Please note these important dates and deadlines for accomplishing registration-related tasks. Use the , the Law School's web-based registration system.
Permissions and Waivers Requests
Please adhere to the deadlines to submit permissions or waivers (including waivers of prerequisites taken at other law schools). Waiver Requests must be submitted with sufficient advance notice to be approved before the end of the bidding cycle. Bids for applicable courses will not be accepted without waiver, permission, or satisfied requisites. Some Waivers must be approved before you may place a bid.
Note on Daily Cycles
Each BUSINESS DAY during the daily cycle, students may enter bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next BUSINESS DAY. (During weekends and holidays COURSES will be open to accept bids but bids will NOT be processed until the next business day at 9:30am.) The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each BUSINESS DAY at 1:30 pm.
All times are based on Eastern Standard Time (EST)
| Date | Event |
| June 23 at 1:30 pm – June 25 at 9:30 am | JD Ranked Bidding |
| June 25 at 1:30 pm | JD Ranked Bidding results published. |
| June 25 at 1:30 pm – June 27 at 9:30 am | LLM Ranked Bidding |
| June 27 at 1:30 pm | LLM Ranked Bidding results published. |
| June 27 at 1:30 pm |
Fall 2025 Bidding Cycle Opens: COURSES SITE is available to register bids. |
| July 3 at 5:00 pm | Waivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES. |
| July 8 at 9:30 am | Fall 2025 Bidding Cycle Closes |
| July 10 at 1:30 pm | Results of Fall 2025 Bidding Cycle published. |
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July 10 at 1:30 pm |
Fall 2025 Daily Cycles #1 Opens |
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July 16 at 9:30 am |
Fall 2025 Daily Cycles #1 Closes |
| TBA | Transfer and Visiting students only. Waivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES. |
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August 4, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm |
Transfers and Visitors Cycle: COURSES SITE is available to register bids for Fall 2025 courses on August 4 at 9:30 am and closes on August 4 at 1:30 pm. *Transfer and Visiting students only |
| August 5 at 1:30 pm | Results of Transfers and Visitors Cycle published. |
| August 6 at 1:30 pm | Spring 2026 Bidding Cycle Opens |
| TBA | Waivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES. |
| August 12 at 9:30 am | Spring 2026 Bidding Cycle Closes |
| August 18 at 1:30 pm | Results of Spring 2026 Bidding Cycle published. |
| August 18 at 1:30 pm – August 20 at 9:30 am | 1Ls can register bids for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Reading Groups at . Registration closes on August 20 at 9:30 am. |
| August 20 at 1:30 pm – September 4 at 9:30 am | Fall 2025 Daily Cycles #2 *All upper-class students including Transfers and Visitors |
| August 22 | Results of Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 1L Reading Groups published. |
| TBA | Waivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES. |
| September 3 at 1:30pm – September 4 at 9:30 am | Last day to add courses for Fall 2025 via COURSES. |
| September TBA |
Last day to add a Stern Fall 2025 course; please see:
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| September 5 at 10 am – December 1 at 11:59 pm | Credit/Fail Option available for Fall 2025 via Albert (JD students only). |
| September 12 | Last day to add an online course (LL.M. only). |
| September TBA | • Last day to add a Fall 2025 graduate-level non-Law course (except for Stern courses). • Last day to submit requests for Fall 2025 (College of Arts and Science) language course. See: l NOTE: The deadlines posted are the dates by which the University Registrar must receive the registration request. For all Non-Law Requests, including Stern and Non-Stern, students should build in 7 business days to submit the form to the Office of Academic Services. |
| September 29 | Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Fall 2025. |
| October 9 | Requisites are checked for Spring 2026 courses won to date. Students not in compliance are dropped. |
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October 10 at 1:30 pm – October 17 at 9:30 am |
Spring 2026 Daily Cycles #1 (Only Upper-class Students) |
| TBA |
Last day to pay arrears. |
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October 17 |
Requisites are checked for Spring 2026 courses won to date. Students not in compliance are dropped. |
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October 27 at 1:30 pm – October 29 at 9:30 am |
JD 1L Elective Cycle: COURSES SITE available to register bids for Spring 2026 electives. Registration opens on October 27 at 1:30 pm and closes on October 29 at 9:30 am. Results will be published on October 30 at 1:30 pm. |
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October 30 at 1:30 pm – October 31 at 9:30 am |
JD 1L Elective Add/Drop Cycle - ONE DAY: The Daily Cycles are not live. Each day during the daily cycle, students may enter bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next business day. The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each day at 1:30 pm. |
| December 1 | Last day to drop Fall 2025 courses. Last day of Fall 2025 classes. |
| January 2 | Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in January 2026. |
| January 12 at 1:30 pm – January 29 at 9:30 am | Spring 2026 Daily Cycles #2 *COURSES SITE available to all eligible students, including JD 1Ls |
| January 15 – January 29 | Requisites are checked daily for Spring 2026 courses. Students not in compliance are dropped. |
| January 28 at 1:30 pm – January 29 at 9:30 am | Last day to add courses for Spring 2026. |
| January 30 at 10 am – April 28 at 11:59 pm | Credit/Fail Option available for Spring 2026 via Albert (J.D. students only). |
| February TBA |
Last day to add a Stern Spring 2026 course. Please see:
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| February TBA | • Last day to add a Spring 2026 graduate-level non-Law course (except for Stern courses). • Last day to submit requests for Spring 2026 (College of Arts and Science) language course. See: NOTE: The deadlines posted are the dates by which the University Registrar must receive the registration request. For all Non-Law Requests, including Stern and Non-Stern, students should build in 7 business days to submit the form to the Office of Academic Services. |
| February 2 | Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Spring 2026. |
| February 6 | Last day to add a Spring 2026 tax online course (LL.M’s only). |
| February TBA | January graduating students must satisfy all financial obligations to the law school in order to graduate and be certified to sit for the bar exam by this date. |
| March 15 | Deadline for GRADUATING STUDENTS WITH EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES to add a Directed Research with the permission of their program office. After this date, permission of the Vice Dean is required. (This date is not applicable to continuing students.) |
| April 28 | Last day to drop Spring 2026 courses. Last day of Spring 2026 classes. |
| May 1 | Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in May 2026. |
| May 14 | Last day to submit work for Spring 2026 semester. |
| June TBA | May graduating students must satisfy all financial obligations to the law school in order to graduate and be certified to sit for the bar exam by this date. |
| August 11 | Last day of Summer 2026 Classes, all sessions |