Spring 2024
Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Academic CalendarDate
Event
January Intersession (1L Negotiation Course)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (no classes)
First day of classes
Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval *
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Spring break (no classes)
Online registration for fall classes for rising 3Ls
Online registration for fall classes for rising 2Ls
Online registration for fall classes for LLM, MLS & Exchange students
Last day of classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends
1L Journal Write-On Competition [tentative]
Commencement Day
* unless otherwise specified in course description, by professor, or by Registrar’s Office
Fall 2024
2024-2025 WashU Law Academic CalendarDate
Event
LL.M. and Exchange Student Mandatory Orientation Begins
Raise The Bar Pre-Orientation
LL.M. and Exchange Student First Day of Classes
Legal Launch Week (First-Year J.D. Student Orientation)
Transfer Student Orientation
First day of classes
Last day to add an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Labor Day holiday – no classes
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW * (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Fall Break – no classes
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
7:30am - Online registration for spring classes for 3Ls
7:30am - Online registration for spring classes for 2Ls
8:00 am – Online registration for spring classes for returning, LLM, MLS and Exchange students
Monday classes meet (Wednesday classes do not meet)
Last day of fall classes
Thanksgiving Break – no classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends
Spring 2025
2024-2025 WashU Law Academic CalendarDate
Event
January Intersession (1L Negotiation Course)
First day of spring classes
Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval*
Martin Luther King holiday - no classes
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Spring Break - no classes
7:30 am - Online registration for fall classes for current 3Ls
7:30 am - Online registration for fall classes for current 2Ls
7:30 am - Online registration for fall classes for current 1Ls | 7:45 am - Continuing LLM/MLS students
Last day of classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends
1L Journal Write-On Competition [tentative]
Commencement
Summer 2025
Date
Event
First Summer Session begins
Memorial Day holiday – no classes
Independence Day holiday – no classes
Last Summer Session ends
Fall 2025
Academic CalendarDate
Event
LL.M., MLS and Exchange Student Mandatory Orientation Begins
LL.M., MLS and Exchange Student First Day of Classes
First-Year J.D. Student Orientation
Introduction to Negotiation Course
Transfer Student Orientation
First day of classes
Last day to add an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Labor Day holiday (no classes)
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW * (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Fall break (no classes)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
7:30am - Online registration for spring classes for 3Ls
7:30am - Online registration for spring classes for 2Ls
7:30am – Online registration for spring classes for LL.M., MLS & Exchange students
Monday classes meet (Wednesday classes do not meet)
Last day of fall classes
Thanksgiving break
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period Ends
Spring 2026
Academic CalendarDate
Event
January Intersession (1L Negotiation Course)
First day of spring classes
Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval*
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (no classes)
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Spring break (no classes)
Online registration for fall classes for rising 3Ls
Online registration for fall classes for rising 2Ls
Online registration for fall classes for continuing LL.M., MLS & Exchange students
Last day of classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends
Commencement Day
* unless otherwise specified in course description, by professor, or by Registrar’s Office