Professional Skills
Requirement Classes
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Instructions

Contact Information

Office of the Registrar
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 304
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-274-4080
Fax: 202-274-4085

registrar@wcl.american.edu

Registrar Office Hours:

Summer 2012 Hours:

Mon, May 28 CLOSED
Tues, May 29-Fri, June 1 9AM - 5PM

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Summer 2012

Advance registration for summer 2012 session April 3
Memorial Day holiday May 28
First day of classes May 29
Add/drop period May 29-June 5
Make-up day for Memorial Day (Monday classes meet) June 1
Independence Day (University closed; no classes) July 4
Make-up day for Independence Day (Wednesday classes meet) July 6
Last day of classes July 26
Reading Period July 27-29
Examinations begin July 30
Examinations end August 2

Fall 2012

New JD student orientation and final registration August 15
New International Legal Studies LLM student orientation August 17
New Law & Government LLM student orientation August 16-17
First day of classes August 20
Add/drop period August 20-27
Labor Day holiday (University closed; classes cancelled) September 3
Advance registration for spring 2013 semester November 6
Thanksgiving holiday (University closed; classes cancelled) Nov. 22-23
Monday, Nov. 26 Mon. classes meet
Tuesday, Nov. 27 Thurs. classes meet
Wednesday, Nov. 28 Wed. classes meet
Thursday, Nov. 29 Fri. classes meet
Last day of classes (includes make-ups for holidays) November 29
Reading Period Nov. 30-Dec. 3
Examinations begin December 4
Examinations end December 15
Winter break Dec. 22-Jan. 1

Spring 2013

New LLM student registration January 7
First day of classes January 9
Add/drop period January 9-15
Inauguration Day (University closed) January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (University closed; no classes) January 21
Spring break March 10-17
Advance registration for fall 2013 begins April 9
Last day of classes (includes make-ups for holidays) April 24
Reading period April 25-29
Examinations begin April 30
Examinations end May 11
Spring commencement May 19