id VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
+  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
   host VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
   title VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
   event_type event NOT NULL,
diff --git a/server/schema/published_schedule.sql b/server/schema/published_schedule.sql
index b6d1932..7d04a9e 100644
--- a/server/schema/published_schedule.sql
+++ b/server/schema/published_schedule.sql
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS published_schedule;
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS published_schedule (
-    id varchar(10) NOT NULL,
-    event_id varchar(10) NOT NULL,
+    id serial NOT NULL,
+    event_id integer NOT NULL,
     confirmed boolean NOT NULL,
     confirmed_on date NOT NULL,
     start_time timestamp NOT NULL,
     end_time timestamp NOT NULL,
-    cohort year NOT NULL,
+    cohort varchar[] NOT NULL,
     notes varchar(100),
     FOREIGN KEY (event_id)
         REFERENCES catalog (id)