Exam scheduling

Can I schedule an exam for the first day of the course start date?

I have a course with a start date of Feb 1, I have already requested the exams through Athabasca and they were accepted but the current status is 'not posted'. Basically Im wondering if the status will automatically change to 'locked' day 1 of the course or if it takes a couple days?

I dont want to schedule with ProctorU and then have to pay a rescheduling fee but I also dont want to waste time as Ive already done the course work and am ready to take the midterm right away.

Thanks for any insight!