WashU Law

Online registration for fall classes for current 3Ls (December 2026 graduates)
2026-04-14 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago)

Online registration for fall classes for current 2Ls
2026-04-15 00:00 - 23:59

Online registration for fall classes for current 1Ls and continuing LLM, MLS, and Exchange Students
2026-04-16 00:00 - 23:59

Last day of classes
2026-04-17

Final Exam period begins
2026-04-20, 2026-11-30 08:00 - 17:00

Final Exam period ends
2026-05-01, 2026-12-11 08:00 - 17:00

Commencement Day
2026-05-15

First-Year J.D. Student Orientation
2026-08-14 08:00 - 17:00

LL.M., MLS and Exchange Student First Day of Classes
2026-08-17 08:00 - 17:00

Introduction to Negotiation Course (1Ls, Transfer Students, NDR LLM Students)
2026-08-17 08:00 - 2026-08-20 17:00

Transfer Student Orientation
2026-08-21 08:00 - 17:00

First day of classes
2026-08-24 08:00 - 17:00

Last day to add an upper-level course without faculty approval *
2026-08-30 08:00 - 17:00

All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
2026-09-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2027-01-29 08:00 - 17:00

Labor Day holiday (no classes)
2026-09-07 08:00 - 17:00

Last day to drop an upper-level course without a W * (permitted withdrawal) reflected ontranscript *
2026-09-20 08:00 - 17:00

Fall break (no classes)
2026-10-05 08:00 - 2026-10-06 23:30, 2026-10-06 08:00 - 17:00

Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
2026-10-18 08:00 - 17:00

Monday classes meet (Wednesday classes do not meet)
2026-11-25 08:00 - 17:00

Last day of fall classes
2026-11-25 08:00 - 17:00

Thanksgiving break
2026-11-26 08:00 - 2026-11-27 17:00

January Intersession
2027-01-11 08:00 - 2027-01-15 17:00

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (no classes)
2027-01-18 08:00 - 17:00

First day of spring classes
2027-01-19 08:00 - 17:00

Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval*
2027-01-24 08:00 - 17:00

Last day to drop an upper-level course without a W (withdrawal) reflected on
2027-02-14 08:00 - 17:00
transcript *
