Advanced Registration
for Fall 2013
Professional Skills
Requirement Classes
Delayed Opening
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:

SPRING 2013

Mon-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM

Useful Links

Spring 2013

New LLM student registration January 7
First day of classes January 9 (W)
Add/drop period January 9-15
Martin Luther King,Jr/Inauguration Day: Univ. closed (no classes) January 21
Spring Break March 10-17
Advance registration for summer 2013 begins April 2
Advance registration for fall 2013 begins April 9
Last day of classes (includes make-up days) April 24
Monday, April 22 (make-up day for Jan. 7) Mon. classes meet
Tuesday, April 23 (make-up day for Jan. 8) Tues. classes meet
Wednesday, April 24 (make-up day for MLK & Inauguration) Mon. classes meet
Reading Period April 25-29
Examinations begin April 30
Examinations end May 11
Graduating grades due May 13
Spring Commencement May 19

Summer 2013

Memorial Day holiday (University closed) May 27
First day of classes May 28
Add/drop period May 28-June 3
Make-up day for Memorial Day (Monday classes meet) May 31
Independence Day (University closed; no classes) July 4
Make-up day for Independence Day (Thursday classes meet) July 12
Last day of classes July 25
Reading period July 26-28
Examinations begin July 29
Examinations end August 1

Fall 2013

New JD student orientation:  
Part-time students August 21,22,24
Full-time students August 22, 23
New LLM student orientation August 23
First day of classes August 26
Add/drop period August 26-31
Labor Day holiday(University closed; no classes) September 2
Advance registration for spring 2014 begins November 5
Thanksgiving Holiday (classes cancelled; university closed) November 28-29
Last day of classes (includes make-up days) December 4
Monday, Dec. 2 Mon. classes meet
Tuesday, Dec. 3 Thurs. classes meet
Wednesday, Dec. 4 Fri. classes meet
Reading Period Dec. 5-9
Examinations begin Tues., Dec. 10
Examinations end Sat., Dec. 21
Winter break Tues-Wed. Dec. 24 - Jan. 1